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Ontario Racing announced Dec. 14 a reallocation of the Horse Improvement Program purses between the Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing, commencing in April of 2019. Read More

Rockridge Stud adds Frank Conversation to its 2019 roster at the same time it mourns the loss of its son of Empire Maker, who had an inoperable eye condition. Read More

With Japanese fillies and mares having a field day this year, Gran Alegria, a daughter of Deep Impact, will bid to continue that trend while challenging 14 colts in the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1) for 2-year-olds Dec. 16 at Hanshin Racecourse. Read More

Old Friends is in preliminary discussions with proposed "Old Friends West" farm but no formal agreement exists yet. Read More

Stakes action heats up in the Sunshine State on Dec. 15, but all five of the nation's graded stakes will be run on the Atlantic side of the state at Gulfstream Park. Read More

The criminal cases for a pair of Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races-based jockeys facing cocaine-related charges have been resolved. Read More

The New York Racing Association will know within a week whether it will be granted access to a state agency's bonding services and construction expertise to help it borrow to finance its big, future renovation program at Belmont Park. Read More

Led by multiple group 1-winning 5-year-old Sixties Song, a standout field of 19 has been entered for Saturday's Gran Premio International Carlos Pellegrini (G1), with the winner receiving a berth into the 2019 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T). Read More

Want to understand the proposed future of Pimlico? One place to look would be to a race even older than the Preakness at a venue far more ancient than even Old Hilltop: Il Palio, the twice-yearly horse race around the Piazzo del Campo. Read More

Canterbury Park's 2019 Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse race meet was approved Dec. 13 by the Minnesota Racing Commission and will include 66 race dates, running May 3 through Sept. 14. Read More

Haffner was chosen from equine veterinary students across the nation from 39 of AAEP's student chapters in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean for the prestigious honor. Read More

Shuttle stallions California Chrome and Daddy Long Legs have returned to Taylor Made Stallions, where they will be available for inspection by breeders during an open house Dec. 18-19. Read More

The California Horse Racing Board took a step toward a policy of out-of-competition testing with teeth during its monthly meeting Dec. 13 at Los Alamitos Race Course. Read More

The Maryland Jockey Club will offer 65 stakes, 13 graded, worth $9.2 million in purses through the first two-thirds of the 2019 calendar, it was announced Dec. 13. Read More

Local players spoke out on the Maryland Stadium Authority study that suggests a rebuild of Pimlico Race Course would cost $424 million. Read More

The Maryland Stadium Authority's vision for a completely rebuilt Pimlico Race Course facility would emphasize providing the Preakness Stakes (G1) a world-class stage and giving Baltimore a flexible facility. Read More

Grade 1 winners Almanaar, Divisidero, Glorious Empire, Hi Happy, and Quarteto de Cordas are prominent among a stacked field of 14 that includes nine other graded stakes winners in the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2) Dec. 15 at Gulfstream Park. Read More

Group 3 winner was a classy performer from age 2 to 7 Read More

J. Keeler Johnson examines a baker's dozen of 2yo Derby contenders trained by Bob Baffert. Read More

Keeneland announced 11 supplemental entries to the catalog for the January Horses of All Ages Sale, to be held Jan. 7-10. Read More

With Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races unveiling a 2019 stakes schedule with a reduced purse for the Charles Town Classic (G2), the West Virginia Racing Commission unanimously approved that schedule Dec. 13. Read More

This week is a recap of Sightseek's's victory in the March 14, 2004, Rampart Handicap (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The recap, written by Scott Davis, ran in the March 20, 2004, magazine. It carried the headline "Sight to Behold." Read More

The Maryland Stadium Authority's completed study about the future of Pimlico Race Course, expected to be released Dec. 13, will lay out a plan that includes the demolishing and rebuilding of the Baltimore racetrack at a price tag of $424 million. Read More

One year after trainer Chad Brown trainee Lewis Bay scored a dominating, gate-to-wire run in the $100,000 Rampart Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, the trainer returns to the Florida track Dec. 15 with another promising filly. Read More

The New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Dec. 10 unanimously approved legislation that would provide purse supplements to Thoroughbred and Standardbred industries in the state. Read More