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#US RACING: MEDINA SPIRIT 9-5 FAVOURITE FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY
In what was supposed to be Life Is Good’s grand send-off to Churchill Downs before he got hurt, Saturday’s Grade 1, US$750,000 Santa Anita Derby instead will

#AUSTRALIA RACING: Top Sydney racing figure admits role in cocaine ring
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - One of Australia's most high-profile racehorse owners pleaded guilty on Monday to his role in a cocaine smuggling ring operating through

#US RACING: Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 3-5 Blue Grass favourite
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 3-5 morning line favourite and will start from the No. 4 post for the US$800,000 Blue

KNOWN AGENDA TAKES FLORIDA DERBY – WATCH VIDEO REPLAY
Only one Kentucky Derby in the 21st century has been run without a horse trained by Todd Pletcher. There will not be a second in

Mystic Guide wins Dubai World Cup
A 4-year-old Ghostzapper colt bred and owned by Godolphin, trained by Mike Stidham and ridden by Luis Saez, the favourite Mystic Guide (8-5) rated

#US RACING: Laurel Park suspends racing – Herpes virus
Maryland Jockey Club was informed (Thursday) evening by Maryland State Veterinarian Dr. Michael Odian, that a horse at Pimlico has tested positive for the Equine

#US RACING: GREATEST HONOUR THE FAVOURITE FOR SATURDAY'S FLORIDA DERBY
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Greatest Honour has been installed as the 6-5 morning-line favourite for Saturday's Florida Derby, a race that may set him

DUBAI DEPUTY RULER, FAMED HORSEMAN SHEIKH HAMDAN DIES AT 75
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the deputy ruler of Dubai and an internationally renowned horseman, has died, his

#US RACING: Preakness to welcome 10,000 fans for 2021 event
A socially distant crowd limited to 10,000 will be welcomed by 1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club for the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 15

AN EARLY LOOK AT THE DUBAI WORLD CUP
Mystic Guide (USA) - Godolphin’s Mike Stidham-trained Mystic Guide had an easy day at Meydan, jogging one circuit of the dirt track clockwise with a

California threatens to take 50% of jockeys' pay for misusing crops
Nearly six months after the state enacted the most stringent riding-crop rules in the U.S., the California Horse Racing Board is set to discuss and
