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#US RACING: Watch Hot Rod Charlie win the Penn Derby
After a string of near misses at the Grade 1 level, Hot Rod Charlie finally broke through at the sport's highest level when prevailing as the favourite

#UK RACING: Jockey Rachel Blackmore set to return in two weeks
Rachael Blackmore is planning on being back in the saddle within the next fortnight. Blackmore, who won the Champion Hurdle on Honeysuckle and the Grand

#US RACING: Bob Baffert not starting Medina Spirit in Penn Derby – bad draw
Saturday’s Grade 1, US$1 million Pennsylvania Derby took a hit Tuesday when Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert announced that Medina Spirit, the 2-1 morning-line favourite, will not

#US RACING: Trainer Bob Baffert Breeders’ Cup participation under review
Embattled trainer Bob Baffert’s status for participation at this year’s Breeders’ Cup is being reviewed by the organization in the wake of his two-year suspension

#US RACING: Jockey Tomas Meija banned 10 years for using 'buzzer' at Monmouth
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Jockey Tomas Mejia has been banned 10 years for using an electronic device to win a race at Monmouth Park earlier

#US RACING: Justify colt sells for US$1.55 million at Keeneland Sale
Hip 580, a yearling colt by 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify , sold for US$1.55 million to Talla Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds Sept. 15 during

#AUSTRALIAN RACING: Racing Victoria to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for workers
Racing Victoria will require its staff and participants, including trainers and jockeys, to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of entry to its workplaces

#US RACING: Curlin colt sells for US1.3 m at Keeneland Sale
Coolmore's M.V. Magnier struck September 14 for a son of Curlin consigned as Hip 333 to the second day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, spending $1.3 million

#US RACING: American Pharoah filly sells for US$1.4 million at Keeneland Sale
An American Pharoah filly from the red-hot family of recent Spinaway Stakes (G1) winner Echo Zulu brought US$1.4 million during the Sept. 13 opening session of the Keeneland September

#US RACING: Into Mischief colt goes for US$1.35 million at Keeneland Sale
A US$1.35 million Into Mischief colt topped a trio of purchases by Ron Winchell of Winchell Thoroughbreds at the Sept. 13 opening session of the Keeneland

#US RACING: Scott Mangini sentenced to 18 months for sale, distribution of drugs to trainers
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 - Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant Scott Mangini was sentenced Friday