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Calif. Stewards Dismiss Complaint About Justify Drug Test
Stewards at Santa Anita have dismissed complaints filed by the California Horse Racing Board involving the post-race drug tests of Triple Crown winner Justify and another horse in 2018, both of whom were trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert.
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Horse Racing Seeking to Implement Variety of Safety Reforms
A movement is underway in horse racing to clean up the sport by enacting uniform safety standards that everyone in the industry would have to abide by.
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How to Make a Black-Eyed Susan
It’s the official cocktail of the Triple Crown’s “middle jewel.”
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Train Like Champion Jockey Victor Espinoza
Victor Espinoza won the elusive Triple Crown of horse racing in 2015. Find out how he stays fit and why, for jockeys, there is no offseason.
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Art Collector Is Biggest Threat to Authentic in Preakness
Art Collector looks like the biggest threat to Kentucky Derby winner Authentic in the Preakness
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Baffert Goes for 8th Preakness Win Without Valued Assistant
Bob Baffert is aiming to win a record-breaking eighth Preakness Stakes with Authentic or Thousand Words
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How to Bet on a Horse Race
Not sure how to bet on a horse race? Here’s some advice for first-time bettors.
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Authentic Set as 9-5 Favorite at Masked Preakness Draw
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is the morning line favorite for the Preakness
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Authentic Wins 146th Kentucky Derby
Authentic upset Belmont Stakes Winner Tiz the Law to win the 146th Kentucky Derby. This year’s derby was postponed from May due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Small Crowd, Big Excitement as Arlington Welcomes Back Spectators
A warm summer day, food and drinks being served, bets being madeand horses racing around the track. After a long wait, it’s all back at Arlington International Racecourse. “Just being able to welcome our fans back – it’s going to bring an energy and enthusiasm and life to the facility we haven’t seen yet this year,” said Arlington President...
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Small Crowd, Big Excitement as Arlington Welcomes Back Spectators
After getting approval Arlington ran nine races in front of about 200 spectators on Thursday. NBC 5’s Mike Berman reports
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From Derby DQ to Doping, a Chaotic Year in Horse Racing
From the first-place finisher being disqualified in last year’s Kentucky Derby to doping, and from lawsuits to a pandemic, it’s been a chaotic year in horse racing
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Kentucky Derby Reverses Course, Will Run Without Fans
The Kentucky Derby will run without fans for the first time
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Arlington Racecourse Resumes Live Racing Thursday Without Spectators
Arlington International Racecourse resumed live horse racing Thursday, but without spectators until further notice. Arlington announced races will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays only with 2 p.m. post times until September 30. Though the racetrack is not welcoming spectators for the time being, Arlington said the policy is subject to change as state officials release guidelines for further…
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After Flurry of Horse Deaths, Racing Regulators to Weigh Suspending Calif. Track's License
State regulators will hold a special meeting Monday to consider pulling the license of Los Alamitos Race Course after a rash of racehorse deaths this year at the Orange County facility. The track was placed on probation by the California Horse Racing Board on July 10 and given 10 days to produce a plan to address the deaths or face…
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With Health and Safety Protocols In Place, Arlington Ready to Start Racing
The coronavirus pandemic delayed the start of the 2020 season for nearly three months, but finally, next Thursday, racing will return to Arlington. NBC 5’s Mike Berman has the story.
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‘It's a Big Relief to be Back:' With Health and Safety Protocols In Place, Arlington Ready to Start Racing
For 23 years, Dee Poulos has trained horses at Arlington International Racecourse, but none of them have been as unique as this year. “It really is kind of mind boggling, because so many years of moving in here in the spring, and then all of a sudden we’re moving in in July, and starting our meet at the end of…
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Trainer Bob Baffert Suspended 15 Days by Arkansas Stewards
Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for 15 days by Oaklawn Park stewards after two of his horses tested positive in Arkansas for a banned substance
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Kentucky Derby, Oaks Will Run With Limitations on Spectators
Churchill Downs says the rescheduled Kentucky Derby and Oaks will run this fall with spectators under strict guidelines to limit crowd density for the race that annually attracts more than 150,000
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Tiz the Law Wins Belmont Stakes in First Race of Triple Crown
Eerily empty grandstands. Masked jockeys. Shuttered betting windows. For Tiz the Law trainer Barclay Tagg, no finer way to round out a career Triple Crown. “I’m not trying to be a jerk about it,” the 82-year-old said. “But I thought the quiet, to me, was very nice.” Everything was strange about this Belmont Stakes, except the winner. Heavily favored...