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Paco Lopez 30-Day Saratoga Ban Adds Fresh Fallout From Four-Horse Spill
Paco Lopez has been given a 30-day suspension by New York regulators after the four-horse spill at Saratoga, with Javier Castellano also set to miss three weeks.
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Brant Dunshea BHA Warning Follows Gambling Commission Affordability Checks Decision
Brant Dunshea says the Gambling Commission’s financial risk assessments decision could carry severe financial implications for British racing.
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Goodwood Sussex Stakes Prize Money Rises To Record £1.5m
Goodwood Racecourse has announced record £1.5million prize money for the 2026 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes, lifting the Group 1 mile race before this summer’s festival.
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U.S. Wagering Decline Deepens As Equibase Q2 Figures Put Handle Down 2.54%
Equibase figures show U.S. racing handle fell 2.54% in the second quarter of 2026, even as available purses rose year-on-year.
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Kempton Park Westminster Debate Puts Jockey Club Racecourse Future Back Under Pressure
Kempton Park’s future is back under scrutiny before a Westminster Hall debate on planning rules, the Jockey Club’s Redrow option and racing’s historic Boxing Day venue.
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Mark Casse Silent Tactic Saratoga Work Puts Jim Dandy Return In View
Mark Casse has Silent Tactic back on the Saratoga worktab after the foot bruise that cost him the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, with Nitrogen and Counting Stars also building toward major targets.
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Bow Echo Sussex Stakes Target Set As Goodwood Raises Prize Fund
Bow Echo is on course for Goodwood’s Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes after the Group 1 mile was boosted to a record £1.5million prize fund.
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Vincent Ho Team Hong Kong Shergar Cup Line-Up Confirmed For Ascot
Vincent Ho will captain Team Hong Kong at Ascot after Jerry Chau and Luke Ferraris were named for the 25th Shergar Cup on 8 August.
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McTigue Saratoga Track Record Gives Cyril Murphy Inaugural Leo O’Brien Win
McTigue set a Saratoga track record to win the inaugural Grade 1 Leo O’Brien steeplechase handicap for Cyril Murphy and Graham Watters.
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Hawthorne Race Course Auction Date Set As Chicago Racing Future Hangs On Sale
Hawthorne Race Course has a July 10 bid deadline and July 13 auction date as the future of Chicago thoroughbred racing hangs on its bankruptcy sale.
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Omaha Spirit Colonial Downs Debut Gives Wesley Ward Another Sharp Juvenile
Omaha Spirit made a winning debut at Colonial Downs for Wesley Ward, holding off Never Sleep in a five-furlong turf maiden under Paco Lopez.
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Shonan Galleon Hakodate Record Gives Flightline New Japan Star
Shonan Galleon broke a two-year-old Hakodate course record on debut, giving Flightline another major early signal from his first crop.
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