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Led by Kentucky Derby (G1) favorites Journalism  and Sovereignty , six 3-year-olds recorded their final breezes April 27 over a fast track at Churchill Downs in preparation for the $5 million race. The Michael McCarthy-trained Journalism, the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 1 1/4-mile first leg of the Triple Crown, breezed five furlongs by himself in…

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Multiple graded stakes winner and sire Officer died Aug. 1 at age 26 in Korea, according to the Korean Studbook. Officer was one of the top juveniles in 2001, winning the Champagne Stakes (G1) and the Del Mar Futurity (G2) for trainer Bob Baffert and owners The Thoroughbred Corp. The news was first reported by…

A pair of Belmont Stakes (G1) competitors highlight the field of seven for the Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes (G2T) Oct. 4 on the inner turf at Aqueduct Racetrack. Hill Road , who was fifth in a star-studded Belmont field that included arguably the three best 3-year-olds in the country (Sovereignty , Journalism , and Baeza ), is going…

Read what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $2,000,000 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick. Damian Lane (Aeliana): “She was extraordinary. She left the barriers well, just travelled great from the outset and felt a winner a long way out. “I’m not riding in the best form of my life, I’ve ridden…

It was another great year for Haran Thoroughbreds. Once again, they soared to the top of the Thoroughbred owner standings to earn their second straight leading owner title for the 23rd season of racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Owned and operated by trainer John Haran, his ownership group under Haran Thoroughbreds won 38 races from 203…