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Shannon Bishop Arvin, currently President and CEO of Keeneland Association, was elected chair of the NTRA.

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, usracing.com contributor and award-winning writer Maryjean Wall recalls the freedom journey of two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Jimmy Winkfield.

Six racehorses, four trainers, and one jockey account for the 11 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing’s 2022 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses Beholder (first year of eligibility), Blind Luck, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, Rags to Riches, and Tepin (first year of eligibility); trainers Christophe Clement, Graham Motion, Doug O’Neill, and John Shirreffs; and jockey Corey Nakatani.

Pletcher said of the pairing of the 5'5", 122-pound Green and powerful Life Is Good: “He’s a horse that can get a little too aggressive and she’s done a great job of getting him to relax. She does a good job breezing him. They get along really well.”

Roughly a year after Whitmore was named an Eclipse Award winner, Moquett reached another career milestone when he saddled Kinfolk to win last Sunday’s ninth race at Oaklawn Park.

Saturday’s 50th running of the 1 1/8-mile Risen Star offers 50, 20, 10 and 5 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, and it should produce some runners for the 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby on March 26

As assistant trainer Greg Harbut led Miss Bigly to the paddock, a gathering along the rail, limited by the cold to five people, overheard a young child yell, "Go horsey."

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Knicks Go was named Horse of the Year and top Older Dirt Male at the Eclipse Awards, which were presented at Santa Anita. Cox is top Trainer and Rosario top Jockey.