Oaklawn Park has increased the purse and distance of one of the signature races in its 3-year-old series for 2027, with the GII Rebel Stakes to be worth $1.25 million when it is contested over 1 1/8 miles Mar. 13. The race, which offers qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby, had previously been run over

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All but the fastest of this week's fleet fillies appeared on the turf, and while three of the six came from the GI Belmont Oaks, the group was led by a 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' returning to winning ways at Saratoga. 6–FITZ RIGHT, SAR, 7-4, GI Belmont Oaks, 1 1/8mT VIDEO Beyer Speed

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For decades, the Thoroughbred racing industry has operated less like a unified sport and more like a collection of feuding factions. We protect our individual borders, engage in bitter internal disputes, and litigate our differences in the court of public opinion. While we have been busy fighting over our slice of the pie, however, the

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A new team-based Thoroughbred racing league–with planned stops in Santa Anita, Gulfstream Park, and Keeneland–is being launched by Greg Maffei and Danny Epstien and is expected to debut next February, according to a Thursday morning press release. Maffei is the former CEO of Liberty Media, parent company of Formula 1, and he oversaw the motorsport's

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Stephen Ferraro, a California-based trainer from 1970 through 1990, passed away this past Monday at his home in Sierra Madre, California after a lengthy illness. He was 83 years of age. “He liked horse people. He was so good to everybody. If you talk to anybody that ever worked for him, they'll say he was

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