Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has never won the GIII Ohio Derby at Thistledown, but that might change when the speedy Desert Gate (Omaha Beach) runs on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt owned by the 'Three Amigos'–Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman–has enviable speed out of the gate. If the Baffert trainee can get

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After training racehorses for over 50 years, Robert Young will be a long way from his Bandera, Texas home when he makes his career graded stakes debut. This Saturday at Thistledown, Young will saddle Gentry Farms' Chad Allan (Union Rags) in the GIII Ohio Derby. Second in a trio of most recent starts, Chad Allan

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Following the tragic fire that claimed the lives of 17 horses at Saratoga Casino Hotel on June 16, a New York State Gaming Commission panel will review the circumstances of the fire and all fire prevention and suppression infrastructure at horse barns at the 11 racetracks located in New York State. In an announcement Friday

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Georgie's Warrior (Nashville) became the second winner for his freshman sire (by Speightstown) with this sharp debut score at the Big A. Squeezed at the break, the 8-5 second-choice rushed up on the outside to press in second, gained a narrow advantage on the far turn and proved much the best from there over his

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To accommodate ongoing construction within the grandstand and infield at Belmont Park, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has rolled out an abbreviated schedule for training on both the Tapeta and main track, the organization said via a press release on Friday. Beginning Monday, June 29, and in coordination with construction efforts, the Tapeta

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