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Simplification routes to win first graded stakes in G2 Fountain of Youth 

POSTED: March 6, 2022

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Tami Bobo’s Simplification circled the field on the turn into the homestretch and drew away in the stretch to capture Saturday’s $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain...

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Bob Baffert stay not granted on appeal by the KHRC following Medina Spirit Kentucky Derby positive test

POSTED: March 4, 2022

Unprecedented 90 day suspension and initial denial of a stay pending appeal by the KHRC is upheld after a special hearing The Kentucky Horse Racing...

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Bob Baffert sues Churchill Downs over Kentucky Derby ban and no due process

POSTED: March 2, 2022

Also named in the Baffert Federal lawsuit against Churchill Downs are CDI chief executive Bill Carstanjen and board chairman Alex Rankin Bob Baffert seeks to...

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Appeal filed and Attorney Clark Brewster on Bob Baffert and the Medina Spirit positive test for betamethasone

POSTED: February 28, 2022

Bob Baffert appeals deny of a stay pending appeal citing denial puts him out of business Clark Brewster weighs in on Bob Baffert, Medina Spirit,...

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UN OJO SEES DERBY DREAMS THROUGH ONE EYE AFTER REBEL STAKES UPSET

POSTED: February 27, 2022

How do you not root for a one eyed New York Bred to make it to the Kentucky Derby? HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 26,...

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Is the Kentucky Derby a Grade 1 race this year or next?

POSTED: February 24, 2022

Should the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks lose graded stakes status by rule? Did Churchill Downs think through the "Bob Baffert" Kentucky Derby and Kentucky...

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Medina Spirit ruling in, disqualified as the Kentucky Derby winner

POSTED: February 21, 2022

The KHRC announced today Medina Spirit has been disqualified as the Kentucky Derby winner for the presence of betamethasone In perhaps a ruling that came...

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Epicenter Takes Down Risen Star and Turnerloose Runs Over the Field in the Rachel Alexandra

POSTED: February 20, 2022

Fair Grounds-based Star Points for Louisiana Derby Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks points awarded New Orleans, LA (February 19, 2022)—Winchell Thoroughbreds Epicenter just ran his...

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Perfect Day Looks to Stay Undefeated in $100,000 Miracle Wood

POSTED: February 17, 2022

LAUREL, Md.—Vintage Thoroughbreds and Ben Lynch’s Perfect Day has lived up to his name thus far, going undefeated through two starts, each race by open lengths. He...

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