Horse Racing

Noel’s Weekend Winners: Best Bets for Fantastic Fountain of Youth…

Posted by February 27, 2025

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Mic

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How Crypto And Blockchain Has Shifted Horse Racing Into A…

Posted by February 27, 2025

Cryptocurrency and blockchain are major buzzwords. Almost no one understands what either phrase means, but it sounds good, doesn’t it? Here’s a quick over

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Head to Head: Opposing views in the Fountain of Youth…

Posted by February 27, 2025

Photo: Gonzalo Anteliz Jr. / Eclipse Sportswire The Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes is one of three Kentucky Derby 2025 prep races o

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Racehorse owners trying to keep Alameda County track open

Posted by February 27, 2025

One of the oldest horse racing tracks in the country is right here in Northern California at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, and it's in danger of

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Locked, Hit Show Tackle Local Runners in Big ‘Cap

Posted by February 27, 2025

Aron Wellman and Janie Buss each grew up going to the races in Southern California and witnessing runnings of the historic Santa Anita Handicap (G1). Both

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Big Fresno Fair cancels horse racing for 2025

Posted by February 26, 2025

Horseracing has been postponed at the Big Fresno Fair this year.  The Big Fresno Fair announced Wednesday that it has decided to postpone horse racing

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Big Fresno Fair Postpones Horse Racing in 2025

Posted by February 26, 2025

The most recent shifts in Northern California horse racing have prompted The Big Fresno Fair Board of Directors and Fair Management to make the decision to

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Obituary: Affirmed Took Wolfson to Racing’s Heights

Posted by February 26, 2025

Patrice Jacobs Wolfson, who along with her husband Louis owned Harbor View Farm and raced 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed, died Feb. 25 at her home in

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It’s Official: Horse Racing Out at The Big Fresno Fair…

Posted by February 26, 2025

There will be no horse racing at the 2025 Big Fresno Fair. The decision from The Big Fresno Fair leadership to not pursue its own racing license comes

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Amid upheaval, Fresno Fair drops horse racing for 2025

Posted by February 26, 2025

Photo: Fresno County Fair Because of the most recent shifts in Northern California horse racing, the Big Fresno Fair board of director

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Travis Stone will host Virginia Derby meet at Colonial Downs

Posted by February 26, 2025

Photo: Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer Photography For the first time in track history, Colonial Downs will host a Kentucky Derby qualifyi

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A Fresno Tradition Postponed: No Horse Racing at This Year’s…

Posted by February 26, 2025

FRESNO, Calif (FOX26) — For over 14 decades, horse racing has been a staple event at the Big Fresno Fair. Since 1883, the event has drawn thousands of spectat

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