He went right to the front and ran them off their feet. Proletariat (Raging Bull {Fr}) proved too good for them Friday, and dominated the Oceanside Handicap on opening day at Del Mar to collect his first stakes victory. Breaking well and immediately establishing command going into the first bend, the Jeff Mullins-trainee posted :22.49,

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Longtime trainer Bernie Flint died Friday morning in Louisville after a lengthy illness, according to an HBPA release. He was 86. Flint's family was by his side when he passed. “It's been a rough few years, but Dad was always a fighter,” son Lance Flint said. “He was even making jokes on his way to

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Leading sire War Front (Danzig–Starry Dreamer, by Rubiano) has been pensioned from stallion duty at the age of 24 at Claiborne Farm, according to a report in Daily Racing Form. Claiborne president Walker Hancock confirmed War Front's pensioning to DRF's Nicole Russo, who reported that “the stallion was breeding well and still physically healthy, but

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The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (ITHA) late Friday afternoon filed a “limited” objection with the federal bankruptcy court that is poised to finalize the $90-million sale of Hawthorne Race Course to a non-racing entity at a scheduled Monday hearing, telling the judge that the deal should include a mandate that builds in protections for the

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – As a racehorse, no one could run with Flightline (Tapit). Let's see if his kids are a chip off the old block. During his career, which lasted six races over two seasons (2021-22), Flightline mauled all who tried him. Six wins by a combined 71 lengths. An 8 1/4-length win in

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