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February 24, 2020–I sincerely hope that the defending dual champion filly, Covfefe, whose retirement was announced early Monday, is in fine health and was not
NTRA Press Release – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced this evening that Bricks and Mortar, who
HRI EDITED RELEASE – Three-year-old trotting colt Greenshoe, who was the highest money-winning trotter in North America during 2019, had the largest margin of victory
Thursday JAN 2 at 2 pm was the deadline for casting Eclipse Award ballots, a copy of which was cut and pasted below. First a
Maybe you hadn’t heard but, really, Santa Anita opens on Saturday. I know the weatherman plans to attend, promising sunny skies and temps in the
Not a lot of suspense or controversy in this year’s Eclipse voting, so I’m going to detour to a new award I’ve created. Racing Person
The management of Santa Anita, in association with horsemen, should demand an end to the state’s grandstanding with respect to racing. “Work with us. Recognize
Today’s NTRA poll submission is a for the record exercise that will have a profound impact on divisional championships but the list of potential Eclipse
By JENNIE REES — A year ago, Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Brad Cox’s hometown track of Churchill Downs
There may, or may not be, something happening here. In our Breeders’ Cup research, which begins in earnest tomorrow, we caught up with a few
By JENNIE REES — Michael Hui is parlaying some of the money that Zulu Alpha won in taking Kentucky Downs’ $1 million Calumet Farm Kentucky
By JENNIE REES — If Serengeti Empress did not turn in a top performance when sixth out of 11 three-year-old fillies in Parx Racing’s $1
By Jennie Rees — Keeneland opening day: Grade 1 Darley Alcibiades: British Idiom romps over Perfect Alibi (Castellano, Cox, Casse) Grade 2 Phoenix: Engage holds
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Thank you, Saratoga. I needed that. Just as horses get soured on racing, so do humans. In this case, me. I surely
Compilation photo by HRI staff By Tom Jicha The earliest opening and longest meeting in Saratoga history could not have come soon enough. The onslaught
