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US RACING: Belmont Park backstretch worker succumbs to COVID-19
Racing has been suspended in New York since Aqueduct was shut down on March 19 following the first positive test of a backstretch worker. Last

US RACING: New York Racing Association delays track opening, but Saratoga's meet on for now
The New York Racing Association has delayed the opening of the Oklahoma Training Track and stabling area at Saratoga Race Course because of the coronavirus

US RACING: After testing positive for COVID-19 – jockey Javier Castellano could return on May 1
Jockey Javier Castellano plans on returning to race riding on May 1 at Oaklawn Park, 37 days after testing positive for coronavirus, per a report

US RACING: Jockey Tyler Gaffalione continues good form at Gulfstream Park in Florida
Tyler Gaffalione continued his hot start for the spring/summer meet at Gulfstream Park on Sunday last by riding three winners, giving the 25-year-old rising star

US RACING: Massive dip in horse racing wagering in United States
Perhaps the most surprising number in the Thoroughbred Racing Economic Indicators, released April 3 by Equibase, is that pari-mutuel handle is down only one per

AUSTRALIA RACING - ‘It’s quite eerie’: horses race on in Australia, Asia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Punters in the UK had to make do with a Virtual Grand National last weekend, but in Australia and Asia they

UK RACING: Virtual Grand National raises spirits and real cash for National Health Service
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Former Wales rugby star Jonathan Davies wanted one small matter cleared up as part-owner of the big race-winner Potters Corner

The horse that changed the world – Secretariat at 50
Like dogwoods in bloom, Secretariat arrived on the penultimate day of March in 1970. We would not know it for a few years, but America

Bajan trainer Saffie Joseph Jr notches 38th win of Gulfstream Park season
HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, (CMC) — Favourite Miz Chaplin produced a front-running win on Friday’s (March 27) 11-race card at Gulfstream Park to hand Barbadian trainer

Santa Anita Park ceases racing on Health Department mandate
Shortly before post time Friday at Santa Anita Park, the Arcadia, Calif., track issued the following statement indicating racing is off, but with no specified

US RACING: Javier Castellano tests positive for COVID-19
In the first diagnosis made public for a big-name American jockey, Hall of Famer Javier Castellano has tested positive for COVID-19, his agent announced Thursday.

HONG KONG RACING: Golden Sixty triumphs in Derby
Golden Sixty and Vincent Ho announced themselves as one of world racing’s most influential new power couples with a stunning success in the BMW Hong