Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Churchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deathsJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and e...
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Jim O'Donnell: Carstanjen, Baffert going longer on Kentucky Derby battle of willsJul 09, 2023 5:30 am - THE IMPERIAL ATTITUDE CONTINUES to ooze out of the money-gulping halls of the burgoo kings at Churchill Downs Inc. The decision of Bunker Bill Carstanjen to extend the b...
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Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert's ban through 2024Jul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky De...
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Jim O'Donnell: A moment for forever — 50 years since Secretariat raced at Arlington ParkJun 25, 2023 5:30 am - IMAGINE TAYLOR SWIFT, DRAKE AND BEYONCE suddenly combining summer tours for a one-off at a Chicago-area sports venue in two weeks. That pop cultural energy might equal w...
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Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win the raceJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in it...
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Churchill Downs to cease racing as it investigates 12 horse deathsJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - Churchill Downs will suspend racing operations on Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park in order to conduct a "top-to-bottom" review of safet...
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Churchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deathsJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance i...
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Race horse's death hours before Preakness extends sport's woes seen at Churchill DownsMay 20, 2023 1:00 am - BALTIMORE - Death darkened the site of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, much as it had the site of the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago: A horse was euthanized after gettin...
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Baffert back from ban, wins Preakness with National Treasure after another horse euthanizedMay 20, 2023 1:00 am - BALTIMORE - Bob Baffert choked back tears and his voice cracked while he tried to juggle the conflicting feelings of seeing one of his horses win the Preakness Stakes ho...
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O'Donnell: Arlington Park fans can take some comfort in so-so TV ratings of the '23 Kentucky DerbyMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - TO THE REMAINING FANS of racing at Arlington Park, there could have been a dandy fantasy daily double on Kentucky Derby Day last weekend. First leg, Larry Rivelli's Chic...