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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Nine racehorses, six trainers, and two jockeys account for the 17 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing’s 2024 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Gio Ponti, Gun Runner, Havre de Grace, Justify, Kona Gold, Lady Eli, and Rags to Riches; trainers Christophe Clement, Kiaran P. McLaughlin, H. Graham Motion, Doug F. O’Neill, John W. Sadler, and Joh...

Accidental Hero battled Sunbird through the stretch to narrowly prevail in the British Columbia Derby (G3) Saturday at Hastings Racetrack.

Nine racehorses, six trainers, and one jockey account for the 16 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing’s 2023 Hall of Fame ballot

Twenty-one older horses led by title defender Background are nominated to the $150,000 Longacres Mile, to be run Sunday, Aug. 14, at Emerald Downs.

“He tweaked something,” Puhich told DRF of his twice-winning gelding Call Me Jamal. “He’s never had a hiccup before.”

The last time a sophomore filly was awarded Washington horse of the year was 22 years ago, and in fact since 1950, Blazingbellablu is only the sixth 3-year-old distaffer to achieve that high honor.Her accomplishments and those of many other outstanding horses and worthy people were celebrated on Saturday, March 19, 2022,  at the Washington Thoroughbred Champions Annual Awards and dinner held at Emerald Downs racetrack in Auburn, Wash.

The decision on the next race for Call Me Jamal will still be based largely on the next race for multiple stakes winner Secret Oath.

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.

Todd Pletcher, American Pharoah Headline 2021 Hall Of Fame Ballot Sponsored by: Trainer Todd Pletcher Six racehorses, three trainers, and one jockey account for the 10 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racings 2021 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museums Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses American Pharoah (first year of eligibility), Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, and Rags to Riches; trainers Christophe Clement...