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Turcotte at 80: Reflections beyond the big two

July 8, 2021 0

The ninth decade of life typically isn’t one in which the retired expect to be overly active or in the spotlight, but for Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, the next few years figure to be busier than normal. […]

Soothsay overcomes bad break in Indiana Oaks

July 7, 2021 0

Nerves undid Soothsay at the start of $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3) Wednesday night at Indiana Grand, but the three-year-old filly ultimately showed nerves of steel turning in a last-to-first rally to win her second graded […]

Gufo, First Captain prevail as favorites at Belmont

July 5, 2021 0

Odds-on favorites captured both stakes at Belmont Park on Monday’s observed Independence Day holiday, with Gufo kicking off things by getting back in the win column for the first time this year in the $150,000 Grand Couturier S. over 1 1/2 miles on the turf. […]

Crazy Beautiful cruises in Delaware Oaks

July 3, 2021 0

Crazy Beautiful towered over her eight rivals on paper and did so for real in Saturday’s $300,500 Delaware Oaks (G3) at Delaware Park. Favored at 3-10 under Mike Smith, Crazy Beautiful rated comfortably in third […]

Arazi, superstar juvenile of 1991, dead at 32

July 2, 2021 0

Arazi, the France-based colt who scintillated in the 1991 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs in his dirt debut but notably failed to reproduce that form the following spring as an odds-on favorite in […]

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