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Maryland Board Approves Laurel Park Purchase For State Training Centre
Maryland officials have approved the state purchase of Laurel Park, clearing the way for the racecourse to become a year-round Thoroughbred training centre.
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Javier Castellano Saratoga Fall Update Follows Wild Applause Stakes Pile-Up
Javier Castellano will miss Saratoga’s opening weekend after a four-horse fall in the Wild Applause Stakes, with all horses reported OK after the incident.
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Lost Boys Goodwood Target Set As Wathnan Racing Takes Steady Route
Lost Boys is being aimed at the Coral Kincsem Heritage Handicap at Goodwood after Wathnan Racing opted for a measured next step.
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Sallaal Gala Stakes Win Puts Roger Varian On Rose Of Lancaster Path
Roger Varian is set to take a patient route with Sallaal after his Sandown Gala Stakes win, with Haydock’s Rose of Lancaster Stakes under consideration.
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Lincoln Jopp Kempton Park Claim Disputed By Barratt Redrow
Barratt Redrow has denied that a Kempton Park planning application will be submitted this year after a claim attributed to Spelthorne MP Lincoln Jopp.
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Monmouth Park Cancels July 3 Racing As Excessive Heat Hits New Jersey
Monmouth Park has cancelled its Friday, July 3 live racing card because of excessive heat, while keeping the track open for simulcasting.
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Howard Wolfendale Dies Aged 69 As Maryland Racing Pays Tribute
Longtime Maryland trainer Howard Wolfendale has died aged 69 after complications from a stroke, prompting tributes across the Mid-Atlantic racing circuit.
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NYRA Says Saratoga Opening Weekend Will Go Ahead Despite Heat Warning
NYRA expects Saratoga’s opening weekend to proceed as scheduled despite forecast heat, with New York regulators’ heat protocols in focus.
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Christophe Soumillon Ban Cut To Five Days After Royal Ascot Appeal
Christophe Soumillon has had his Royal Ascot suspension reduced from eight days to five after an independent panel reviewed his ride on Puerto Rico.
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Graham Bradley Dies Aged 65 As Cheltenham Gold Cup Tributes Lead Racing Reaction
Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey Graham Bradley has died aged 65, prompting tributes from John Francome and Peter Scudamore after a career topped by Bregawn’s 1983 Gold Cup win.
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Coral-Eclipse Field Set As Constitution River And Hawk Mountain Lead Aidan O’Brien Triple Hand
The Coral-Eclipse field is set, with Aidan O’Brien declaring Constitution River, Hawk Mountain and Flushing Meadows for Sandown while Causeway misses out.
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Aidan O’Brien Coral-Eclipse Team Gets Constitution River Draw Boost
Aidan O’Brien’s Coral-Eclipse team is set after Constitution River, Hawk Mountain and Flushing Meadows were declared for Sandown’s Group One.