Among the top trainers on the New York circuit for decades, John Kimmel has announced his retirement. Citing the economic difficulties facing many trainers these days, Kimmel, 71, said he would devote his time to building his business as a bloodstock agent. Kimmel has been doing double duty over the last three or four years,

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With the upcoming HISA vote set to determine the fate of Lasix in the U.S., the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association conducted a survey of its membership seeking input on how the expiration of the Lasix exemption, and the possibility of a complete ban on the drug on race day, could impact their operations and

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In the age of social media, I realize that I'm writing this at my own peril. And I'm probably once again spitting in the wind. However, I feel like someone needs to speak up on a few things concerning our latest self-inflicted crisis regarding our lack of unity and dysfunction as an industry. To say

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Graded stakes winner Scaramouche (Munnings) has been retired through Turning for Home, the on-track retirement program at Parx. Scaramouche, who was purchased for $20,000 at the 2021 OBS June sale, won seven of his 30 starts for trainer Guadalupe Preciado and owner Nicholas Cammarano, Jr. His marquee win came in the 2022 GII Gallant Bob

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Parx Racing has added a pair of Thursday race cards, on Mar. 5 and Mar. 12, to its calendar in an effort to make up days lost to the recent blizzard that impacted the northeast. Beginning Monday, the track will shift to a 12:40 p.m. regular first post.

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