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From Kentucky HBPA news release Posted: 5/2/16 Horse trainers’ kids might be the ultimate insiders in a Kentucky Derby camp, and they’ll be sharing their up-close-and-personal experiences, insights, hopes and even handicapping on @KyHBPA, the Twitter feed of Kentucky’s largest horsemen’s group, during Derby Week. In a venture overseen by Hall of Fame turf journalist [...]
From Bloodhorse.com Posted 4/11/16 Keeneland will begin its spring meet with a bump in overnight purses, but track officials hope it's the start of steady growth made possible by revenue from Lexington's historical race wagering facility. Historical racing machines, which are regulated by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and considered pari-mutuel, began operating last September [...]
From Churchill Downs news release Posted: 4/7/2016 Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#16), who extended his record to seven wins without a loss with his emphatic victory in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I), stood as the strong 3-1 favorite to win the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) [...]
Blood-Horse Date Posted: 2/1/2016 2:03:09 PM Last Updated: 2/1/2016 2:25:53 PM A meet of firsts for trainers continued at Turfway Park Jan. 31 when Brett Santangelo won his first race as a trainer. Earlier in the meet two trainer-owner teams won their first stakes. Santangelo, 22, scored the first training victory of his career when [...]