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Everybody loves you on the Derby trail when you run fast. Go ahead and run fast in your final Kentucky Derby prep. You’ll get all the publicity and your horse will be sitting right at or near the top of everyone’s Derby lists. The photographers will flock around your horse and they’ll start calling him the next Seattle Slew. Go ahead; you’ll love ...

Finding a way to toughen sanctions against trainers who repeatedly break drug-use rules is one of the most important aspects of the National Uniform Medication program.Unfortunately, adoption of the multiple medication violation reform program, which is part of the unification effort, seems to be moving much more slowly than adoption of the ...

When Upstart drifted out in the stretch of the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Saturday, Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park, he held off Itsaknockout but would be placed second by the stewards for interference in the stretch.While that stewards' decision will continue to be debated, I think it's also worth noting that Upstart was carrying ...

1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile—Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman With Texas Red’s setback, an ugly Fountain of Youth, and not having any horse excite me so far, I have to focus on potential and the hope that American Pharoah will return the same special horse we saw last year. And working 6f in 1:12 2/5 in only his ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Over the weekend, racing fans were treated to a trio of major Kentucky Derby prep races, all of which yielded intriguing results and major changes to the Kentucky Derby picture. Muddling the results were track conditions ranging from fast to slow and sloppy, as well as unpredictable pace scenarios and a ...

The following situation, though hardly new to the pari-mutuel racing business, struck a nerve. The dispute between Monarch Content Management and Nevada race books that led to a brief blackout of Monarch-controlled simulcast signals is predicated on a monthly $120 video fee, not the host fees the race books pay to tracks in the consortium. It's ...

Saigon Warrior boasted one victory in 17 career starts and was beaten 31 lengths in his only stakes appearance. Fourulla was a maiden in four career starts. Big Brown Bear had one victory in 17 career starts with his last win coming the year before when he was claimed for $15,000. Majestic Needle had won two races in 21 career starts and in ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Get ready, everyone—another fantastic day of racing is on schedule for this Saturday! A total of eleven graded stakes races are on the agenda, including seven at Gulfstream Park, led by the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II). At Fair Grounds, another four graded stakes races are to be ...