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• Weight in the Spotlight for Aintree Grand National

  It is almost that time of year again, when the Aintree Grand National gets underway in April, and it is known to be one of the most difficult and strenuous steeplechase events in the world. The ...

• Jumps Racing Season Action

  The Haydock Park Racecourse is located in Merseyside, England and is the venue for numerous flat horse racing events, as well as National Hunt racing. They offer spectators great facilities and ...

• Alliance Promotes Value of Horse Racing in New York State

  A video released by the New York Horse Racing and Agriculture Industry Alliance detailing the benefits of horse racing in the Empire State was recently screened at the USTA District 8A annual ...

• Liam’s Dream Wins Cicada Stakes

  Named after a magnificent filly that was voted the champion filly consecutively in 1961, 1962 and 1963, the Cicada Stakes was first run in 1993 and is now an annual event at the Aqueduct ...

• It is Time for the Belmont Stakes

  Everyone has been waiting anxiously for 7 June 2008 and the running of the 140th Belmont Stakes. This year the tension has been felt throughout the racing community, as many hold their breaths ...

• Saratoga Celebrates 150 Years of Racing Action

  Saratoga Race Course is celebrating its 150th anniversary this season, and there is plenty of racing action lined up for horse racing enthusiasts during the forty day meet which starts on Friday ...

• Kentucky Derby 2008 Contenders

  The horse racing fraternity presently has their eyes on one big event – the Kentucky Derby. As contenders take part in racing events leading up to this spectacular affair, punters watch their ...

• Affirmed Handicap 2010

  The Affirmed Handicap was originally run under the name of the Silver Screen Handicap, and saw its name changed in 1993 to honor the magnificent racehorse Affirmed. Affirmed won the Triple Crown ...

• Smiling Tiger Shows Magnificent Talent

  Smiling Tiger is a four year old colt, sired by Hold That Tiger, that is owned by Alan Klein and Philip Lebherz. He is trained by Jeff Bonde and is a horse that seems to now be getting into his ...

• Unveiling of Prix l’Arc de Triomphe Trophy

  On the third and forth of October 2009, the entire horse racing community will have their attention turned to the prestigious Qatar Prix l’Arc de Triomphe weekend, where sixteen thoroughbred ...

• Tension between Hong Kong and Australia over Munce

  Horse racing authorities all over the world usually work together as a united international authority to build healthy relationships with each other and to provide the public with the security ...

• Snow Fairy Takes Hong Kong Cup

  The well known Hong Kong Cup is open to horses that are three-years-old and older, and is one of the most prestigious thoroughbred horse racing events on the calendar. It is a Group 1 event that ...