LEXINGTON, Ky. – The thumbs up from exercise rider Jimmy Quispe to Godolphin's Michael Banahan as Sovereignty (Into Mischief) was exiting the track said it all. The reigning Horse of the Year is ready for his career finale in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on Saturday. After concluding major preparations with a four-furlong

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Next year's calendar for Kentucky's five-track Thoroughbred circuit won't look much different than this season. But the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation (KHRGC) on Tuesday resolved a dates-application conflict by assigning the Saturday after Labor Day in 2027 to Churchill Downs, with Kentucky Downs likely to be awarded that date in 2028. The Saturday

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John Stewart and Chelsey Stone Stewart arrived at Gulfstream Park a few days before the 2025 Pegasus World Cup in search of a marquee contender for the big day. After watching In Our Time (Not This Time) go through her morning training and giving her a thorough once-over afterward, they decided she was the perfect

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Ricardo Santana, Jr., who had been booked on three mounts in this Saturday's Breeders' Cup races, was arrested late Monday night on charges of domestic violence, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). He was charged with strangulation in the first degree and assault in the fourth degree. According to the Louisville Courier Journal,

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 'Summer of Manny Franco' may have come to an end, but the year of Manny Franco continues. Currently atop the jockey standings at the inaugural meeting at the new Belmont Park following a record-setting summer at Saratoga, the 31-year-old native of Puerto Rico heads to the Breeders' Cup with mounts in

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