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A decisive moment: @EclipseSports’s John Voorhees captures @SONNYLEON1 guiding Rich Strike outside Messier for that final surge past Epicenter to win the @KentuckyDerby
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"This winner means the world to me" - Jockey Jackie Davis after winning her first race ever at Saratoga on $51.00 winner Vallelujah, trained by her father Robbie Davis, a former jockey himself.
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Two-minute race. Two-week party. This is how we welcome the Kentucky Derby to Louisville.
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That moment when you win the Kentucky Oaks🌸 Congratulations to the connections of THORPEDO ANNA who won the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks! @KennyMcPeek @b_hernandezjr
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Kind gesture: Walsh brings Test wreath to Melanie Giddings. 📸: Matt Shifman
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An anonymous fan from North Carolina sent Maximum Security trainer Jason Servis flowers and this note: "Great race. It seems as though someone forgot to give you roses.". 📸 Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
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Katie Davis is thrilled to get her first career win at Saratoga in Race 3 aboard 9-1 River Tay! @jockeykdavis @BrownBruce76 @TheNYRA
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Tyler Juhl, the 8-year-old namesake of expected @BreedersCup entrant Tyler's Tribe, is released from Iowa hospital after 26-months of treatment for leukemia. 📸 : Courtesy of Kari Juhl
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Trainer @jenaantonucci tells @whosgotaction what @BelmontStakes & Travers Stakes winner Arcangelo means to her and her team.
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Unable to part with Serengeti Empress, owner Joel Politi will retain her as a broodmare. "I just couldn’t see her shipped off to a foreign land. It would feel too incomplete to me.”.
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Travers Stakes runner-up THORPEDO ANNA is a girl just having some fun on Sunday morning🎀 She points to the Sept 21 Cotillion at @parxracing for her next start. Are you a Thorpedo Anna Fan-a after her brilliant effort in yesterday’s Midsummer Derby?!
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Gone entirely too soon. 😢. Champion Arrogate has died at age 7:
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Look at this son of American Pharoah! 😲. Cafe Pharoah went from last to first to take the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby points lead:
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What a moment for @ShadwellStud’s Malathaat, jockey @ljlmvel, and trainer @PletcherRacing after winning the @BreedersCup Distaff by a nose over @ejxd2’s top pick Blue Stripe.
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Updated technology at Keeneland may have saved a life when this stakes horse broke through the rail 👉
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Forte wins the Curlin Florida Derby @gulfstreampark. Is he your favorite to win the @KentuckyDerby?
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🆕 After PETA put Kentucky racing "on notice," a state representative says "we will not be held hostage by an extremist organization."
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Owner: Swiss Skydiver will race in '21, maybe in BC Classic. “My family, they’d kill me if she was retired.".
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Jockey @luanmachado85 gets choked up telling @whosgotaction that winning the Birdstone Stakes aboard Next on Thursday @thenyra Saratoga is "a special moment" in his career.
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Said Bob Baffert: "Who would have thought 37 years ago that Trump would be President and D. Wayne Lukas would be my assistant trainer." 🤣
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After receiving U.S. citizenship Friday, @ASanoRacing will saddle Gunnevera for the Pegasus World Cup as an American: “I’m so happy -- so proud." 🇺🇸
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It's always a riot when Keith Desormeaux talks about brother @DesormeauxKent. 🤣. More from our conversation:
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🗣️ "He will have an opportunity to race again if that’s still his passion. If not I will make a decision on his next career, but I promise he will be well taken care of in our stable."
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Southern Phantom most recently caught the attention of CNN, who has a new feature on how the white-faced colt got his looks. Check it out 👉
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"Unless he’s shut down by the doctors, he plans to come back. He’s never wavered from that since day one.". An update on @VictorEspinoza:
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In his first race since the Pegasus World Cup, the Mexican Triple Crown winner Kukulkan won a deep Friday feature at @ChurchillDowns. Stakes next?
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Jockey @jose93_ortiz will stay in N.Y. to ride this winter at Aqueduct. His agent says family is a key reason for the decision. 🔗 📸: Eclipse Sportswire
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When will Cyrus finally learn how to roll? That's not for us to say, but check out the highlights of his journey right here. #RollCyrusRoll @browch05.
