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During the 127th Warrenton Horse Show in Virginia the inaugural $7,500 William E. “Bill” Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby, sponsored by Gainesway Sales Company, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to a press release from the show said in a press release on Monday. The event will be a two-round hunter derby class at the three foot height and is open to any Thoroughbred horse. Warrenton plans to continue to hold the Back From the Track hack, the Too Slow to Go hack, the Thoroughbred Hunter Division–2'6′” or 2'9″, the $2,500 Take2 Thoroughbred Division at 3′ (sponsored by the VanMeter Family) alongside the Graves Hunter Derby. The Warrenton Thoroughbred celebration will begin with the Virginia Thoroughbred Yearling Futurity which is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2. Named for a beloved member of the Virginia Horse Shows Association Hall of Fame and senior vice president at Fasig-Tipton for over a quarter of a century, Bill Graves started his career like most Virginia horsemen of that era by remaking Thoroughbreds off the track into show horses. A sought after rider at the highest levels who competed across the country, Graves passed away in 2018. His son Brian Graves is the general manager at Gainesway. To learn more about the events in Warrenton along with its history, click here for more information. The post Inaugural Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby Set For Warrenton appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Book'em Danno has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year for the third consecutive year by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey.View the full article

A schedule of this week's racing programs on radio and television, as compiled by America's Best Racing.View the full article

I know this is gallops page, but no good posting in Doggie page as nobody looks…. Today at NZ dogs, same trainer races every dog in first 3 races??? Has it happened before? 

It seems whatever Entain offer, it is now focussed on small punters, hoping they will bet on anything regardless of price. I know a couple of big punters that no longer receive rebates… both now hardly bet.