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The autumn steeplechase season gets serious with the Virginia Fall Races at stately Glenwood Park outside Middleburg, Va. Saturday. This used to be a two-day affair (who’s staying at the Red Fo...

https://thisishorseracing.com/news/picks-preview-for-va-fall-and-genesee-valley/

History lesson time. Just three horses have earned more than $1 million in North American steeplechase history – McDynamo with $1,310,104, Lonesome Glory with $1,215,809 (he earned a $250,000 b...

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Here we go. The autumn (don’t say fall) steeplechase season comes back to life Saturday with the races at Shawan Downs outside Baltimore. The six-race card starts at 12:30 p.m. and includes rac...

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Jeff Matty was only 13 when Smarty Jones captured the collective heart of the horse racing world by coming within a length of winning the Triple Crown in 2004. (Queue Tom Durkin: “And Birdstone...

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By Tim Wilkin When it was over, trainer Kenny McPeek admitted he didn’t have his super filly Thorpedo Anna at her absolute best in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion Stakes at Parx Raci...

https://thisishorseracing.com/news/tough-trip-cant-torpedo-anna-in-cotillion/

On Friday afternoon in a hotel lobby as legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas discussed Seize the Grey’s chances in the Grade 1, $1 million betPARX Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing, it was suggeste...

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By Anthony Affrunti Happy birthday to you, Parx Racing. And it’s a big one. This year marks the 50th year of racing at the track, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Bensalem. In 1974 – tw...

https://thisishorseracing.com/feature/50-years-of-keystone-memories/

Next up for Next is Parx’s Greenwood Cup Next. That would be two things.  It’s the name of a horse that has been chewing up marathon races over the last two years. And it would be the name o...

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Editor’s note: The Saratoga Special’s Tom Law and Paul Halloran are part of the notes team working this week’s Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing. Here are Thursday’s ...

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The end. Well, almost the end. Monday marks the close of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting. An 11-race card is on tap for Day 39 – one scheduled day was lost due to weather – and the Grad...

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