Godolphin homebred Pacific Avenue (Dubawi {Ire}) sustained an injury to his right foreleg on Wednesday morning during routine exercise for trainer Charlie Appleby at Saratoga Race Course and has been scratched from Saturday's GI Saratoga Derby, according to a press release on Wednesday from the track. “Yes, it's a shame from this morning,” Appleby said.

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Living up to her 8-5 odds, Maria Louise (f, 3, Gun Runner–Stopchargingmaria, by Tale of the Cat) came from just off the pace to graduate in her belated career opener at the Spa on Wednesday afternoon. Maria Louise settled right behind 10-1 chance Empress New Groove (Seeking the Soul) through opening splits of :23.56 and

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Franklin Gregory 'Goree' Smith, whose South Carolina-based Elloree Training Center became a nationally recognized Thoroughbred training facility, passed away on Aug. 1. He was weeks shy of his 83rd birthday. According to an obituary posted on the website of the Dukes Harley Funeral Home, Smith was born Aug. 14, 1943 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and

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The 2027 Preakness Stakes will be run 22 days after the Kentucky Derby, Sunday, May 23, with the Black Eyed Susan being held Saturday, May 22, said Maryland Governor Wes Moore in a press conference Wednesday afternoon where he extolled the virtues of the Triple Crown and the importance of the Preakness as its middle

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Overlooked in the focus on Churchill Downs Inc.'s (CDI) announcement with the New York Racing Association (NYRA) of their Thoroughbred Championship Series for 3 year-olds  was a statement made by CDI CEO Bill Carstanjen during the company's July 30 conference call with investors: “We will retain our Fair Grounds-related properties in Louisiana because of their

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