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The New York Racing Association announced Thursday that purses for overnight races for the one-week Belmont Stakes Racing Festival and the 46-day summer meet will increase by a blended average of almost 14 percent.
The close of this Turfway Park meet marks the end of Chip Bach’s tenure with the track after 25 years, as the general manager officially retires on April 1.
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A race around a mere two turns is not enough to start the Racing Festival of the South stakes action on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. Racing secretary Pat Pope went for three. And so the $200,000 Temperence Hill, a 1 1/2-mile marathon sure to thrill the infield crowd, will be the first stakes on Arkansas Derby Day.
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Cadenza and Hen Party each make their stakes debut in the six-furlong, $125,000 Serena's Song Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, the closing-night feature Saturday at Turfway.
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Far Bridge has raced for three seasons, each one beginning with a narrow victory at Gulfstream Park. His fourth season begins with a start at Gulfstream Park in the Grade 3, $225,000 Pan American Stakes, the same race he won last year by a neck.
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Full Serrano established himself as a world-class miler in 2024, and he will be returning to the distance Saturday when he leads a deep and diverse cast of eight older horses in the Grade 3, $500,000 Oaklawn Mile.
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The points plot thickens Saturday in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/8-mile race led by Derby Watch members Renegade, Silent Tactic, and Litmus Test will reward its first five finishers valuable Kentucky Derby points on a scale of 100-50-25-15-10.
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Behind the scenes at the Santa Anita stable of trainer Jonathan Thomas, an internal conflict unfolds. This is not a bad thing.
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Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook – something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day’s action.
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Several trainers are loading up for the Winter Starter Championships card on Saturday at Aqueduct, but no one will come close to outgunning Ilkay Kantarmaci. Across seven starter allowances, the prolific claiming trainer entered 10 horses, an all-out blitz in which he was only limited by a cap on entries.
