Horse Racing News Blog

Arlington Riders Greet Aspiring Jockey Brayden Cecchi, a 3-year-old who suffers from leukemia but loves horses, horse racing and jockeys, presented the trophy following the second race at Arlington Park on June 29. The youngster, who wa…

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Trotter improves to 16-0 ANDERSON, Ind. — Mya Tri, a trotter co-owned by Bob Wientjes of Louisville, earned her 16th victory in 16 career starts last night at Hoosier Park.

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Garden District Takes Debutante Runner-up when racing against colts in her last start, Garden District used that experience to her advantage in the $122,500 Debutante (gr. III), as she put away Simplify after a brief duel and went on to win by a half-length June 28 at Churchill Downs. […]

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Garden District Takes Debutante A six-furlong sprint on the dirt, the Debutante was the first North American graded stakes event of the season for 2-year-old fillies. As such, it was the first blacktype victory for Garden District, …

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Highland Torree wins Hollywood Park (AP)

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Heatseeker Scratched From Gold Cup Heatseeker, the 7-5 morning line favorite for the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup, will be scratched from Saturday’s race due to a filling in his left front ankle, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said June 27.

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Retired DRF Writer Dean Williams Dead at Ak-Sar-Ben at 1947 and also worked at other tracks in Nebraska and in Arizona. He was inducted into the Nebraska Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1995, the same year Ak-Sar-Ben (which at that time was …

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A Cut Above Racing: Casual Conquest Cut For The Irish Derby Tinggi Among 20 For Plate

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Lots to Like in Hollywood Gold Cup Field While the focus of the 2008 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) is rightfully on the powerhouse grade I victors Heatseeker and Tiago, there are seven graded winners in the field of 10 for the 1 1/4-mile classic. […]

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Dutrow faces ban for horse’s positive test A horse trained by Rick Dutrow tested positive for twice the allowable level of Clenbuterol, a bronchodilator that helps burn fat and promote muscle growth, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority will issue the ruling Wednesday, suspend Dutrow for 15 days and […]

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