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On Thursday, the New Mexico Racing Commission (NMRC), with the full support of the State Veterinarian of the New Mexico Livestock Board, ordered Zia Park and the Downs at Albuquerque to close their barn areas to horses originating from Remington Park in Oklahoma. A horse was stabled at Remington Park was confirmed positive for equine […]

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The days of permissive medication are over. So began the tenure of Dr. Gregory Ferraro, a former racetrack veterinarian and past director of the University of California-Davis veterinary teaching hospital, as chairman of the California Horse Racing Board. Ferraro, appointed to the regulatory board earlier this year by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, was unanimously elected […]

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Northview Stallion Station's classic-placed millionaire Irish War Cry, and the rest of the high-powered Maryland roster will be available for inspection on Sunday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Chesapeake City. The most popular first-year stallion in Maryland in 2019 with more than 80 mares bred, Irish War Cry offers breeders a […]

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Less than a month after announcing the approval of a number of “house rules” and commission policies aimed at improving racehorse safety and welfare, the Maryland Racing Commission is walking things back. According to a report by The Racing Biz, the proposed measures — which included pushing back administration of several medications, veterinary record transfers, […]

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A $100,000 guaranteed pool, industry-low 12-percent takeout and competitive fields highlight Friday's Stronach 5 with races from Gulfstream Park West, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields. The sequence will kick off at 3:39 ET with a field of 14 claimers going 6 ½ furlongs at Laurel Park. The first of two turf races from Gulfstream […]

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Amalfi Coast, a 3-year-old daughter of Tapizar, goes after her third straight stakes score when she goes postward in Sunday's Grade 2 $175,000 Bessarabian, at Woodbine. The seven-furlong main track feature for fillies and mares, three-years-old and upward, has drawn 12 starters, including Terra Racing Stable homebred Amalfi Coast.  Trained by Kevin Attard, the chestnut […]

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A day of racing cancelled due to weather, something that hadn't happened at Del Mar since the track opened in 1937, passed with no fuss or strain from the horsemen stabled on site Thursday. As a trainer, you're always adapting to circumstance, Peter Miller said. No big deal really. I hope to get those horses […]

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Hall of Fame rider Kent Desormeaux, who has pocketed over 6,000 career wins, will return home to Louisiana to ride the winter meet at Fair Grounds. This will be Desormeaux's first time riding full time in Louisiana since 1986, before shipping to Maryland where he would go on to be an Eclipse Award winning apprentice […]

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The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot grew to $982,619.32 for Friday's program at Gulfstream Park West when the popular multi-race wager went unsolved Thursday for the 37th racing day in a row. A mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot has been scheduled for Sunday, the closing day of the Fall Turf Festival. The carryover […]

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Jockey Edgard Zayas is expected to be out of action for four weeks with an index finger injury sustained in a racing mishap at Gulfstream Park West Wednesday. The 26-year-old defending Gulfstream Park West champion was unseated at the start of Wednesday's Race 3 when One Fast stumbled coming out of the gate. A fracture […]

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