Articles filed under Horse Racing
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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...
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What is horse racing doing to prevent catastrophic injuries?May 08, 2023 1:00 am - The deaths of seven horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. Two of the deaths occurred as the res...
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Jim O'Donnell: Rivelli says that the Preakness is a 'no go' for Two Phil'sMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - PLEASE HOLD ALL Maryland crabcakes. Two days after his Two Phil's took a lead in the stretch of the Kentucky Derby before finishing a game second, trainer Larry Rive...
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Jim O'Donnell: Like Duchossois, will Reinsdorf try and take his playground with him?May 07, 2023 5:30 am - SOMETIME AROUND 1992, retired Arlington Park COO Sheldon Robbins - a brilliant businessman - predicted that if Dick Duchossois could one day take his regal racetrack wit...
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'On life support': How Illinois' horse racing industry is trying to survive after Arlington's closureMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - The entry of Two Phil's into Saturday's Kentucky Derby may have been a bright spot in an otherwise bleak landscape for the Illinois horse racing industry. The 3-year-old...
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Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from raceMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race. Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby, according to Churchi...
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Mage wins 149th Kentucky Derby; Two Phil's comes in secondMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mage won the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Two Phil's trained by North Barrington's Larry Rivelli was second. Mage had only one victory in three ...