CROSSINGTHECHANNEL (c, 3, Omaha Beach–In the Navy Now {SW, $253,020}, by Midshipman) proved himself a tough customer last year as a juvenile, finishing second Nov. 8 at Laurel Park behind eventual Turfway Prevue Stakes winner Hometown Bound (Mitole). He resurfaced Dec. 13 at Aqueduct and ran a strong second behind next-out GIII Gotham Stakes hero

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Injured in a spill Thursday at Gulfstream, Irad Ortiz Jr., will not ride through Sunday, reports his agent Steve Rushing. Mike Welsch of the Daily Racing Form was the first to report that Ortiz would be out through the remainder of the weekend. “He's just really body sore,” Rushing told the TDN via text. “He's

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Our existing industry “members,” for lack of a better encompassing term, need to come together and agree on a unifying mission statement. This could happen around The Jockey Club Chairman Everett Dobson's “big table”. Why not a mission statement similar to the Breeders' Cup for our industry, like this: “To provide safe, healthy, fair, and

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The saddle Ron Turcotte used in Secretariat's Triple Crown victory sold for $1.524 million at Christie's auction house on Thursday, March 12. The price was a record amount for a piece of racing memorabilia. The hammer fell at $1.2 million, with the price reaching $1.524 million including the buyer's premium-an additional fee charged by the

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A floor amendment has been added to HB 904–a sweeping piece of legislation seeking to legalize fixed-odds wagering in Kentucky–that is designed to essentially ensure no limit can be imposed on the number of mares bred to a stallion in the state. It requires that the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation select and use

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