GRAND PRAIRIE, TX (Lone Star Park) – Jockey Luis Quinonez guided both Boca Bay and Im a Bear to victories in their respective $75,000 divisions of the Texas Stallion Stakes for three-year-olds Saturday at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.
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DES MOINES, (NTRA) — Jerry Crawford, managing partner of Donegal Racing, announced today that Dullahan, the two-time Grade I winner and third place finisher in this year’s Kentucky Derby, will race next in the Belm ont Stakes
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“Dale Romans loves the way Dullahan came out of the Kentucky Derby...
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NEW YORK (ASPCA) — The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has applauded Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman for taking legal action against the board of directors of Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), following an investigation into TRF’s failure to provide proper and basic care for the 1,100 horses in...
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By David Hooper, CEO, Texas Thoroughbred Association
AUSTIN, (TTA) – Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. issued a press release this morning to announce that a wholly owned subsidiary has entered into agreements to acquire a 75.5% majority interest in Retama Partners Ltd. (RPL), the owner of the racing license for Retama Park. The announcement ended months of...
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Equestrian Networking Reception Scheduled for April 27 at Keeneland
LEXINGTON, (NTRA) – A Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) networking reception designed to enhance the lines of communication between Thoroughbred racing and competitive equestrian sports will be held April 27 at Keeneland Race Course.
The reception, hosted by the United States Equestrian Federation, American Association of Equine Practitioners,...
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By David Hooper, CEO, Texas Thoroughbred Association
AUSTIN, (TTA) – A competitive field of seven older Texas-bred sprinters are primed to get the 2012 Lone Star Park Thoroughbred meet off to a fast start at 6:35pm on Thursday night as the $50,000 Premiere Stakes kicks off the 53-day season in its traditional spot as the...
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HRRN RETURNS TO SANTA ANITA THIS WEEKEND
Two-hour broadcast will include Keeneland’s Grade 1 Ashland
ARCADIA, CA (Equibase) – Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY, announced Wednesday they will broadcast live from Santa Anita Park this Saturday, with coverage of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. HRRN’s...
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New Owner Profile Pages Introduced on equibase.com
LEXINGTON, (Equibase) – Equibase Company LLC has introduced Owner Profile pages in the Stats Central section on equibase.com. These pages consolidate and present in one convenient location the most current racing statistics for individual owners, owners who race in partnerships and stables, syndicates and other racing entities.
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AUSTIN, (Texas Thoroughbred Association) – Today’s San Antonio Express News, in an article written by Patrick Danner, reported that Retama Park officials are close to completing a deal with an as yet unnamed publicly traded gaming company to fund the Selma track’s losses for the next six years and repay millions in track...
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Top Sire, 31, Euthanized at Old Friends
GEORGETOWN, KY—MARCH 16, 2012— Fortunate Prospect, a top sprinter and broodmare sire, was euthanized due to complications of old age on March 15 at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, KY. The son of Northern Prospect out of the Lucky Debonair mare Fortunate Bid was 31.
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