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This video of a start of a race @keenelandracing from @LMNRacing is absolutely breahtaking/awe inspiring. CREDIT: Lauren Nethery
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The last known daughter of Secretariat, Trusted Company, has died at age 34. 📸: Courtesy of NYRA
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Monomoy Girl and Got Stormy will both race again in 2021 after selling to Spendthrift Farm for a combined $12.5 million at Sunday's Fasig-Tipton November sale.
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Champion mare Tepin successfully delivered a Curlin baby in May and is back in foal, Coolmore confirmed:
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Luiz Saez is back on board Maximum Security for Saturday's Awesome Again Stakes @santaanitapark.
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On the 21st night of September, superstar filly THORPEDO ANNA added another Grade 1 win to her resume in the $1m Cotillion @parxracing 🐎😍🐻. This star definitely stole the night away⭐️
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Dazzling Falls, the only Nebraska-bred to ever compete in the Kentucky Derby, died on Monday in his native state at the age of 28.
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We've lost a legend. 😔. A.P. Indy, the Horse of the Year winner known as a "breed-shaping" sire, was 31: "His legacy continues to be carried through the outstanding performances of his sons and daughters across the globe."
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"They are the backbone of this industry," Charles Fipke says of small breeders. To support them, he's waiving fees to his stallions in 2020 ▶️
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BREAKING: @ChurchillDowns suspends trainer Bob Baffert after Medina Spirit's positive test result.
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Making the family proud!. Mr. Monomoy may already have all the points needed to qualify for the Kentucky Derby with this victory in the Risen Star's first division:
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“We’re coming with a beast.". Kenny McPeek is pumped as Swiss Skydiver prepares to meet Monomoy Girl @OaklawnRacing.
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At 18, Hall of Famer Lava Man is still escorting horses to the track from @DougONeill1's stable. “He adjusted well and likes his job,” assistant Leandro Mora says. “He’s an important part of Team O’Neill.”
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Transported to the hospital after a spill Friday at Oaklawn Park, Channing Hill is believed to have suffered broken vertebrae but remained conscious: “That’s the main thing: He’s going to be all right.”
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Authentic has been retired. "There wasn’t a lot more to accomplish for a Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner.".
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On a Kentucky Derby day at home, NBC will broadcast a virtual edition of the race featuring the 13 Triple Crown winners. Who do you like? 🤔
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Irad Ortiz Jr. was awarded the Bill Shoemaker Award for top @BreedersCup jockey for the 4th straight year. 📸: Bill Denver/Eclipse Sportswire
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Big Brown, the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, arrives at Old Friends. 📸: NYRA Photo
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Jockey Manny Franco talks about his six-win day @ColonialDowns, capping it with a win in the Virginia Derby aboard Deterministic
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Chad Brown’s in town to watch Good Magic train this morning. While the champ walked the shed row, Brown said, “I’ve never seen a horse look this good.”
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Trainer Bill Mott said Casa Creed “ran his rear end off” when winning the 4⭐️dave @TheNYRA Saratoga
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"It feels great to be back in the winner’s circle," said @VictorEspinoza, who rode St. Joe Bay – the first horse he worked returning – to a stakes win Saturday at @santaanitapark ➡️
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Breaking: Champion Midnight Bisou has been retired due to a leg injury suffered in a recent workout.
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Ahead of the Fleur de Lis, trainer Steve Asmussen says that for Midnight Bisou, "the next race isn’t the goal for this year. The Breeders’ Cup is. She is arguably the best horse in the world.”.
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He's back! @VictorEspinoza is booked to ride for the first time since July on Monday's @santaanitapark card 👉
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“That’s a horrible call” trainer George Weaver on Let’s Go Big Blue’s demotion in the Rick Violette Stakes @TheNYRA Saratoga. The boo birds can be heard in the background.
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After three months away, Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano returns to the saddle Wednesday at Gulfstream Park following arthroscopic leg surgery.
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After a career spanning 11 Grade 1 or Group 1 victories, Enable has been retired:.
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Apprentice jockey Jessica Pyfer is in position for an Eclipse Award. 📸 Eclipse Sportswire
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Art Collector confirmed for the @BreedersCup Dirt Mile by Drury. “We know our horse runs well over @keeneland's surface and likes that track.".
