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CANADIAN RACING: Woodbine sets June 6 or 13 for restart
Woodbine Entertainment Group has in mind either of two dates in June for resuming Thoroughbred racing, and plans for the meet include postponing the Queen's

US RACING: Horse dies at Santa Anita after workout; 13th since December
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A 13th horse has died at Santa Anita since late December. Tailback, a 4-year-old gelding, broke down after a workout Sunday.

US RACING: Horses are coming back to Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Let the races begin. After several delays because of coronavirus concerns that ended up postponing the Kentucky Derby to Labor Day

UK RACING: Epsom authority backs behind closed doors Derby
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The authority responsible for maintaining Epsom Downs on Tuesday gave its backing to the staging of the Derby and the

FRENCH RACING: Masked jockeys, no hugging but racing is up and running
PARIS, France (AFP) - There were no celebratory hugs and trainers and jockeys wore masks as French racing resumed under the shadow of coronavirus at

FRENCH RACING: Resumption takes place with new realities
French racing faced its new reality on Monday as the sport resumed for the first time since the coronavirus shutdown with action at ParisLongchamp. Strict

UK RACING – Authorities looking for a start on June 1
The British Horseracing Authority have confirmed they are working towards the sport resuming on June 1. That was the earliest date given for the return

FRENCH RACING: Government gives ok to start racing on Monday, May 11
Racing will resume in France as scheduled on Monday despite a last-minute threat to the plan. A report on Friday suggested a late challenge may

US RACING: Racing restarts in California on Thursday (May 14) at Golden Gate Fields
Thoroughbred racing returns to California on Thursday when Golden Gate Fields hosts a nine-race program starting at 3:45 p.m. ET. The card will feature a

US RACING: Races from Gulfstream Park – Sunday, May 10, 2020 - watch all races
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Gulfstream Park in Florida is one of the few race tracks across the world still staging races during the coronavirus pandemic. Watch

US RACING: Bajan Saffie Joseph slips out of lead after single winner at Gulfstream
BEACH, Florida - Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph Jr logged a single winner on Saturday but it was not enough to keep hold of the lead

US RACING: Halladay continues winning ways at Gulfstream
With a wire-to-wire score in Saturday’s (May 9) US$75,000 Sunshine Forever Stakes, the 4-year-old Halladay continued a run of good form at Gulfstream Park. The