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August, 2024

August, 2024

Commercial Market Moves Past Milestone
The North American Thoroughbred foal crop is officially a predominantly commercial product. Actually foals born in 2021 in the United States and Canada first claimed this distinction....
Santa Anita Explores Inclement Weather Racing on Tapeta
During an Aug. 15 meeting of the California Horse Racing Board at Del Mar, Santa Anita Park general manager Nate Newby outlined the track's desire to use its Tapeta training track during periods of in...
Stakes Status of Troy, Galway Remain Downgraded
This year's Troy Stakes will be considered a grade 3 race, while the Galway Stakes will be recorded as a non-listed black-type stakes....
Butler Found in Possession of Levothyroxine
Trainer Gerald Butler was provisionally suspended by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit for possession of the banned substance levothyroxine....
NYRA Releases Belmont at the Big A Stakes Schedule
The New York Racing Association announced Aug. 15 the stakes schedule for the 31-day Belmont at the Big A fall meet, including four grade 1s and six Breeders' Cup Challenge Series events. The meet w...
Catching Up With Old Friends: Poshsky
Michael Blowen remembers Kathy Della Sala, a cherished longtime volunteer at Old Friends Farm. Kathy, who adored the graded stakes winner Poshsky, left a lasting impact at Old Friends. Kathy passed aw...
Rick Violette Stakes: Courtly Banker
Rick Violette Stakes...
Will Candied Seize the Moment in Alabama Stakes?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Alabama at Saratoga....
'The Father of Simulcasting' Roberts Dies at 96
Tommy Roberts, an ebullient entrepreneur whose innovations helped move the Thoroughbred industry forward over many decades, died Aug. 14 at his vacation home in North Carolina. He was 96. His longtime...
Racing Post Turf Writer Wright Dies at 79
Howard Wright, one of the founding members of staff at the Racing Post and a journalist respected across the racing world, died the morning of Aug. 16 after a short illness. He was 79....
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