MIAMI, (NTRA) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters today announced that Team Zenyatta—the individuals who helped the 6-year-old mare become one of the most recognizable sports stars of 2010—will be honored with the Special Eclipse Award at the 40th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony...
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LEXINGTON, (Equibase) – Todd Pletcher, Ramon Dominguez and WinStar Farm LLC finished 2010 as the leading trainer, jockey and owner, respectively, by North American earnings, according to final statistics released today by Equibase Company LLC, the Thoroughbred industry’s official database for racing information.
Blame led all Thoroughbreds in 2010
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2011 Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Meet Features 19 Stakes Worth More Than $2.1 Million, 16% Average Total Purse Increase and New Turf Starter Series
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX (LSP) – Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie announced today that the track’s 2011 Spring Thoroughbred Season will feature 19 stakes, including three Grade 3 races, worth more than $2.1...
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LAUREL, MD (NTRA) — History was made at Laurel Park Wednesday afternoon when Scott Lake became the sixth trainer in North American history to win 5,000 races when Communicator ($3.40) wired the field in the opener.
Only Dale Baird (9,445), Jack Van Berg (6,405), King Leatherbury (6,313), Jerry Hollendorfer (5,830) and Steve Asmussen (5,684) have...
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NEW YORK, (NTRA) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) today announced the appointment of Jerry Crawford to the Board of Directors for the NTRA’s federal Political Action Committee, Horse PAC.
Crawford, 61, is a partner of the Crawford, Quilty & Mauro law firm based in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm practices primarily in the...
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NEW YORK, (NTRA) – Voting is underway at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Web site, www.ntra.com, for the 12th annual “NTRA Moment of the Year.” Voters can choose from among 12 images, drawn from the year’s events. The winning Moment will be recognized on January 17, 2011 at the Eclipse Awards ceremony in...
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SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK PLANS FOR 2011 THOROUGHBRED MEET MOVE FORWARD, By David Hooper, Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association
AUSTIN, (TTA) – Sam Houston Race Park opened in 1994 with purses averaging $150,000 per day and has never paid a higher average until 2011. The condition book for all 27 days of the 2011 Thoroughbred meet...
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LEXINGTON, (TOBA) – The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association today presented its listing of U.S. Graded Stakes for 2011, the results of its annual grading session conducted December 1 in Lexington.
The Committee reviewed 689 unrestricted U.S. stakes races with a purse of at least $75,000, and assigned graded...
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Emotional Farewell to Popular Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That
Bird Caps Churchill Downs’ 2010 Fall Meet
LOUISVILLE, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The curtain dropped
on the Churchill Downs’ (Nasdaq:CHDN) Fall Meet on Sunday, Nov. 28,
with a farewell salute to 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird,
who is heading home to New Mexico after retiring from...
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LEXINGTON, (NTRA) - The National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s (NTRA) Website, NTRA.com, will present a special edition of its NTRA Live! Webcast series this Saturday, October 30 at 12:00 noon (ET) when ESPN/ABC analyst and NFL Network host Randy Moss hosts an in-depth preview of all 14 Breeders’ Cup World Championships races to be...
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