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A federal bankruptcy judge in Illinois on Monday approved up to $20 million in debtor-in-possession financing for Hawthorne Racecourse. However, the judge scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday to set a date for when the track must be sold if it is to continue operating as a racetrack.
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Churchill Downs plans to offer head-to-head matchups and odd vs. even wagering during its upcoming 44-day spring meet, including on the May 1 Kentucky Oaks and May 2 Kentucky Derby cards, the track said on Monday.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Wednesday 4/22 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Journalism has emerged from his third-place finish in the Grade 2, $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap in excellent condition and will now get settled back into his routine at Santa Anita, trainer Michael McCarthy said.
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Some eyebrows might have raised when Runaway Diva was assigned high weight of 123 pounds for Saturday's $75,000 Mo Green overnight handicap.
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At Santa Anita on Monday, Potente, the Santa Anita Derby runner-up trained by Bob Baffert, was credited with a six-furlong workout in 1:13.40.
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On Monday, at Churchill Downs, Chief Wallabee put in a workout that is likely to move him up the list of true contenders for the 152nd Kentucky Derby.
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The Chief Wallabee bandwagon suddenly got a lot more crowded after the relatively inexperienced but extremely talented 3-year-old turned in his penultimate Kentucky Derby workout Monday at Churchill Downs.
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Pink Ruby brings the coveted combination of speed and class into Thursday's ratings handicap at Oaklawn Park.
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The $75,000 Wait For It Stakes might offer the smallest purse of three Pennsylvania-bred stakes on the Wednesday card at Parx Racing, but it could earn the most eyes. Shane's Wonder, an undefeated 3-year-old gelding, will make his stakes debut as an obvious standout, and trainer Alfredo Velazquez isn't the only one expecting another big effort at six furlongs.
