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7/2/09 Last updated: 7/1/09 3:13 PM CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTEBOOK JULY 2, 2009 by Frank Cotolo On June 26, another Friday night program ensued at Churchill presenting 11 races and […]

7/2/09 Last updated: 7/1/09 1:56 PM The Jockey Club announced that it has enhanced its free Tattoo Identification Services by adding access to its markings database to the tattoo research module. […]

7/2/09 Last updated: 7/2/09 1:51 PM Presious Passion has stamped himself as one of the gamest horses around (Bill Denver/Equi-Photo) Defending champion PRESIOUS […]

7/2/09 Last updated: 7/1/09 7:36 PM GABBY’S GOLDEN GAL (Medaglia d’Oro) was a dominant 13-length winner of the Sunland Park Oaks earlier in the season, but ran into a buzzsaw named Rachel […]

7/1/09 Last updated: 6/30/09 3:20 PM Jockey Shane Sellers, who announced his retirement 4 1/2 years ago due to a severe knee injury, will return to the saddle on Thursday night at […]

7/1/09 Last updated: 6/30/09 5:08 PM BACKTALK (Smarty Jones), a smashing 2 3/4-length debut winner over maiden special weight rivals on June 11, will make his stakes debut in Friday’s $100,000 […]

7/1/09 Last updated: 6/30/09 3:00 PM The National Museum of Racing’s new exhibit, Preserving our Past, is open in the von Stade Gallery. Featuring several paintings and trophies from the permanent […]

7/1/09 Last updated: 6/30/09 2:26 PM Louis Romanet, chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), will discuss the importance of and need for international harmonization of medication policies when […]

7/1/09 Last updated: 6/30/09 5:21 PM SEA THE STARS (Cape Cross [Ire]), the first horse to complete the Two Thousand Guineas(Eng-G1)/Epsom Derby (Eng-G1) double since Nashwan in 1989, will not bid […]

7/1/09 Last updated: 6/30/09 6:03 PM FILLY & MARE TURF DIARY JULY 1, 2009 by Kellie Reilly In this edition, we’ll review all of the major stakes action since Memorial […]