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2022 Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Targets Return to Racing

Hopeful of restarting the racing career of 2022 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve winner Rich Strike after time away for suspensory ligament issues, owner Rick Dawson posted on Facebook June 13 that the plan is to move the horse into the barn of Hall of Fame trainer

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National Treasure, Senor Buscador Tied for Fourth in Latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

After a dominant win in the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap, National Treasure sits in a tie for fourth place with U.S.-based Senor Buscador in the latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, released June 13.

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HISA Reports Strong First Quarter for Equine Safety

On the heels of a successful Triple Crown season that concluded without any equine fatalities – numbers that will be included in the second quarter report – the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority released June 12 its 2024 First Quarter Metrics Report that saw a 38% decrease in racing-related fatalities compared with the first three months of 2023.

Curlin: What it Takes to Win Horse of the Year Twice

Just about the only thing Curlin did not do in his fabulous career was end “The Curse of Apollo.”

A horse who did not race at 2 had not won the Kentucky Derby since the aforementioned Apollo all the way back in 1882, and Curlin gave it the old college try to end the jinx that Triple Crown winner Justify eventually halted in 2018.

Curlin made his debut on Feb. 3, 2003 and then ran third three months later in the Kentucky Derby.

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Thorpedo Anna Rockets to Top of Final NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

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