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Where to Dine in Del Mar

Decisions, decisions: Before you head out to the track, then at the track, and finally afterwards, when it’s time to spend your well-earned money on some fine dining around Del Mar. Some choices: Th...

Posted on July 17, 2019

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Big Fields, Big Stakes Highlight Summer Meet at Del Mar

By Margaret Ransom

Thoroughbred racing returns to “where the turf meets the surf” on Wednesday for the 80th season at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California. A 10-race card, topped by the traditional ...

Posted on July 15, 2019

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A Day of Repeat Victories for Horses and Trainers

By Richard Rosenblatt

If this seems like a Weekend Wrap of a year ago or so, it should. Sistercharlie, the 2018 Eclipse Award winner as champion older mare, returned to the races after an eight-month layoff and won the $50...

Posted on July 15, 2019

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Chad in Charge for Diana, the Spa’s First Grade 1 of the Meet

By Richard Rosenblatt

Chad Brown is off and running at Saratoga Race Course – at least his horses are. The three-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer is back at his home track (OK, so it’s about 15 miles from his hometow...

Posted on July 12, 2019

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A couple of Derbies set for California, Indiana

By Margaret Ransom

The $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3) returns to be contested for the sixth time at the northern Orange County racetrack after spending four decades known as the Swaps Stakes at the now defunct Hollywo...

Posted on July 12, 2019

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Del Mar, Spa, Racing in General, Needs a Safe Summer of Racing

By John Furgele

by John Furgele Thoroughbred racing’s Summer Swing is on: it’s opening day on Thursday at Saratoga Race Course in historic Saratoga Springs, New York, and six days later the gates spring open at D...

Posted on July 11, 2019

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Gearing Up for the Meadowlands Pace with a Bit of History

By John Furgele

It’s the date that changed the sport of harness racing: September 1, 1976. Emerging from the swamps of Jersey was the Meadowlands Racetrack, and on that day it hosted racing for the first time. Its ...

Posted on July 10, 2019

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Spa-Tacular! It’s Post Time At Grand Ol’ Saratoga Race Course

By US Racing Team

There’s an old joke about a horseplayer who made it to heaven, where he was greeted at the pearly gates by St. Peter and given a tour of paradise. “Well, what do you think?” asked St. Peter. “...

Posted on July 8, 2019

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Suburban Stakes: Catholic Boy Converts Back to Dirt From Turf

By Mike Farrell

Versatility is a prized asset in a racehorse. Very few runners can seamlessly shift from turf to dirt, and back again. For Catholic Boy, any surface will do just fine. That versatility makes him the h...

Posted on July 5, 2019

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A Call for Longer Distances in Harness Racing

By John Furgele

by John Furgele On Monday July 1, Yonkers Raceway hosted a 12-race card. That is not news, but what did catch my eye was race 8, run for a purse of $18,500. It wasn’t because of the conditions – ...

Posted on July 5, 2019

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Where to Dine in Del Mar

Big Fields, Big Stakes Highlight Summer Meet at Del Mar

A Day of Repeat Victories for Horses and Trainers

Chad in Charge for Diana, the Spa’s First Grade 1 of the Meet

A couple of Derbies set for California, Indiana

Del Mar, Spa, Racing in General, Needs a Safe Summer of Racing

Gearing Up for the Meadowlands Pace with a Bit of History

Spa-Tacular! It’s Post Time At Grand Ol’ Saratoga Race Course

Suburban Stakes: Catholic Boy Converts Back to Dirt From Turf

A Call for Longer Distances in Harness Racing

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