Horse Racing

Kentucky Oaks trail: Simply Joking is among 3 scratches

Posted by February 15, 2025

Photo: Fair Grounds / Amanda Hodges Weir / Hodges Photography The Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes on Saturday at Fair Grounds will be

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Kentucky Derby trail: Coal Battle preps for Rebel at Oaklawn

Posted by February 15, 2025

Photo: Justin Manning / Eclipse Sportswire Trainer Lonnie Briley has split his stable between Arkansas and Louisiana for the second co

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‘Good job’: Study finds breeders protect Thoroughbreds’ health

Posted by February 15, 2025

A new study shows Thoroughbred breeders “have done a good job” in protecting the health of individual horses while preserving the breed’s athletic excell

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Ky. Derby prep: Walsh looks for rebound by East Avenue

Posted by February 15, 2025

Put the times together from his three starts, and East Avenue has spent a little more than 4 1/2 minutes racing. As good as he looked for so much of that time,

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Kentucky Derby prep guide: Risen Star odds, PPs and more

Posted by February 15, 2025

The stakes get higher Saturday for Kentucky Derby contenders on the Fair Grounds road to the Derby, as they test their stamina at 1 1/8 miles in the Grade 2 R

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Fair Grounds Picks for Saturday, February 15 from Mike Somich

Posted by February 15, 2025

Mike Somich’s Fair Grounds Picks: As another Saturday approaches, we have another big day of racing! Fair Grounds kicks off the festivities with their sec

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ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for Feb. 16 at Gulfstream…

Posted by February 15, 2025

Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels al

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Magnitude Scores Seismic Upset in Risen Star Stakes, East Avenue…

Posted by February 15, 2025

Magnitude ran his way onto the Road to the Kentucky Derby for trainer Steve Asmussen by romping to a 9 ¾-length upset to win the $500,000 Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton

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Amir Trophy Meeting Postponed After First Race Spill

Posted by February 15, 2025

Middleham Park Racing's Brave Emperor | ScoopDyga Officials at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, in consultation with horsemen, c

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Long before Jackie Robinson, Black jockeys dominated and changed horse racing

Posted by February 15, 2025

In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyw

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Santa Anita: 1/ST BET Horse Racing Predictions for February 15

Posted by February 15, 2025

1/ST BET Horse Racing Predictions from Santa Anita: We are excited to announce a renewed partnership with the fine folks and handicappers at 1/ST BET. Jere

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There’s a New Player in the Thoroughbred Name Game

Posted by February 15, 2025

For purposes of this discussion, it is important to remember that the "A" in "AI" stands for "artificial." And "artificial," according to Noah Webster and

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