Late Triple Crown Nominations Make 10 More Eligible
John Oxley's Flameaway, winner of the Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) and 10th on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, is among the late nominees.
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McCutchen Saddles Three Winners at Aiken Trials
Trainer Robert B. McCutchen enjoyed a big day at the Aiken Trials March 17, sending out three winners.
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Bass Family Keeps Raising the Bar
Only five months after toasting its first grade 1 winner as a breeder, the Bass family of Fort Worth is traveling the fast lane of the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a live contender they bred named Magnum Moon.
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What's Going On Here: Cultural Divide
We were fortunate enough to be part of a whirlwind week of racing—on both sides of the equator—in mid-March. After visiting the leafy Maronas course in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 11, we traveled to utilitarian Turfway Park.
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NYRA Cancels Aqueduct Simulcasting for March 21
The New York Racing Association has canceled simulcasting at Aqueduct Racetrack for March 21 due to a nor'easter forecast to impact the New York City metropolitan area throughout the day.
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The Player Ready for Battle in New Orleans
After ending a two-race skid in impressive fashion, The Player will try to keep his momentum going March 24 in the $400,000 New Orleans Handicap (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots.
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Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen - March 20, 2018
The Rebel winner makes an appearance on the Derby Dozen. Find out where Steve ranks Magnum Moon
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Synchrony Seeks Double in Muniz Memorial
Pin Oak Stable homebred Synchrony, a two-length winner of the Feb. 17 Fair Grounds Handicap (G3T), returns for the March 24 Muniz Memorial Handicap (G2T) in New Orleans.
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Arrogate in Demand
Champion colt begins his second career with high expectations and an extraordinary first book of mares
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Flores' Condition Dire After Spill at Parx Racing
Jockey Jose Luis Flores, the all-time earnings leader at Parx Racing, is on life support after injuries suffered there in a March 19 spill.
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Arc Winner, Former U.S. Sire Trempolino Dies at 34
Haras du Mezeray's stalwart sire Trempolino, who came within half a length of winning both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) and the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) in the same season in 1987, died at the age of 34.
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'Boom' Time at Magic Millions Yearling Sale
The insatiable appetite for the latest crop of youngsters by Australian first season sire sensation Spirit of Boom continued March 20 with the Magic Millions Gold Coast March yearling sale in Queensland, Australia, smashing records across the board.
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Kentucky Trainer Wilkinson, Owner Bowen Indicted
The founder of a non-profit Thoroughbred training center, one of the organization's employees, and a state employee have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges they devised a scheme to defraud a state department and the federal government.
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The Week in Photos 3/20/2018
Santa Margarita, Santa Ana, Inside Information, Rebel, Azeri, Jeff Ruby, Bourbonette Oaks, Essex Handicap, Pasadena, Kentucky Cup Classic, Irish O'Brien, Beyond The Wire, Private Terms, Harrison E. Johnson Memorial and more.
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Magnum Moon Lands in Third Spot in NTRA Poll
Two weekend Triple Crown prep races over the weekend, the Rebel Stakes (G2) and Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), jostled the top 10 sophomores on the ladder.
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The Thunder Rolled
Recalling Thunder Gulch's sophomore run in 1995.
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Dual Classic Winner, Leading Sire Thunder Gulch Dies
Dual classic winner and retired leading sire Thunder Gulch died March 19 at age 26, euthanized due to the infirmities of old age at Coolmore America's Ashford Stud.
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Grade 2 Winner Majestic Heat Retired
Bayakoa Stakes (G2) winner Majestic Heat has been retired from racing after a fifth-place finish in Santa Anita Park's Santa Margarita Stakes (G1) it was announced March 19 by owner-racing manager Madeline Auerbach.
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TOBA March Member of the Month
Over the last six months, the name of Fred W. Hertrich III has become synonymous with the Breeders’ Cup. In September 2017, the Delaware-based horseman was elected to the chairmanship of the Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors.
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Texas Horseman Ted Keefer Dies at 83
The owner of Shady Oak Farm training center near Magnolia, Texas, raced graded stakes winners with Bill Heiligbrodt and Walter "Buddy" New.
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OBS Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale Catalog Online
A total of 1,222 juveniles have been cataloged for the Ocala Breeders' Sales spring sale of 2-year-olds in training scheduled for April 24-27. Last year, there were 1,208 entries for the auction in Ocala, Fla.
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Sharp Azteca to Skip Dubai, Get Time Off
Grade 1 winner Sharp Azteca, who had been pointing the March 26 Godolphin Mile sponsored by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum City-District One (G2), will instead get some time off according to trainer Jorge Navarro.
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Record Start to Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale
Records tumbled on the first day of the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast March yearling sale March 19 as the progeny of Australia's first season sire sensation Spirit of Boom lit up the sale ring.
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Magnum Moon Following the Plan for Lows, West
Magnum Moon took a big step on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) with a 3 1/2-length victory in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park March 17.
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Reduced Equine Injury Rate Holds Steady in 2017
For three straight years the rate of equine fatalities in racing has held fairly steady, down about 20% from the first year fatal equine injuries were tracked in 2009.
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Trainer Peter Miller Suspended for 'Derogatory' Remarks
Trainer Peter Miller was fined $2,500 and suspended seven days by the CHRB's board of stewards at Santa Anita Park March 18 for an incident that involved "derogatory words about a licensee's unborn baby" Sept. 11 at San Luis Rey Training Center.
