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Bob Baffert talks Preakness return, accusations of doping: ‘They just hung me out to dry’

Bob Baffert talks Preakness return, accusations of doping: ‘They just hung me out to dry’ | Racing News | Scoop.it
Baffert’s Medina Spirit tested positive for an anti-inflammatory a week after his 2021 Derby win, setting in motion a lengthy legal tangle.
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May 10, 2023 12:25 PM
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'Surprised' Pletcher 'Seeking Some More Clarity' About Forte's Preakness Status

Pletcher sounded like he wants to be ready should something develop to where Forte could run in the Preakness.
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May 10, 2023 9:30 AM
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Burke reaches $300M as trainer | Sports | observer-reporter.com

Ron Burke has gone where no harness racing trainer has gone before, and he might stay there by himself for a long time.
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May 10, 2023 9:16 AM
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Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September - The New York Times

Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September - The New York Times | Racing News | Scoop.it
The colt went on to become America’s 2-year-old champion and was favored to win the Kentucky Derby until he was scratched from the race with an injury. The doping case still hasn’t been adjudicated.
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May 1, 2023 10:28 AM
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NHPBA Criticizes FTC Delay Announcement

NHPBA Criticizes FTC Delay Announcement | Racing News | Scoop.it
Even as the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) is trying to halt the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) for good, its attorneys filed a response in federal court Thursday that criticized the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s Apr. 27 order that mandated the third delay in nearly a year for the implementation of
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April 28, 2023 2:47 PM
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Maryland Commission Approves Resumption Of Racing At Laurel Park

The Maryland Racing Commission has voted to grant approval for racing to resume on Saturday at Laurel Park
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April 21, 2023 12:06 PM
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Jockey suspended after racing accident leads to second horse death of Keeneland Spring Meet

Jockey suspended after racing accident leads to second horse death of Keeneland Spring Meet | Racing News | Scoop.it
Master of the Ring suffered a catastrophic injury during Wednesday’s sixth race in Lexington.
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April 20, 2023 9:38 AM
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Kentucky Downs' Mint Million Worth $2M for KY-Breds - BloodHorse

Kentucky Downs' Mint Million Worth $2M for KY-Breds - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
Kentucky Downs' Mint Million Stakes now is the Mint Millions (G3T), reflecting its dramatic growth to become the first $2 million race in track history and America's richest turf race outside the Breeders' Cup. 
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March 24, 2023 12:52 PM
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Keeneland Launches Collegiate Opportunities Program to Offer Students Immersive Work Experiences | Keeneland

"Students will enhance professional skills and learn about Keeneland, horse industry"

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March 9, 2023 1:43 PM
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Brilliant Women in U.S. Horse Racing History | America's Best Racing

Brilliant Women in U.S. Horse Racing History | America's Best Racing | Racing News | Scoop.it
Throughout horse racing history, women have been instrumental in contributing to the progression and advancement of the sport. Although horse racing remains a largely male-dominated world, women continue to break down barriers as jockeys, trainers, owners, breeders, and farm managers. This International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate a few of the women that have made a lasting impact and paved the way for women in the sport today.
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February 16, 2023 12:27 PM
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Hall of Fame Trainer Veitch Dies at 77 - BloodHorse

Hall of Fame Trainer Veitch Dies at 77 - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
Hall of Fame trainer John Veitch, who trained the great Alydar, died Feb. 14 in Lexington. He was 77.
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January 5, 2023 10:21 AM
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Sam Houston to Begin 2023 Meet Without Simulcast Export - BloodHorse

Sam Houston to Begin 2023 Meet Without Simulcast Export - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
When Sam Houston Race Park opens for its 2023 Thoroughbred season Jan. 6, it will be without domestic out-of-state export of its simulcast signal amid opposition of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority by the Texas Racing Commission.
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December 27, 2022 2:19 PM
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Travers winner Code of Honor dead at 6

Travers winner Code of Honor dead at 6 | Racing News | Scoop.it
Code of Honor, a six-time graded stakes winner including Grade 1 successes in the Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup in 2019, was euthanized on Dec. 23 after an irreparable bout of colic, Lane’s End Farm announced Monday. He was 6.
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Jockey Declan Carroll Creates New Video Series On 'Life Inside And Outside Of The Racetrack'

