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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
By Peter Applebee — The Metropolitan Handicap – the name alone sounds cool. “The Met Mile” as it is commonly called rolls out of your
So it’s Independence Day, not Memorial Day, but it does a racing soul good to see the Met Mile once again as the lynchpin on
I really enjoyed the horse racing on Saturday but upon awakening this morning I felt guilty about that. I’m wondering how many other fans and
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
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
Hallandale Beach, FL — Keeping up with racing on a daily basis often results in the kind of relentless frustration that could wear Job down
The creation of the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition this week is a commendable step in the right direction to deal with racing’s myriad problems. The alliance
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
If you don’t care about who wins an Eclipse Award, you might be interested in this, a poll where you get to decide–or not. Voting
NTRA Release – After capping off his unblemished season with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park, Bricks and Mortar was
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
The first time I considered the concept of “Triumph and Tragedy” at a racetrack, I was sitting in the front row, high above the sand
