PTHA Claims “Extensive” Support For Trainers, Board Member Calls It “Misrepresentation Of Truth”
In the latest salvo amid an oftentimes confusing chain of events that have played out across Pennsylvania's racing industry the...
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Epic Reign Gets Freshman Sire Epicenter Off the Mark
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC's Epic Reign (Epicenter) became the first winner for her freshman sire (by Not This Time) Thursday evening...
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Manhattan Project: Walden's Off-Season Regimen Keys Rhetorical's Rise
For 60 days straight over the winter at Will Walden's Palm Meadows base in Florida, MGISW Rhetorical (Not This Time)...
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If Money Is Right, Sprint Champ Book'em Danno Could Race At Monmouth On Day Before Haskell
Monmouth Park and the connections of last year's champion male sprinter, Book'em Danno (Bucchero), are negotiating to get the five-year-old...
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Letter To The Editor: Pushing Back On Opponents Of The Slaughter Ban
Despite broad Thoroughbred industry support, those who seek to keep the slaughter pipeline active are flexing their muscles in Washington...
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Weekly National Rulings: May 21-28
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around...
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Facing $200k Shortfall, NJ Breeders' Assn. Fails to Gain Commission Approval to Cut Incentives
A proposal floated by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey (TBA) that would have significantly cut the cash awards...
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With UC Davis-Commissioned Study Showing that Metformin Positives Can be a Result of Contamination, Jonathan Wong's Team Weighing Legal Options
A study done by the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California-Davis has revealed that a racehorse is...
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Monmouth Park GM John Heims Joins the TDN Writers' Room Podcast Presented by Keeneland
These are uncertain times for Monmouth Park. The foal crop is down, their horse population is way down, and they're...
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Chuckas, Salerno and Klouser “No Longer Employed” by Pennsylvania State Racing, Harness Departments
Tom Chuckas, Tony Salerno and Jason Klouser "are no longer employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" in their positions under...
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HIWU Issues Advisory to Horsemen Regarding Herbal Yunnan Products
Following up on an advisory distributed in January 2024, HIWU strongly advises horsemen to dispose of any variations of the...
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Charges Against Trainer Dunn Dropped After Pa. Investigators Provide Contradictory Statements
The charges against Parx trainer Felissa Dunn brought when Pennyslvania State Horse Racing Commission investigators claimed to have found syringes...
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