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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It's a safe bet that when Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs carried a blue ballcap to the stage for the Hall of Fame induction of her late husband, trainer John Shirreffs, Friday many of the people in the audience…
Making her stakes debut and her first trip to the races in nearly four months, WinStar Farm homebred Kentucky Belle (Justify) was produced in upper stretch by Irad Ortiz, Jr. and finished full of run of all to cause a…
The late Christophe Clement was always suspicious when it came to untested freshmen sires, save one–Vekoma. In a fitting capstone to an emotional day which honored the late trainer as one of the newest members to be inducted into the…
Multiple Group 1 winner and dual Group 1 producer Immortal Verse (Pivotal) has died at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Kentucky, the organisation announced on Friday. She was 18. Bred and raced by Richard Strauss of Kilfrush Stud, she went into…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Jose Ortiz, one of the top jockeys on the planet, can't be on two horses at once. When a quandary pops up–like it did before the GI, $1-million Whitney Stakes–Ortiz defers to Steve Rushing, his high-powered…
It's difficult to put into words just how good a field will assemble Saturday in Saratoga Springs, New York for the GI Whitney Stakes, a 'Win and You're In' race for November's GI Breeders' Cup Classic. A pair of 2025…
It is the weekend of Ascot's Shergar Cup, where Saffie Osborne and Ryan Moore will be joined by the international galacticos Yutaka Take, Vincent Ho and Christophe Lemaire in what amounts to racing's mid-summer fun and games, and overall Saturday…
Holy Cow Stable LLC's Seneca Park (Golden Pal) was made just a 12-1 chance on the morning line for Friday's fifth event at the Peapatch despite some promising drills at Churchill Trackside, but was ultimately dispatched as the 3-1 favorite…
6th-SAR, $115K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 2:47 p.m. ET. RED POPPY (Omaha Beach) fills an entry box for Spendthrift Farm and trainer Todd Pletcher. The 2-year-old was initially a $400,000 Fasig-Tipton October buy before running thorough the OBS April…
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association (FHBPA), which has awarded more than $330,000 in scholarships since 2000, is awarding $79,000 in college scholarships this year to the families of 23 licensed backstretch employees, according to a release from the…