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Kentucky Downs‘ presence in North American racing has grown rapidly over the last decade, and soon, it could have a presence on national television as well. Funding approved during an April 1 meeting of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation’s Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund Advisory Committee cleared the way for the Southern Kentucky track…

After interviewing jockeys Umberto Rispoli and Flavien Prat via telephone May 23 and reviewing the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1), Maryland stewards elected not to sanction either jockey for their rides that resulted in fierce bumping in early stretch. Had stewards taken any action Friday against the riders, it would not have affected the official outcome of the…

The only suspense in advance of the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course was what posts the entrants would draw and how heavy of a favorite Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Journalism  would find himself.  The son of Curlin   will break from post 2 Saturday, and the morning-line odds have him at 8-5.  “We’re…

Equibase, the Thoroughbred industry’s official database for racing information, has enhanced the foreign past performance data with internal points of call information and short comments for the expected Japanese runners in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Similar data enhancements were also made for two European-based horses likely to be entered on the Derby undercard program. The…

Industry members are invited to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s upcoming virtual Town Hall from noon-2 p.m. Thursday, April 24, where HISA leadership will host a transparent conversation about its financial processes, including budgeting, fee assessments and the cost assessment methodology rule, and how its using those funds to advance safety and integrity across the…

John and Thady Gosden were crowned the leading trainers at the Royal Ascot meeting, with their brilliant week headlined by Field of Gold ‘s superstar performance in the June17 St James’s Palace Stakes (G1). The father-and-son combination finished the week with five winners having also scooped the two feature races June 18 and 19, with Ombudsman …