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A track for live horse racing in Auburn turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur costumes.

Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo

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Trainer Chad Brown also has a pending violation for the controlled substance omeprazole from a post-workout test on a horse at Monmouth Park.

Five Star General won the $150,000 Longacres Mile on Sunday at Emerald Downs and entered the record books as the first horse to finish in the money in four consecutive editions of the race.

Inspiral in France, Casa Creed at Saratoga and Fev Rover in Virginia all earned Breeders' Cup spots in weekend horse racing.

The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Summer Sale, which will be held Tuesday, Aug. 22, began at Longacres in 1968.

Get ready for the 80s and possibly some 90s around Western WA. The heat is on and that means everyone needs to be careful as fire danger elevates.

A few morning clouds to start our weekend, but temperatures are going to warm quickly with plenty of sunshine. The heat is going to move in starting Sunday into next week!  

The former Arlington Park "International Festival of Racing," featuring the Grade I Arlington Million, runs Saturday at Colonial Downs with almost no international runners.