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Bellamy Brew wins $81,000 Belmont feature

Bellamy Brew won for the fifth win in seven starts Thursday by capturing the $81,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park.

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Temeraine, Stevens skim rail for Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs Million Day

Hall of Famer Gary Stevens has ridden all over the world, but never at Kentucky Downs until Saturday's $399,000 Grade III Kentucky Turf Cup.

 

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Thoroughbred Times to relaunch online without staff writers

Thoroughbred Times, a Lexington-based horse racing and breeding publication that has been shuttered since it entered bankruptcy a year ago, plans to relaunch online — but without staff writers.

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Horse Racing Notebook | Derby runner-up at Kentucky Downs

Golden Soul — second in the Kentucky Derby behind Orb at 34-1 odds but off the board in three subsequent races — will make his first start on grass today in the 11th race (post time 6:15 p.m. EDT) at Kentucky Downs.

 

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Churchill Downs introduces new 2-year-old stakes races for Fall Meet

Churchill Downs' traditional Fall Meet will be highlighted by nine graded stakes totaling $1.625 million, the Louisville track announced Thursday.

 

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Sky Girl wins Churchill's Dogwood Stakes for new New York owner

New York City’s John Clay has been to Churchill Downs many times for the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup. But he said Saturday that Sky Girl’s 1½-length victory over Irish Lute in the $110,000 Dogwood for 3-year-old fillies was the first time he’d witnessed in person one of his horses triumphing under the Twin Spires.

 

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Churchill Downs Inc. loses effort to overturn Texas online gambling ban

A federal judge in Texas has ruled against Churchill Downs Inc. in its challenge of a Texas law that bans online gambling offered by Churchill's TwinSpires.com.

 

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Churchill Downs' Steve Buttleman replacing a legend as Keeneland's track bugler this fall [online extra]

Steve Buttleman has played his 'Call to the Post' leading into more than 15 Kentucky Derbys as well as for races at Belmont and Oaklawn parks, yet the Louisville resident said he's still a bit nervous about his new duties as track bugler at Keeneland Race

 

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Fort Larned looks sharp, holds lead for Churchill Downs' Homecoming Classic

Fort Larned wasn't facing any of the horses he'll meet in five weeks.

 

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Joyful Victory retired

Multiple stakes winning mare Joyful Victory has been retired after finishing third Saturday in the Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita.

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Lexington is a potential host city for 2018 World Equestrian Games

Lexington has been identified as a potential host city for the 2018 World Equestrian Games, which would make it the only city to host the international event twice since the Games started in 1990. 30 minutes ago

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Trainer Dale Romans believes Silver Max can give Wise Dan a run at Keeneland

Keeneland's $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile won't be the first time that Silver Max has taken on $5 million-earner Wise

 

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Churchill Downs adding 'Big Board' high-definition screen to track's back stretch

Suggesting that it now gets the 'big picture,' Churchill Downs on Monday announced it will add a 15,224-square-foot, high-definition LED video board to the track in time for the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Oaks.

 

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Churchill Downs adding 'Big Board' high-definition screen to track's backstretch

Suggesting that it now gets the 'big picture,' Churchill Downs on Monday announced it will add a 15,224-square-foot, high-definition LED video board to the track in time for the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Oaks.

 

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Jockey Julie Krone joining distinguished company in National Women's Hall of Fame

Julie Krone, the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race and the first to win a Breeders' Cup race on the flat, is one of nine inductees to the National Women's Hall of Fame.

 

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Trainer Barclay Tagg likes Caroline Thomas' chances in Keeneland's Queen Elizabeth II

Trainer Barclay Tagg says the 3-year-old filly Caroline Thomas, a striking chestnut with a big blaze, is the spitting image of her mom, Bit of Whimsey.

 

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Horse racing roundup | Phil's Dream wins the Nearctic

Phil's Dream emerged from the pack midway through the stretch and sprinted to a two-length victory in the $340,400, Grade I Nearctic Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.

 

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Breeders' Cup workout for Game On Dude

Just over two weeks until the Breeders' Cup Classic and probable favorite Game On Dude continues to prepare for the event. Tuesday morning at Santa Anita, trainer Bob Baffert had the 6-year-old gelding work six-furlongs on the main track.

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Shadwell Stable's Najjaar edges favorite to capture Sycamore

Shadwell Stable’s Najjaar, benefiting from a ground-saving trip with jockey James Graham, edged favored Eagle Poise by three-quarters of a length to win the 19th running of $100,000 Sycamore, a Grade III stakes, at Keene.land on Thursday before a crowd of 9,109.

 

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3 Churchill horses out for repeat in Breeders' Cup

Carl Hurst compared going to last year's $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint with Groupie Doll to attending a posh party populated with the ultra-rich and ultra-famous.