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Dominguez wins George Woolf award for jockeys (AP)

Ramon Dominguez has won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey award after a nationwide vote of his fellow riders. Dominguez, a 35-year-old native of Venezuela, will receive the trophy in a ceremony at Santa Anita next month. The other candidates were Corey ...

Union Rags wins Fountain of Youth Stakes (AP)

Union Rags dominated the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Sunday, bolstering his credentials as one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby. Trained by Michael Matz, Union Rags won his first race since he lost to Hansen by a head...

El Padrino wins Risen Star Stakes (AP)

Favorite El Padrino edged Mark Valeski in a close finish to win the Grade-2 $300,000 Risen Star Stakes on Saturday, the final prep for the Louisiana Derby. Neither horse was separated by more than a neck for most of the final stretch, leaving the rest ...

Stakes committee won’t begin planned drug ban (AP)

The American Graded Stakes Committee says it will not implement a ban of race-day medication for 2-year-old graded stakes this year. The committee made the announcement Friday. Last August, the new policy by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Associa...

Trainer Dale Capuano wins 3,000th race (AP)

Trainer Dale Capuano won his 3,000th career race on Thursday at Laurel Park in Maryland. He saddled Father Mudd to victory in the ninth race, making Capuano the 27th trainer in North America to reach 3,000. Todd Pletcher joined the club 12 days ago. Ca...

Oaklawn increases purses, cites better attendance (AP)

Oaklawn is increasing purses by a total of $800,000 for the remainder of the racing season, a bump that the track says is possible because of increased attendance. The thoroughbred track in Hot Springs, Ark., said Thursday purses will rise by $100,000 ...

Britain’s whip rules relaxed after complaints (AP)

The whip rules in British horse racing have been relaxed slightly after an outcry from jockeys over harsh punishments. The British Horseracing Authority said Tuesday the new regulations add more "discretion and common sense" to the rule book. Starting ...

Baffert-trained pair wins both Southwest Stakes (AP)

Bob Baffert didn't stop with just one Kentucky Derby hopeful. A pair of Baffert-trained horses, Castaway and Secret Circle, won both divisions of the $250,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Monday. Jockey Rafael Bejarano rode both horses to the wi...

Commission upholds Veitch license suspension (AP)

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has upheld a one-year license suspension for Kentucky's former chief racing steward John Veitch. The commission took the action Wednesday against the Hall of Fame trainer. Veitch (VEECH) was fired without cause in N...