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Hall of Famer Bill Mott Approaching Career Win 5,000

POSTED: March 5, 2020

By Karen M. Johnson OZONE PARK, N.Y. - If the measure of success in horse racing is judged solely on statistics, then trainer Bill Mott, an...

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Do Racehorses That Swim Win More Races?

POSTED: March 5, 2020

Here is one example of a horse I believe it did help. Leading British racehorse trainer Tom George incorporated swimming into the training regime of...

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Racing is a Rollercoaster - Please Stay Seated

POSTED: March 4, 2020

Dennis Albaugh brought 35 or 40 “buddies” out just for the occasion; it was a celebration, a reunion, a party. It was, so to speak,...

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Easy Goer Was Easy in the Gotham

POSTED: March 4, 2020

The Gotham Stakes had long been a stepping stone for good horses moving on to do great things. Recently the race has fallen from grace...

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More Proof the Derby DQ Was Flat Out Unfortunate

POSTED: March 1, 2020

Maximum Security winning the inaugural Saudi Cup The Maximum Security story should have been one of the racing’s great legends. A colt of humble breeding,...

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New California Medication Regulations Rock Horsemen

POSTED: February 29, 2020

Late on Thursday, February 27, the California Horse Racing Board sent out a notice to horsemen that shook up trainers on the backstretch at Santa...

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The Classic Distance Horse

POSTED: February 27, 2020

Aptitude, the Competitors’ Edge Distance horses, stayers, routers, whatever terms you use to denote the classic distance athlete; it cannot be denied that an elite...

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Record Setter: Faction Cat’s Fractions Establish a new Course Mark

POSTED: February 23, 2020

Fraction's Cat wins at Tampa OLDSMAR, Fla.—Sabrina Machado Chin’s Asterace Group LLC’s Faction Cat’s previous start was a harbinger of what was yet to come...

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Mozu Ascot Sweeps to Victory in February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse and Gains First Automatic Berth into 2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic

POSTED: February 23, 2020

TOKYO (Feb. 23, 2020) – Capital System’s 6-year-old favorite Mozu Ascot swept to the front in the final furlong to win Sunday’s 37th running of the 1-mile, $2 million February...

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