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EDITED RELEASE — B. Wayne Hughes died peacefully Wednesday in his home at his beloved Spendthrift Farm, with loving family by his side. The longtime
Edited Pimlico Release – Featuring the return of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1) to its familiar position as the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown,
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – While it was not as dominating as the performance of Greatest Honour in the Holy Bull, the hard fought victory by
Edited Release — The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced Thursday evening that Authentic, who captured
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, January 16, 2021 — The 2020 Eclipse Awards finalists were announced yesterday and as expected revealed no major surprises, but with some
HALLANDALE BEACH, January 4, 2021 – The first prep races of the 2021 Triple Crown season came and went over the weekend. Perhaps the term
Without question, the best part of flipping a calendar to January for horseplayers is the way the game renews itself, from yearling to precocious juvenile,
PLANTATION, FL – Decided to use a hometown dateline today. Three reasons: This missive represents one man’s opinion on this year’s would-be divisional champion. Since
By Breeders’ Cup Staff – Making the biggest wagering score of his life, Marshall Gramm, an economics professor at Rhodes College and a racehorse owner
By Keith Pettyjohn — As always, this edition of the Breeders’ Cup certainly was a great event but, of course, some races and performances stand
I’m calling an audible. Beneath Sunday’s “Hot Takes” column we promised to get to Friday’s “Future Stars” program. That can wait. Instead, I wanted to
By Press Release — The Breeders’ Cup Classic and Kentucky Derby winner, has been retired to B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky., where
We’ve set it before and there’s no good reason to stop now. As a Thoroughbred racing event, the Breeders’ Cup never fails to fire. Off
By Keith Pettyjohn — The following races are the most highly graded American stakes races run this year. If the races are live, it follows
Several Racing-Twitter fans were more than annoyed after surveying last Saturday’s simulcasting landscape: To paraphrase: “I was looking forward to handicapping the all-stakes Preakness card
