Chris Gracie is as much a product of the Mid-Atlantic as the Liberty Bell and the blue crabs lining Chesapeake Bay. “I grew up in these regional markets. I grew up in Pennsylvania, I grew up in Maryland,” said Gracie–breeder, seller, bloodstock agent, former jockey, you name it–who, under his Gracie Bloodstock LLC banner, now

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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Among this week's rulings, the HISA Authority has issued trainer

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Champion filly Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) will run against the males in the GI Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, DJ Stable's General Manager Jon Green announced on his Rail Talk podcast Sunday morning. She is coming off an explosive victory in the GI Ogden Phipps Stakes, which she won by 12 3/4 lengths. “First and foremost, with

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Fresh off her stint on the official presenting team at Royal Ascot, Michelle Yu joined this week's TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland as the Gainesway Guest of the Week to share why the historic meet belongs at the top of every racing fan's bucket list. For Yu, the absolute peak of the week was

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The GI Stephen Foster Stakes which is scheduled for Saturday, June 27 at Churchill Downs will have a pair of defections and leave the race with a field of five after C2 Racing's Mark Cornett said that Forged Steel (Vekoma) and Navajo Warrior (Candy Ride {Arg}) would both scratch. The news was first reported by

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