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Sweetwater Downs Thoroughbred Derby

Travers Stakes (G1) favorite Forte was a no-show in Saratoga's biggest race and owner Mike Repole was trying to figure out why that happened.

Dr. Scott Palmer said he was concerned by the latest equine fatality in a grade 1 stakes at Saratoga and said a study is underway to examine the causes of eight racing deaths at the meet. HISA and NYRA officials…

The game and consistent Anarchist tried seven furlongs for the first time in over a year in the Pat O'Brien Stakes (G2) at Del Mar and won by three-quarters of a length.

Eleven years after Holiday Soiree finished second in the 2012 renewal of the Charles Town Oaks, her daughter Vahva stormed down the lane to a 1 1/4-length victory in the 2023 edition.

Skippylongstocking, who captured the $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) last year at Mountaineer Park in Chester, added West Virginia's richest race the evening of Aug. 25 in winning the $1 million Charles Town Classic Stakes.

Picking a winner is nothing unusual for Darwin Vizcaya, the New York Racing Association's Spanish-language handicapper and content provider.

HIWU has posted updated banned substance findings on its website, with trainers Hector Palma and Randy Preston facing alleged violations for their horses initially testing positive for methamphetamine.

A total of 113 horses have been entered for New York Showcase Day Aug. 27 at Saratoga Race Course for an 11-race card devoted to horses bred in the Empire State boasting six stakes worth a combined $1.25 million.