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Daily Racing Form's 2012 Year in Review Fan Poll
Cast your vote for some of the biggest racing events of the 2012 season. Results will be published in the Dec. 29 edition of DRF Weekend.Full Story >>
TODAY May 23, 2013
History Challenge answers
Thursday is the 100th anniversary of the day racing returned to New York after an absence of two years and nine months.
History Challenge: A century of racing's return to New York
Thursday is the 100th anniversary of the day racing returned to New York after an absence of two years and nine months.On Friday, May 30, 1913, an estimated crowd of 35,000 at Belmont Park hailed the return of the sport and a strange form of oral ...
Sutherland says she'll return to saddle at Del Mar
Chantal Sutherland, who announced her retirement here last summer, was at Woodbine on Thursday morning and plans to return to riding at the Del Mar meeting, which begins July 18.
C.J. McMahon and agent, both 18, finding youth isn't easily served
It can be extremely tough for an 18-year-old jockey and his 18-year-old agent to convince owners and trainers to hire them - something jockey C.J. McMahon and his agent, Robert “Rocco” O’Connor 3rd, are finding out at Churchill Downs.
YESTERDAY May 22, 2013
Oklahoma tornado: 34 horses found alive at Celestial Acres Training Center
A handful of racehorses were rescued from the rubble of the Celestial Acres Training Center in Moore, Okla., following Monday’s tornado and were sent to Remington Park in Oklahoma City on Wednesday. Also, Heritage Place, the nearby sales complex, has ...
May 21, 2013
Woodbine's bid to expand casino gambling rejected by Toronto council
The Woodbine Entertainment Group’s plans for expanded casino gambling suffered what would appear to be a fatal blow on Tuesday when Toronto City Council voted 24-20 against Mayor Rob Ford’s proposal to put more slot machines and table games at the ...
Preakness TV rating up 13 percent
The race portion of the Preakness Stakes broadcast on NBC-TV on Saturday drew a 5.9 rating, according to NBC, up 13 percent over the rating for the race portion of the broadcast last year and the highest rating since 2009.
Kentucky commissioner agrees forfeiting purse not intended to be mandatory
The executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission testified on Tuesday that the commission did not initially intend to make purse forfeiture a mandatory penalty when a horse tested positive for a certain class of drugs.
Santa Anita, Del Mar to seek extra 2014 dates at CHRB meeting
A redesigned Southern California racing calendar necessitated by the looming closure of Hollywood Park is the chief topic Thursday when the CHRB meets in Sacramento.
Dick Jerardi: Pimlico proves that Preakness has something for everybody
Pitbull was every bit as big in the 2013 Pimlico infield as Oxbow was on the track. And that really is the Preakness, something for just about everybody.