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Madam Dancealot Closes Late to Take Santa Ana
The two runaway leaders kept on running the second time through the stretch in the $200,000 Santa Ana Stakes (G2T), but maybe the smallest horse on the grounds at Santa Anita Park was just beginning to wind up.
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Leading Equine Attorney, Regulator Bonnie Dies at 88
Ned Bonnie, a leading attorney at Frost Brown Todd attorneys in Louisville and a longtime, vocal Kentucky racing commissioner, died March 17 in Louisville, Ky., according to family and friends. He was 88.
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Spectator Gamely Wins 3-Year-Old Debut at Santa Anita
A promising 2-year-old filly over the summer in Southern California, Rick and Sharon Waller's homebred Spectator signaled her promise has extended to her 3-year-old campaign with a game victory March 18 in a second-level optional-claiming allowance.
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Grade 1 Winner Big Macher Puts in Work at Turf Paradise
Grade 1 winner Big Macher, who was retired from racing during the summer of 2017, showed up on the Turf Paradise work tab March 17, but his owner said March 18 the 8-year-old Beau Genius gelding likely won't be returning to racing.
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Brad Cox Mulls Options for Exclamation Point
Unbeaten 3-year-old Exclamation Point returned to the work tab March 17, breezing an easy half-mile in :49 4/5 over a fast track just after the renovation break for trainer Brad Cox.
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Ping Hai Star Rolls to Victory in Hong Kong Derby
Ping Hai Star (NZ) blazed an unusual trail to a rather dominating victory in the March 18 BMW Hong Kong Derby (G1).
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Magnum Moon, Sporting Chance Look to Arkansas Derby
The "most likely and most logical spot" for Robert and Lawana Low's Magnum Moon is the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 14 at Oaklawn Park, trainer Todd Pletcher said following the unbeaten colt's impressive victory in the Rebel Stakes (G2).
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Martini Glass Makes it a Double in Azeri Stakes
Running for Vince Campanella and Nation's Racing Stable, the 5-year-old Kitalpha mare won her second graded stakes in a row, after taking the Feb. 19 Royal Delta Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
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Magnum Moon Shines Brightest in Rebel Stakes
Magnum Moon remained unbeaten in three starts when he drew off from grade 1-placed Solomini March 17 to score a 3 1/2-length victory in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park.
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River Boyne Keeps Rolling in Pasadena Stakes
Red Baron's Barn and Rancho Temescal's River Boyne likes the Santa Anita Park turf course so much, he can't seem to lose.
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Blended Citizen Rallies to Jeff Ruby Steaks Score
Blended Citizen rallied up the rail to best Pony Up by a neck in the March 17 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park.
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Fault Surges to Santa Margarita Victory
The draw of a grade 1 was too much for trainer Phil D'Amato to pass up March 17 in the $400,000 Santa Margarita Stakes (G1), and the gamble paid off.
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Ivy Bell Overcomes to Win Inside Information
A stumble at the start and heavy traffic late did nothing to deter Ivy Bell March 17 at Gulfstream Park, as the Archarcharch mare overcame with a late-closing victory in the $200,000 Inside Information Stakes (G2).
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Trio of Florida Derby Contenders Have Penultimate Works
Graded stakes winners Promises Fulfilled, Catholic Boy, and Audible all tuned up for the March 31 Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) with workouts March 17.
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Florent Geroux Wins Five on Friday Fair Grounds Card
Jockey Florent Geroux scored five victories March 16 on Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots' nine-race program.
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Graded Stakes Winner Avery Island Out 90 Days
Godolphin's homebred multiple graded stakes winner Avery Island will be sidelined for 90 days, officially taking him out of consideration for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), the organization announced March 16.
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Three Things to Watch: Can Solomini Step Forward?
As the Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up, each week BloodHorse.com will take a look at three things to watch from the 3-year-old division as it heads into the weekend's prep races.
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Grade 1 Winner Ralis Returns to Training
Reddam Racing's homebred grade 1 winner Ralis, who was retired from racing in February of 2017 because of a tendon injury, has returned to training at Santa Anita Park.
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Dream Tree Off Kentucky Oaks Trail
Phoenix Thoroughbreds' undefeated 3-year-old filly Dream Tree has been taken off the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail, trainer Bob Baffert said March 16.
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Horsemen's Panel Addresses Concerns About Contamination
With the capabilities of drug-testing labs becoming ever more sensitive, a panel at the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association convention March 16 in New Orleans called for changes in rules, regulation, and on the backstretch.
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Panel Discusses Sexual Harassment at Tracks
Members of a panel discussing sexual harassment issues at the National HBPA convention March 16 in New Orleans said potential places for workers to turn include backstretch chaplains, horsemen's groups, backstretch health workers, and stewards.
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Litfin At Large: Rebel heads up Loaded Stakes Lineup
Between the switch to Daylight Saving Time and the onset of March Madness, a lot of folks are heading into a St. Patrick's Day March 17 more than a little scattered.
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Mena Sidelined Indefinitely After Fair Grounds Spill
Jockey Miguel Mena will be out indefinitely after sustaining a compound fracture of his right ankle and a broken heel as a result of a three-horse spill March 15, his agent, Richie Price, confirmed.
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Turfway Reaccredited by Safety & Integrity Alliance
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced March 16 that Turfway Park in Florence, Ky., outside of Cincinnati, Ohio, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance.
