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• Samantha Miss Focuses on Victoria Oaks

  The Melbourne Cup Carnival, or Spring Festival, is being hosted by Flemington Racecourse this year, and one of the most popular races featured during this time, is the Victoria Oaks. It takes ...

• KY Racing gets $6million Boost

  Kentucky has always been seen as the home of thoroughbred horse racing, with tracks such as Churchill Downs being opened in 1875 and Lexington in 1789. It has a proud and distinguished history ...

• Retirement Upset in Ireland

  The horse racing community in Ireland has just been trying to recover from the news that purses will be cut for the coming 2009 racing season, which has also led to the renovations at Curragh ...

• New York Sire Stakes Annual Awards Banquet

  The New York Sire Stakes was established in the year 1965 and was the first program in North America to promote and support quality standardbred horse breeding. Many other programs followed ...

• 2010 Whitney Handicap Invitational

  On Saturday, 7 August 2010, six talented horses will enter the starting gates of the Whitney Handicap Invitational, which is set to be a showdown to remember. With posts drawn and contenders ...

• Nebraska Tracks May Take On Historical Racing

  The introduction of historical racing at Nebraska's thoroughbred race tracks took a step closer to becoming a reality yesterday - following eight hours of debate, stretched over four days. ...

• Secretariat – The Movie

  Secretariat, sired by Bold Ruler out of the dam Somethingroyal, was foaled in the year 1970 and became one of the most legendary horses in the history of horse racing. His is the story of love, ...

• Secretariat “Vox Populi” Award Finalists Announced

  When the announcement of the finalists for the Secretariat "Vox Populi" Award was made recently, the response from horse racing fans was almost immediate...

• Horse Racing Track Dixon California – Horse Racing

  Horse racing lovers will always welcome news of another venue under construction, so confirmation that Magna Entertainment Corporation will soon have a new race track operational at Dixon in ...

• The Irish National Hunt Festival

  One of the biggest racing events of the horse racing season at Punchtown Racecourse is swinging into action this week, namely the Irish National Hunt Festival. This historic and anticipated ...

• Team Nicholls for Cheltenham

  Since 1924, horses aged five years and older have been participating in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, trying to capture this prestigious title. It is one of the most challenging and popular events on ...

• Nobiz Like Showbiz Retires

  The announcement that Nobiz Like Showbiz was going into retirement was a sad moment for everyone who has been involved in his horse racing career. Not only is he a magnificent racehorse, but his ...