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Freedom Fighter, Atlantic Road give Starlight Racing a one-two punch for G3 Gotham

POSTED: March 5, 2021

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Having experienced both the high and low ends of the Kentucky Derby spectrum, owner Jack Wolf of Starlight Racing knows the...

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Undefeated Maxfield to get a good test in Big ‘Cap; Dream Shakes goes from Maiden to Grade II

POSTED: March 5, 2021

ARCADIA, Calif.—Maxfield, an undefeated son of 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense, carries top weight of 124 pounds in Saturday’s Grade I Santa Anita Handicap presented...

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Busy stakes weekend with the Big ‘Cap, San Felipe, Gotham and Tampa Bay Derby

POSTED: March 5, 2021

It's a coast-to-coast stakes buffet this weekend with 255 Kentucky Derby qualifying points on the line. The San Felipe, Gotham and Tampa Bay Derby all...

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Twelve entries for Aidan O’Brien in May’s QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket

POSTED: March 5, 2021

Irish champion flat trainer Aidan O’Brien is responsible for 12 of the 72 entries for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, England, on Saturday, 1...

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The $400,000 Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby

POSTED: March 4, 2021

We have gone full circle, we have lived our lives through the pandemic and we absorbed the 2020 racing calendar like never before, and now...

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Tough field of Derby hopefuls lead by Baffert’s Life Is Good in Saturday’s San Felipe GII

POSTED: March 4, 2021

Key prep for Runhappy Santa Anita Derby ARCADIA, Calif. —A winner of a Grade III stakes on Jan. 2, Bob Baffert’s lightly raced Life Is...

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The Business of Racing: What’s the Stallion Cap Lawsuit All About?

POSTED: March 3, 2021

By Steve Zorn Last week, three of the leading Kentucky thoroughbred stallion farms –Ashford Stud, Spendthrift and Three Chimneys – sued the Jockey Club and...

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Irish racing rocked by photo and video footage

POSTED: March 3, 2021

Racing in Ireland has been shaken in recent days with the release of an image over the weekend, followed by video footage on Tuesday. Normally...

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Godolphin’s Essential Quality now 7-2 favorite in pool 4 Kentucky Derby Future Wager

POSTED: March 2, 2021

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Godolphin’s 2-year-old champion and winner of the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (Grade III) Essential Quality was made the 7-2 morning line favorite in...

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