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The 2019 MATCH Series got off to an excellent start at Laurel Park April 20 with a mix of old and new in four divisional stakes won by horses based in the Mid-Atlantic region. Read More

Runnymede Racing's Alwaysmining passed another test when he romped home to his sixth consecutive win April 20 in the $125,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park, picking up an automatic berth for the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18. Read More

When a West Virginia-bred finally captured the $1 million Charles Town Classic Stakes (G2) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, it was altogether fitting that Runnin'toluvya filled that role. Read More

A change in surfaces from one month to the next resulted in an all-out rout April 20 by Cistron in the $200,000 Kona Gold Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Read More

After posting a pair of wins at Fair Grounds this year, Shakopee Town made her Woodbine debut a winning one in the Whimsical Stakes Presented by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (G3) for older fillies and mares. Read More

Making the 40th start of his career April 20 at Keeneland, the 8-year-old Badge of Silver gelding took home the $250,000 Dixiana Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) with a perfectly timed run under Tyler Gaffalione. Read More

Irish Derby (G1) hero driven across Carpathian Mountains en route Read More

Santa Anita Park and the Thoroughbred Owners of California will increase purses for all non-stakes races through the next six weeks, the track announced April 20. Read More

Trainer Michael Bell has May 5 fillies' classic on radar Read More

Medallion Racing has purchased an interest in Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) contender Street Band, the partnership announced April 20. Read More

A splint problem on the mend has delayed the talented colt's Newmarket run Read More

Trainer Marvin Johnson notched his 2,000th career win April 19 when Fudge Proud, a 6-year-old Proud Citizen gelding he co-owns with Seven Arms Stable, scored a one-mile allowance victory at Fonner Park. Read More

William S. Farish's homebred Code of Honor closed the major Keeneland portion of his preparation for the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) by working five furlongs in 1:01 over a sloppy surface April 20 at the Lexington track. Read More

Step Ahead Thoroughbred Retirement, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that rehabilitates, retrains and rehomes retired Thoroughbred racehorses in the Tampa Bay area, has been awarded the use of an Exmark Lazer Z X-Series mower for the 2019 mowing season.  Read More

Each Saturday NTRA and BloodHorse will provide a one-stop guide to the day's top stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern) and links to full previews are provided. Read More

Stonestreet Stables homebred Electric Forest earned her first stakes victory over a sloppy track in Keeneland's Doubledogdare Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares in her season debut. Read More

Tattersalls Ireland sales director talks about new-look breeze-up Read More

Richard Ravin's Maven became Triple Crown winner American Pharoah's first North American winner when the 2-year-old colt posted a half-length victory for trainer Wesley Ward in the April 19 opening race at Aqueduct Racetrack.  Read More

Before turning our focus to the actual race, I thought we could take a final look back at this year's prep season in a "by the numbers" format. Read More

The Breeders' Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing's most prestigious international events, today debuts the logo for the 2020 Breeders' Cup World Championships, which will take place on Nov. 6 & 7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. Read More

Gary Barber's War of Will breezed five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 over a sealed muddy surface at Keeneland April 19 when the track opened at 5:30 a.m. Read More

With the 3-year-old preps in the books and Easter and Passover being celebrated this weekend, the stakes schedule for Saturday, April 20 is somewhat scattered. Read More

Gary Barber's Wonder Gadot took home Canadian Horse of the Year honors and the award for champion 3-year-old filly April 18 when The Jockey Club of Canada hosted its 44th annual Sovereign Awards ceremony at Vaughan's Chateau Le Jardin. Read More

When the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training takes place next week, Eugene Sipus Jr. and his wife, Kristin, will be taking a shot that their one-horse consignment will stand out in the 1,221-horse catalog. Read More

Laki, second in last year's MATCH Series overall standings, is one of eight horses entered in Saturday's Frank Whiteley Jr. Stakes, one of four $100,000 stakes that get the series started at Laurel.  Read More