by Jessica Martini & Stefanie Grimm LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland January of All Ages Sale produced its third $700,000 mare when Love to Shop (Violence), consigned by Claiborne Farm, brought that co-sale topping bid from Pin Oak Stud Tuesday. During the second session of the three-day auction, 242 horses sold for $10,854,300. The average

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The Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) subsidiary that operates the advance-deposit wagering (ADW) platform TwinSpires sued the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) in federal court Jan. 12, alleging that the state's requirement that ADW providers be linked to a licensed racetrack and live race meeting is “unlawful.” The state's track-partnership requirement currently can't be fulfilled by

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Members of The Race for Education (RFE) elected Kevin O'Keeffe as Board Chairman and Bill Casner as Vice-Chairman at the organization's recent board meeting. The board also includes original members Gay Bredin and David Ingordo, as well as new board member Pete Aiello, one of the RFE's first scholarship recipients and the current announcer at

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Last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) worked four furlongs in :50.60 (40/53) for trainer Chad Brown at Payson Park Jan. 12, his second workout of the year. He is being aimed at the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup Feb. 22, according to a report in Daily Racing

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Oaklawn Park, like much of the country impacted by recent winter weather, will add Thursday, Jan. 30 to the current racing calendar in an effort to recoup lost days of live racing. In a release from the track, officials at Oaklawn said the added day was in collaboration with the HBPA and additional days may

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