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Trainer Ron Moquett’s latest private purchase is Silver Valley, a 2-year-old filly who will get a stern test for class Saturday night at Churchill Downs when she runs under new colors in the $100,000 Debutante Stakes.

Tests conducted Monday for the equine herpesvirus have come back negative on all horses located in Barn 1 and Barn 3 at Woodbine, Adam Chambers, manager of veterinary services for the Ontario Racing Commission, said Wednesday.

A half-length separated Sky Lantern and Just the Judge when they finished first and second in the Group 1 English 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 5, and they are rematched in Friday’s Group 1 Coronation Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Royal Ascot.

Given a dearth of stakes action recently at Evangeline Downs and Louisiana Downs, it has been up to the allowance ranks to fill the class void and, in that respect, the two tracks have done a splendid job on Friday.

A deal reached between New York state legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Tuesday night would give two Long Island offtrack betting companies the right to operate slot machines and cap the amount of money from gambling that is directed to purses at ...

Pyrite Mountain, trained by Mark Frostad, is among the higher-profile horses heading for the $1 million Queen’s Plate here July 7. But Frostad has another Queen’s Plate candidate in County Lineman, who is well under the radar approaching the 1 1/4-mile ...

Black Diamond Cat earned himself a spot in the Grade 2 Smile Sprint with his upset in the Ponche, his first win in 19 starts.

In defense of a promising filly named In Kelly’s Defense taking four tries to finally break through her maiden condition, “she was catching some pretty decent fillies all along,” trainer Mike Stidham said.

Preakness Stakes runner-up Itsmyluckyday will be sidelined for four months with a slight fracture in his pelvic area.

Goldencents and Vyjack did not fire in their first races since a fast Kentucky Derby pace blew up anything close to it and set it up for a group of horses who have not win since the Derby. But I do have both on my watch list. They deserve another chance.

Fancy Creek Elusiv, who leads a field of eight in Friday night’s $115,000 Maywood Pace for Illinois-bred 3-year-old colts and geldings, will get a shoeing change this week.

Derick Giwner's analysis of the Thursday 6/20 pick four at Hoosier Park.

Horses to watch from Mohawk Racetrack.

Brewster Smith's analysis of the Thursday 6/20 card at Yonkers Raceway.

Cornett-IMS will assume the lead on marketing and communications for Lane's End Farm, the Versailles, Ky., breeding and racing operation announced Tuesday.

Tuesday’s opening session of the two-day Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale ended with healthy gains in total sales, average, and median as 43 horses sold for $50,000 or more, led by two that reached ...

Although Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom faltered in his attempt to make history at Royal Ascot, Kentucky breeding still played a prominent role as the famed race meeting opened on Tuesday in England.

As a teenager, he visited Cahokia Downs in Alorton, Ill. As an attorney, he represented stables in South Carolina and Kentucky and once declined an offer to be a minority horse owner. As far as racing experience goes, that’s about it for Christopher ...