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Swiss Skydiver, Charlatan, Knicks Go Lead U.S. Entries To Saudi Cup Card Sponsored by: Swiss Skydiver works at Churchill Downs on Oct. 31 The second staging of The Saudi Cup meeting, headlined by the $20 million Saudi Cup, has attracted a star-studded list of entries from the US, including Swiss Skydiver, Knicks Go, Charlatan, and Channel Maker. After a successful inaugural event last year, the two-day meeting, held at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Feb. 19 and 20, has been ex...

Las Vegas As if bloated takeouts, the dwindling horse population and the threat of footing the bill for federal oversight of the sport were not enough, racing has found a new way to put one over on horseplayers. Actually, it is an old way. When jockeys Katie Davis and Trevor McCarthy got married the week before Christmas, that led the New York State Gaming Commission to dust off a rule that came from a time when we dreamed that it’s gonna make it that much better when we can say good night an...

Sponsored by: Court Return and jockey Daisuke Fukumoto winning the $100,000 Eternal Search Stakes on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Woodbine Racetrack Ivan Dalos stakes-winning homebred filly Court Return, beaten a neck in the E. P. Taylor (G1) last time out at Woodbine, will race south of the border for the first time in her career facing eight rivals in Saturdays $100,000 Via Borghese at Gulfstream Park. The fifth running of the 1 3/16-mile Via Borghese for fillies and mares 3 and up on the g...