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NYRA temporarily suspends CAW restrictions

New restrictions on betting by computer-assisted wagering programs put in place on Thursday by the New York Racing Association were suspended on Friday, NYRA announced just before the day’s card was ...
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January handle drops 6.1% after rash of weather-related cancellations

Widespread winter-related cancellations at tracks throughout the Midwest and Northeast led to a 13.6 percent decline in the number of races at Thoroughbred tracks and a 6.1 percent drop in handle in ...
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Jockey Geroux to leave Fair Grounds, move to Santa Anita

Veteran jockey Florent Geroux is moving to California.
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Magnitude ill, will not run in Saudi Cup

The 4-year-old colt Magnitude won’t travel for the February 14 Saudi Cup after contracting an illness. Trainer Steve Asmussen said Sunday morning that Magnitude had spiked a fever and would not ship ...
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Big Game 2026 Betting Picks & Score Forecasts: What Experts Expect

With Big Game 2026 on the horizon, analysts have turned their attention to the championship matchup between Seattle and New England. As betting markets mature and data becomes clearer, expert ...
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Liberty National could be value in Southwest off troubled trip last out

Liberty National might be the value play of the Grade 3, $1 million Southwest Stakes on Friday at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. He's listed at 10-1 on the morning line for the Kentucky Derby ...
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Paco Lopez suspended six months for whip violations

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has suspended jockey Paco Lopez for six months after ruling that Lopez violated the terms of his conditional reinstatement when he was recently penalized ...
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Take Charge Milady to be bred to Mystik Dan before return to training

Mystik Dan, who won the Southwest Stakes in 2024 before going on to capture the Kentucky Derby, enters stud this year and will have the support of mares owned by his trainer, Kenny McPeek, and some of ...
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Up-and-coming Super Cruise earns stakes try in General MacArthur

The developing Super Cruise will take on a sharp First Division in the $135,000 General MacArthur on the Southwest Stakes undercard Friday at Oaklawn Park. The race is one of two overnight stakes on a ...
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Rispoli to have second surgery; no timeline for return yet

Jockey Umberto Rispoli is scheduled to undergo a second ankle surgery in less than a week at a South Florida hospital on Friday to stabilize an injury sustained when he was unseated in a turf sprint ...
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Tens of thousands of new H-2B visas authorized, easing pressure on backstretches

The Department of Labor has authorized the release of nearly 65,000 new H-2B visas, which allow foreigners to work on a temporary basis in the U.S. in specific sectors of the economy, including ...