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• Zarkava – The Magnificent Filly

  The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was inaugurated in 1920. Longchamp Racecourse, located in Paris, has been hosting horse racing events since 1857 and is therefore the fitting venue for such a ...

• Santa Anita Park Ready for Action

  The new Pro-Ride synthetic surface at Santa Anita Park is now two weeks old and it has been undergoing rigorous testing. Racing events at the track started yesterday and there is a spectacular ...

• Horse Racing Montana – Bad News for Horse Racing

  The financial monopoly of Mather and Company has driven a nail in to Flathead Horse Racing. The County Board, after much controversy, has unanimously voted to drop all 2006 horse racing events ...

• Horse Racing in Jamaica: Past and Present

  Horse racing is probably one of the oldest sports in the world today. It is known that as far back as 4 500 BC tribesmen were racing their horses on a less official basis than exists today. In ...

• Lear Jetta Catches the Public Eye

  Most people wait their whole lives to find the right horse and never get the opportunity to own that illusive winner. Jim McAuliffe, at the age of ninety-one, is one of the lucky owners who ...

• Earlie Fires Retires

  Sunday, the 21st of September 2008, was a very sad day for Arlington Park Racecourse as it said good-bye to one of its long standing jockeys. After forty-four years on the racecourse and at the ...

• Japan Cup Produces New Hero

  The first Japan Cup was run in 1981 and has grown to be one of the most prestigious horse racing events in Japan. Run at the Tokyo Racecourse, over a distance of two thousand four hundred ...

• And the Winner is… Harlem Rocker!

  On Sunday 13 July 2008, a field of seven horses got ready for the running of the $500 000 Prince of Wales Stakes. Known as the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, many spectators were ...

• Kelly Leak Disappointment in the Best Pal Stakes

  The $150 000 Best Pal Stakes, held at Del Mar, was set to be a thrilling horse racing event for two year olds, as the lineup of contenders included some of the best horses available. No-one ...

• Future of Toe Grabs Cut Short

  The main function of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit is to investigate pressing issues within the horse racing industry and to do the necessary research to provide solutions and ...

• Big Brown Heading for Monmouth

  On the 3rd of August 2008, Big Brown made his return to horse racing at the $1 million Haskell Invitational, after finishing in last position at the Belmont Stakes. He won the Haskell in a ...

• Trip Handicapping

  Trip handicapping is a specialized form of trying to pick the potential winner from the past performances. The race review is typically done on each contestant in an upcoming race with most of ...