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"It was very nice to see -- just a very powerful gathering.". Racing supporters, including trainer Bob Baffert, rallied Wednesday to resume operations at Santa Anita:
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BREAKING.Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will race Nov. 5 in the @BreedersCup Classic, his trainer Eric Reed said Sunday morning. More details to come at 📷 @ronflatter
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Trainer Jorge Navarro has announced the death of top sprinter X Y Jet: "I do not say goodbye to a horse. I say goodbye to a friend that I will carry forever in my heart." 💔
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Mike Smith on Baffert's operation:."An amazingly run barn. If you’ve never been to Bob’s barn, it's immaculate. It’s beautiful. As well as the way he treats his horses.”.
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Beyond Omaha Beach's current plans, "My vote would be to race, because racing needs a star," says Richard Mandella, who reflects on the decision to go in the @BreedersCup Dirt Mile:
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“I think he’s moving beautifully.".Tiz the Law Gearing up for Breeders' Cup Classic:.
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California Chrome sires 1st North American winner!. Two-year-old Cilla rolls to a 7 1/4-length win at Delaware Park.
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Santa Anita: Track is ‘not in any imminent danger’ from wildfire. 📸: John Shirreffs
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Here in Louisville, just celebrating the *official* start of Kentucky Derby season. Now they can ship in. 🐎
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The @BelmontStakes winner DORNOCH was happy in his stall in Saratoga this morning! The son of GOOD MAGIC sprung the upset yesterday in the third leg the Triple Crown at odds of 17-1. Did you pick him in the Belmont?. @GarganRacing @luissaezpty
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Before Justify's run in the @BelmontStakes, Bob Baffert shook Secretariat jockey Ron Turcotte's hand and said, "I hope he’s half as good as that red horse."
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Bob Baffert suspended for 2 years by Churchill Downs Inc. after Kentucky Derby drug positive.
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Jockey @b_hernandezjr says the Acorn was a showcase for “the best three-year-old filly in the country.” It’s hard to disagree with that assessment of Thorpedo Anna!
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Winx! She made it 27 straight wins with a last-to-first win in the George Main (Colgate Optic White) Stakes. Reaction:
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Champion Midnight Bisou arrives at Hill ‘n’ Dale to be bred to Curlin.
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Thorpedo Anna showing the eye of a grizzly in the @churchilldowns paddock. Trainer @KennyMcPeek says the Apple Blossom @OaklawnRacing the 4yo debut target. Will ship to @fairgroundsnola in a month or two.
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Here he is! 👀. Cezanne, the $3.65 million son of Curlin, will debut Saturday for the Bob Baffert barn:
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Legendary Triple Crown winner Secretariat was born 50 years ago today. Take A look back at Big Red's remarkable career.
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The last time a filly won the Travers Stakes it was 1915. Wonder Gadot is trying to change that. 👉
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Hall of Famer John Velazquez wins 2,000th race at Belmont Park on Friday. @ljlmvel . See his favorite moment along the way:
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Irad Ortiz Jr. will return to riding at Belmont Thursday, two weeks after being injured.
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Make it 3️⃣0️⃣ straight!. More on the amazing Winx's latest victory:
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Jockey Flavien Prat rode six straight winners @santaanitapark on Friday to match the record set by Hall of Famer Laffit Pincay Jr. in 1987. "There are days that no matter what you do, it’s going to be the right thing."
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"I wanted Secretariat to set a record that would stand a long time.". Jockey Ron Turcotte on his ride in the 1973 @BelmontStakes ▶️
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On to the Preakness for Justify, who Bob Baffert says is “a handful” the morning after the Kentucky Derby.
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A different Thunder Snow from the one seen in the 2017 Derby took a spin around @ChurchillDowns this morning toward the @BreedersCup: "Now he’s more mature — knows what his job’s about."
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For the third straight year, @iradortiz won the Shoemaker Award as the top jockey at the Breeders' Cup.
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Essential Quality will not run in the Preakness for @bradcoxracing as connections map a route to the Travers.
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After riding Friday in Saudi Arabia, Mike Smith says "America should really take a look at this surface." 🔗 "It’s the best dirt course I’ve been on."
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California Horse Racing Board says it will not suspend Bob Baffert without due process:.
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