With 10 days of selling down and just two days to go, Keeneland September wrapped up Book 5A Thursday showing no signs of slowing down as the momentum continued from a strong opening week. “There were a bunch of the same people still shopping [Thursday] in Book 5A that you saw at the beginning of

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It's been a decade since a Remington Park-based outfit won the meet's premier stakes, the GIII Oklahoma Derby, and at 15-1 on the morning line, Crupper (Candy Ride {Arg}) will have his work cut out for him Sunday night if he is to accomplish that feat for trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel and owner/breeder Robert

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Double Diamond Farm's First Dude (Stephen Got Even–Run Sarah Run, by Smart Strike) has passed away at the age of 19, according to a release from the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association (FTBOA) Thursday afternoon. The Florida Stallion of the Year in 2017 and 2018, the leading freshman sire in Florida in 2015, and

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Leading Canterbury trainer Jose Silva Jr. faces a maximum lifetime ban and $50,000 fine stemming from actions related to a search of his barn earlier this month. In a notice of violation posted on the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act's (HISA) rulings website on September 11, Silva was charged with allegedly violating five separate rules

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Jockey Relief Alliance, Inc. (JRA), a new and completely independent organization, will provide timely assistance starting around Thanksgiving to active jockeys facing short-term injury or unexpected hardship, according to a press release from the non-profit on Thursday. JRA's mission is to stand beside active jockeys during times of short-term injury or unexpected hardship by providing

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