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#US RACING: Horse racing has more questions than answers post-Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — After a week dominated by the failed drug test of trainer Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit, horse racing enjoyed a rare

#CANADA RACING: Woodbine gets gov’t clearance to resume racing
Woodbine Racetrack in Canada has set a date of no later than June 18 to start its delayed Thoroughbred racing season after being cleared to

#US RACING: New York State Gaming Racing Commission crackdown on clenbuterol
Medication is a hot topic in racing these days, and three trainers said they welcomed a vote by the New York State Gaming Commission on

#UK RACING: Battaash and Glass Slippers on course to run at Royal Ascot
Battaash is on course to defend his King’s Stand Stakes crown at Royal Ascot after showing his well-being following an injury setback sustained over the

UK RACING: 4,000 spectators per day planned for Royal Ascot meet
Ascot is preparing for a maximum attendance of just 4,000 people for each of the Royal meeting’s five days next month. It is still possible

#US RACING: Essential Quality the early favourite for Belmont
Even though he is not yet confirmed to be entered, beaten Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality carries the shortest odds at one foreign bookmaker that

#UK RACING: Watch Joe Mercer win the 2000 Guineas on Brigadier Gerard

#UK RACING: Former champion jockey Joe Mercer is dead
Legendary jockey Joe Mercer has died at the age of 86. He rode 2,810 winners in 36 seasons in Britain and won eight British Classics,

#US RACING: New York officials temporarily suspends Bob Baffert
The New York Racing Association Inc. announced the temporary suspension of Bob Baffert from entering horses in races and occupying stall space at Belmont Park,

#US RACING: New York officials suspends trainer Linda Rice for 3 years
The New York State Gaming Commission voted 5-0 to fine trainer Linda Rice US$50,000 and revoke her license for at least three years because of

#FRENCH RACING: Coeursamba a 66-1 shock in 1000 Guineas - watch replay
Coeursamba denied Mother Earth a Classic double with a shock victory in the Emirates Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at ParisLongchamp. Having swooped to victory in the 1000 Guineas

# FRENCH RACING: Aidan O'Brien 's St Mark’s Basilica swoops to Classic glory - watch replay
St Mark’s Basilica provided Aidan O’Brien with his fifth victory in the Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains at ParisLongchamp. It is 19 years since the