A longtime figure in Pennsylvania within official horse racing circles, Salvatore DeBunda passed away on July 9, aged 83. DeBunda was past president of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association at Parx Racing, and was a member of the state Horse Racing Commission up until his death. As an owner, DeBunda raced under the Dun Roamin

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The Jockey Club's annual Round Table Conference, which will be held at the Saratoga Springs City Center on Thursday, Aug. 6, will feature new racing league chief Greg Maffei, according to a press release from the organization on Tuesday. Maffei is a veteran sports executive who helped transform F1 into a global entertainment powerhouse during

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A colt by leading third-crop sire Vekoma (hip 135) lit up the tote board at Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton July Selected Yearling Sale, selling to Legion Bloodstock's Kristian Villante for $600,000. “I think he could have stood out [at the Fasig-Tipton] Saratoga Sale, not just July,” Villante said. “He was a big, forward-looking colt, but just had

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With automatic berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic on the line, Further Ado (Gun Runner) was named the morning-line favorite at 2-1 for Saturday's 59th running of the $1-million GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes during Monmouth Park's press conference and post-position draw Tuesday. Drawing post 2 for the Haskell, 'TDN Rising Star, presented by

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Delaware Park has cancelled the live racing card scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, due to the extreme heat watch advisory for the area. Live racing is scheduled to resume Thursday, July 16. The four weather-related cancellations this live racing season have been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16; Wednesday, Sept. 23; Wednesday, Sept. 30; and Wednesday,

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