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Top 5 Horse Racing Events of 2016

One of the best things about horse racing (and being a punter that enjoys betting the ponies) is that there is practically no offseason. Seemingly every month of the year […]

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2016 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Features 59 Grade/Group 1 Races in 12 Countries

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 19, 2016) — The Breeders’ Cup announced today that the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series will consist of 77 automatic qualifying races, including four new races, into the […] Read More

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Bob Baffert Bids for Another G1 Arkansas Derby Win With Cupid

Hot Springs, Ark. (Friday, April 15, 2016) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert bids for his third victory in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) when he sends out 2-1 […] Read More

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Oaklawn Park Barn Notes: Cupid Arrives for Arkansas Derby, Installed as 2-1 Favorite

Accompanied by the rest of the contingent of California horses jetting in to contest Oaklawn Park’s Racing Festival of the South, Cupid settled in nicely on Wednesday afternoon as he […] Read More

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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Dazzling Gem Gets Green Light for Arkansas Derby

Dazzling Gem will be entered in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn and is probable for the 1 1/8-mile race, trainer Brad Cox said Sunday morning. Cox […] Read More

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What a View Heads Field of 12 in G3 Thunder Road Stakes, Texas Red Makes First Start of 2016

ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2016)—Grade I winner What a View will seek his fourth win in-a-row Saturday when he runs for $100,000 in the Grade III Thunder Road Stakes at […] Read More

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Unbeaten Champion Nyquist is Strong Favorite in Final Pool of 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, April 3, 2016) – Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#16), who extended his record to seven wins without a loss with his emphatic victory in Saturday’s $1 million Florida […] Read More

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Unbeatens Mohaymen, Nyquist Favored in Churchill Downs’ Final 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, March 29, 2016) – Shadwell Stable’s Mohaymen (#14) and Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#16) – a pair of unbeaten stars scheduled for a pre-Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) showdown […] Read More

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Oaklawn’s White Rat Problem

Arrive into town on Thursday…jog over the racing surface on Friday…smoke all the local horses on Saturday stealing the meet’s biggest purses…back on a plane and home on Sunday. Like […] Read More

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Cupid Brings Home Another Rebel Stakes Victory for Baffert

Hot Springs, Ark. (Saturday, March 19, 2016) – One year after winning the Rebel Stakes with eventual Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert finally returned […] Read More