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• The 2007 Belmont Stakes Continues an American Tradition

  The 139th running of the Belmont Stakes, scheduled for June 9, 2007 at historic Belmont Park in Elmont, NY, perpetuates an American tradition that stretches back nearly to Civil War times. It ...

• Wagering Action Plan

  Standardbred Canada have been looking for ways to develop and enhance the harness racing industry in Canada, which led them to creating committees dedicated to researching various sectors of the ...

• Jockey Gary Stevens Continues Winning Streak

  Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens added five victories to his already impressive string of achievements this past weekend at Santa Anita. He started off on Saturday riding All for Us to victory ...

• Tough Crowd at Emerald Downs Auction

  Auctioneers faced a very tough crowd on Tuesday, 2 September 2008, at the Morris J. Alhadeff Sales Pavilion, Emerald Downs, during the annual summer yearling sale hosted by the Washington ...

• Rachel Alexandra heads for Haskell

  Jess Jackson has always been known as an owner that is very particular in regard to the races he chooses for his horses. Monmouth Park has been waiting anxiously to hear if the magnificent ...

• Record Sale of Auckland Reactor

  Everyone in the harness racing community of New Zealand would agree that Auckland Reactor is probably the best three year old pacer that the country has seen in while. Sired by the legendary ...

• Research into Fracture Prevention Advances

  Horses are not much different to human athletes when it comes to exertion on their bodies and continuous strain on their bone structures. This makes the legs of horses the most vulnerable part ...

• Giant Oaks Gains a Victory

  Not only is the Clark Handicap a notable Grade II thoroughbred racing event on the racing calendar but it is also a part of the history of the Churchill Downs Racecourse, as it was first run in ...

• Top Pick for Easter Weekend Horse Racing

  The $1 million Arkansas Derby is scheduled for just before 5 pm, Central time on Saturday April 15 2006. The event will be broadcast live on Television, and more than 50 thousand people are ...

• 5000th Win for Desormeaux

  Sunday, the 27th of July 2008, was a special race day for Kent Desormeaux, as he waited in the starting gates for the seventh race of the day at the

• Asmussen Sets Winning Record

  It can be said that Steve Asmussen was born to train horses, and prepared from a young age for the challenges of the horse racing industry. His experience and lifelong history with horses has ...

• High Expectations for Medermit

  A great racehorse, foaled in April 1957 and passed away in May 1970, will be remembered as one of the most magnificent steeplechase horses of our life time. Arkle, who was owned by the Duchess ...