The idea, one where he would provide viewers with a unique, inside track-type look at the life of a jockey, first came to Carroll last fall.
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May 10, 2023 9:31 AM
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Churchill Downs Inc., HISA Issue Statements On Horse Deaths

In the aftermath of two racing fatalities on the Kentucky Derby program, Churchill Downs Inc. and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority issued statements.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mage Headlines Prospective Preakness Stakes Field | America's Best Racing

Kentucky Derby Winner Mage Headlines Prospective Preakness Stakes Field | America's Best Racing | Racing News | Scoop.it
Mage, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner, headlines the potential starters in the May 20 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course 48 hours after the colt won the 149th run for the roses.
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Apprentice Mauro Cedillo Remains In ICU, Sedated; Further Tests Scheduled

Apprentice jockey Mauro Cedillo, severely injured in an accident in Monday's first race at JACK Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio, remains in the intensive care unit at Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center and is on a ventilator while heavily sedated. A series of tests were to be conducted on Tuesday. Cedillo, a 24-year-old native of Guatemala, […]
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Pennsylvania Commission updated on ‘more aggressive work’ on Meadows racing surface – U.S. Trotting News

Live racing at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows returned April 12 after a one-week maintenance break, and an official told the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission April 25 that the work on the racing surface has been fruitful.
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April 21, 2023 12:08 PM
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Two Additional Strangles Cases Confirmed In Kentucky; One Barn Quarantined At Keeneland

Thursday's update indicates that an epidemiologic investigation has revealed the potential for the outbreak to reach two other facilities, Keeneland Race Course and a private training facility in Fayette County
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April 20, 2023 9:43 AM
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Amoss Suspended 60 Days, to Serve 15 as Part of 3/B Settlement Agreement

Amoss Suspended 60 Days, to Serve 15 as Part of 3/B Settlement Agreement | Racing News | Scoop.it
Trainer Tom Amoss is serving 15 days of a 60-day suspension and has been fined $5,000 after reaching a settlement agreement with the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) for a positive post-race equine drug test that turned up the Class 3/Penalty Level B substance sotalol in one of his winning trainees at Horseshoe Indianapolis on
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April 17, 2023 11:06 AM
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More than 100 arrested as activists delay Grand National | National Sports | recorderonline.com

More than 100 arrested as activists delay Grand National | National Sports | recorderonline.com | Racing News | Scoop.it
The Grand National horse race was delayed by around 15 minutes after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of Aintree racecourse and got onto the track. Merseyside Police
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I watched the Kentucky Derby the other day and I think it is wild that this happened at another horse race. 
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Live racing canceled Tuesday at Saratoga – U.S. Trotting News

Share via: More Saratoga Springs, NY — Live harness racing at Saratoga is canceled for Tuesday (March 14), due to the impending winter storm. The draw, normally conducted on Tuesday for Sunday and Monday, will take place on Wednesday (March 15).
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February 27, 2023 8:51 PM
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Sunland halts Sunday's card due to weather; 4 stakes reset for Feb. 28

Sunland halts Sunday's card due to weather; 4 stakes reset for Feb. 28 | Racing News | Scoop.it
Sunland Park canceled Sunday’s card after the second race due to extreme weather conditions, according to officials with the New Mexico track.
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January 31, 2023 10:18 AM
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Brittany Farms announces emotional end of an era

Brittany Farms announces emotional end of an era | Racing News | Scoop.it
Over the next three years, Brittany Farms as we currently know it will come to an end and Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie will retire. Farm owner George Segal said he hopes to find a buyer in the standardbred world ... Read more
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Mandy Lynn Delahoussaye, 47, Passes Away - BloodHorse

Mandy Lynn Delahoussaye, 47, Passes Away - BloodHorse | Racing News | Scoop.it
Mandy Lynn Delahoussaye passed away on Dec. 30 at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, La. She was the daughter of retired Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye.
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