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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Following are brief looks at the eight non-juvenile equine categories at this year’s Eclipse Awards, with nominees listed in parentheses. Winners will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 25. Three-year-old filly (Mawj, Pretty Mischievous, Randomized) – This is one of the deepest of this year’s equine categories. It would have been less […]

The stage is set for an emotional Eclipse Awards ceremony with Team Cody’s Wish in position to dominate when the winners are announced. Three finalists in 16 of…

Federal protections for racehorses don’t apply to young, vulnerable thoroughbreds.

Federal protections for racehorses don’t apply to young, vulnerable thoroughbreds.

“This is a tough race,” Baffert said Wednesday morning of the Chillingworth. “McCarthy’s horse is fast. That’s a serious filly.”

With a victory in the $1 million Cotillion (G1) at Parx Racing on Saturday, Pretty Mischievous would move into position to join an exclusive group of 3-year-old…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — As the racing year’s last two-turn G1 races restricted to three-year-olds, with both purses offering $1,000,000, the Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion Stakes naturally draw a lot of attention. Although both races usually attract solid fields, the Cotillion – with exacta finishers that have included Clairiere, Midnight Bisou, Songbird, Untapable, Havre de […]

There may be up to half an inch of rain expected on Saturday at Parx Racing, but the track's biggest card of the year awaits

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The New York Racing Association Inc. on Monday announced that the 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course generated more than 1.1 million in paid attendance for the first time since 2018 and nearly $800 million in all-sources handle.