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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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Dale Romans says He's a Superstar

POSTED: February 23, 2020

Dennis' Moment schools at the gate Trainer Dale Romans believes he has a “superstar” in Dennis’ Moment. That leads him to feel both confidence and...

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Maximum Security in Saudi Arabia

POSTED: February 22, 2020

The question almost always arrives, both in the aftermath of great achievement and during the preparations for another grand task. And for all the challenging...

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Pimlico, Laurel Park Ownership To Change If Bill Passes

POSTED: February 22, 2020

On Tuesday, February 25, the Maryland State Senate will hold hearings on Senate Bill 987 better known as “The Racing and Community Development Act of...

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Two Comebacks for One Great Horse: The Saga of Old Rosebud

POSTED: February 21, 2020

Photo Credit: Keeneland Library When John E. Madden went to Louisville in May 1914, he was there to supervise the training of his filly Watermelon...

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Tyler Gaffalione; A third-generation champion jockey with racing in his blood.

POSTED: February 20, 2020

Tyler Gaffalione was born September 12, 1994 in Davie, Florida, and is the son of long-time South Florida-based jockey Steve Gaffalione, and grandson of Bobby Gaffalione....

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Dream Alliance; The Horse Of A Lifetime

POSTED: February 20, 2020

It started out as one persons dream; it became a whole community’s heart warming reality. Janet Vokes achieved everything she put her mind to; she...

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Ode to Atlantic City Racecourse

POSTED: February 17, 2020

The first time I visited Atlantic City Racecourse was back in 1978; I was twelve years old and immediately struck by the track’s rustic beauty...

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