Columbus, OH

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Saratoga Springs, NY

As much uncertainty as there might be in the 3-year-old male division, there's an even greater amount of certainty about the leader of the 3-year-old filly ranks. Thorpedo Anna took a decisive grip on the division when she captured the Acorn Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course, and the Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner is poised to tighten her hold next week when she returns to the Spa.

Thorpedo Anna Set for Coaching Club American Oaks

This column highlights the performances of maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more likely to go on to be graded stakes winners.

Not This Time Colt Relishes Turf in Ellis Maiden Win

Brooklyn, NY

Louis Albertrani, a retired Thoroughbred trainer who grew up in Brooklyn and was best known for conditioning the 1999 Eclipse Award champion sprinter Artax, died July 13 at his home in Delaware after collapsing from an apparent heart attack. He was 67. Albertrani's passing was confirmed to TDN Monday by...

Louis Albertrani, Trainer of Sprint Champion Artax, Dies at 67

Wyoming State

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Maryland State

The Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority met July 15 to discuss preparations for the 150th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 17, 2025. The Monday meeting was originally scheduled for the end of the month, but was moved up to accommodate a presentation by the Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland, a nonprofit affiliated foundation of the Maryland Sports Commission that incubates, produces events, and delivers leadership through sports in the state of Maryland.

Plans Underway to Celebrate Preakness 150 With Festival

Congrats to Jon Wall (Elite Quick 8) and Jami Russell (6.90 Index) for their wins at the 17th annual Good Vibrations Funny Car Nationals at Keystone Raceway Park yesterday. Scriba & Harris Among PDRA ProStars Winners – SPEED SPORT Speed Sport. Though championship points weren’t on the line, the...

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Ohio State

Ohio, IL

One of the biggest weeks in Sprint Car Racing has arrived. All eyes are on Ohio this week as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars roll into the “Buckeye State” for a trio of prestigious races. First up is the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic...

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: BRAD DOTY CLASSIC, KINGS ROYAL CREATE HUGE WEEK OF SPRINT CAR RACING IN OHIO

Ken Ramsey's Whenigettoheaven dueled with stubborn pacesetter Tidewater the length of the stretch before sticking his neck out at the wire and providing trainer Nolan Ramsey with his first career stakes victory in the $75,000 Ben's Cat at Laurel Park July 14. It was the second straight win for Whenigettoheaven...

Ramsey Trains First Stakes Winner in Ben's Cat

Eustis, FL

Jimmy Cruise, Jr. is now 75. Like many people of that age or older, this scribe most definitely included, he realizes that his best days are behind him. Cruise’s best days were spent pursuing a successful career in harness racing. “I miss it terribly,” he said. “I loved everything...

Jimmy Cruise, Jr. reminisces about his incredible life in harness racing

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Coral Springs, FL

Alex Arango, the owner of Top Pro Motorsports in Coral Springs, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale, is a busy person who wears a lot of hats. Over the course of one week in June, he ran his dealership, which currently sells and provides service for used sport-oriented motorcycles, parts and accessories, traveled with his Top Pro race team to the MotoAmerica races in Minnesota, signed a new title sponsor for the team, raced in the MotoAmerica Superbike class, did trackside support for his Top Pro team, rebuilt a teammate’s BMW motorcycle after he crashed, built two engines for another race team, and started on an engine for an anonymous celebrity. Sounds exhausting? Arango likes what he is doing and wouldn’t change a thing.

Racing Is at the Heart of Top Pro Motorsports

New Jersey State

Darby Development LLC (Darby Development), acting as agent of the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, has signed an agreement establishing NYRA Bets as the Managing Vendor of New Jersey's online and mobile pari-mutuel account wagering system for horse racing, it was announced today. In addition, all account wagering platforms...

NYRA Bets Named Managing Vendor in New Jersey

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Increasing state cigarette taxes has proven to be an effective policy to decrease smoking rates, and it appears that is also true in Kentucky. Nearly 30 percent of Kentucky adults smoked in 2011, two years after the legislature had doubled the cigarette tax to 60 cents a pack. Following a 50-cent increase to $1.10 in 2018, the state’s adult smoking rate fell to 17.4% in 2022, the last year for which a rate is available.

Cigarette tax collections in KY dropped after last two tax increases; smoking rate declining

Yardbarker

 If you watch NASCAR long enough, things will always come full circle. That's the case for both Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs, who both have the chance to earn a special victory on Sunday at Pocono. Gibbs will start on the pole for Sunday's 400 mile race and has the chance to earn his first NASCAR Cup Series victory. The irony? It was Pocono where Gibbs made his first Cup Series start in 2022, filling in for a concussed Kurt Busch. Gibbs finished 16th in his Cup Series debut, but now, in his third trip to the "Tricky Triangle," he has...

Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex Jr. both racing for something special at Pocono

Iowa State

NEWTON, Iowa — Will Power of Team Penske proved why he is one of IndyCar’s all-time best drivers with his victory in Sunday’s Hy-Vee Homefront 250. He started 22nd in the race and advanced all the way through the field until he was running second behind race-leader Alex Palou before the final pit stop with 45 laps to go.

Power Surges In Iowa For First Oval Win Since 2019

North Carolina State

South Boston, VA

For the second time this season two-time NASCAR national champion and six-time South Boston Speedway champion Peyton Sellers has swept a twinbill at South Boston Speedway. Sellers won both races of the twin 65-lap Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division races that headlined Saturday night’s Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event at South Boston Speedway to run his season win total at South Boston Speedway to five on the season.

Peyton Sellers sweeps South Boston Twin 65s

San Jose, CA

Watsonville, CA

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (July 14, 2024) – Bryant Bell of Oakley, Calif. completed the Western Midget Racing weekend sweep on Saturday night at the 14th annual Howard Kaeding Classic, claiming the $1200 to win, 25-lap feature at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway. The sweep of the weekend’s features extends Bell’s championship lead in WMR. It also gives him the lead in the WMR Triple Crown series as well.

BRYANT BELL COMPLETES SWEEP OF WESTERN MIDGET RACING AT KAEDING CLASSIC WITH $1200 SATURDAY WIN

NY Racing Team’s 2024 NASCAR Cup Series return can be summed up in one word: “Struggling.”. The weekend at Pocono Raceway was their fourth appearance of 2024. They picked up Ollie’s Bargain Outlet as a sponsor and brought J.J. Yeley back. NY Racing Team’s No. 44 Chevrolet was the only open entry on the 37-car entry list.

Struggles continue for NY Racing Team and JJ Yeley

East Rutherford, NJ — Legendary Hanover took the lead at the half-mile point of Saturday’s $650,000 Meadowlands Pace and dominated from there, drawing away in the stretch for a stakes-record 1:46.3 victory in the 48th edition of the one-mile event for 3-year-old pacers at the Meadowlands. Legendary Hanover’s...

Legendary Hanover sets stakes record in Meadowlands Pace

Indiana State

Horseshoe Indianapolis took part in an evening of activities linked to the World Jockey Challenge Saturday with funds and awareness being raised for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). “We are honored and proud to support the jockeys who ride our horses,” said Vice President of the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners...

Saturday Night Fundraiser At Horseshoe Indy Benefits PDJF

Louisiana State

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Red rice is a traditional Gullah recipe with roots in West Africa. Similar to jambalaya and paella, this recipe uses left-over cooked rice and is seasoned with Cajun or Creole seasoning.

Louisiana-Style Red Rice

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Up-and-Coming Unmatched Wisdom Favored in Curlin

The July 20 Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park and the July 27 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course are two races utilized as...

Up-and-Coming Unmatched Wisdom Favored in Curlin

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