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    • Awaiting Napoleon Solo in the the $425,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park will be three colts trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. in Bravaro, Bull by the Horns, and Solitude Dude; as well as some first-time graded stakes runners.View the full article
    • The 2026 Pennsylvania-Bred stakes schedule will offer $1,700,000 in purses across 20 stakes races. All three of Pennsylvania's racetracks will host stakes. Beginning Apr. 22, Parx Racing will feature three Pennsylvania-Bred stakes, including the $75,000 Wait for It Stakes for 3-year-old PA-Sired runners, which was carried over from December 2025. Contested over six furlongs, the Wait for It is restricted to Pennsylvania-Breds sired by registered Pennsylvania stallions. Also featured on the Wednesday card are the $100,000 Unique Bella Stakes for fillies and mares and $100,000 Page McKenney Handicap, both over six furlongs for ages 3-year-olds and up. Similar to last year, Penn National will feature all turf stakes events. The first pair of turf stakes will be held on the Penn Mile card on May 29. Both contested over 1 1/16th miles, the Lyphard Stakes for filles and mares and Alphabet Soup Handicap will both feature purses of $75,000. On Aug. 14, Penn National will host its second pair of PA-Bred turf stakes–the $75,000 Crowd Pleaser and the $75,000 Marshall Jenney. Presque Isle Downs will feature three Pennsylvania-Bred stakes, starting with the $75,000 Malvern Rose Stakes on June 22. The Malvern Rose is for 3-year-old fillies over 6 1/2 furlongs. The $75,000 Princess of Sylmar Stakes for 3-year-olds and up fillies and mares will be contested over a mile and 70 yards on Aug. 17, while the $75,000 Power By Far Stakes over 6 1/2 furlongs will be featured on the Presque Isle Masters undercard on Sept. 18. Pennsylvania's Day at the Races, a card that exclusively features Pennsylvania-Breds, will return to a Saturday in 2026. Taking place July 18, the card will feature four $100,000 stakes. Parx's Labor Day card on Sept. 7 will feature two stakes for PA-Sired, PA-Breds. Both at $75,000 the Prince Lucky and Imply Stakes are both restricted to sophomores over 7 furlongs, with the Imply open to fillies. Also available for PA-Sired runners at Parx are the Jump Start and Disco Chick. Slated for Tuesday, November 10th the distances will again cover 7 furlongs, while this time open to runners aged 3 & up. Wrapping up the Pennsylvania-Bred stakes schedule on Thanksgiving Eve, 2-year-olds will be featured in the $100,000 Shamrock Rose for fillies will take place over six furlongs while the $100,000 Pennsylvania Nursery covers seven furlongs. For the complete stakes schedule, click here. The post 2026 PA-Bred Stakes Schedule Features $1.7 million in Purses appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Fort Erie Race Track will host the 91st running of the Prince of Wales Stakes on Labor Day, Sept. 7. This marquee event serves as the second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown.View the full article
    • Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil) has been awarded a Timeform rating of 106P following his impressive victory in Friday's SBK Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes at Southwell. Trained by Nicky Henderson, the nine-year-old was making a belated debut on the Flat at the Nottinghamshire track, but the outstanding ability he'd previously shown over hurdles was there for all to see as he powered clear in the final furlong to win by nine and a half lengths. To put the rating into context, the leading stayer Trawlerman (Golden Horn) has a Timeform master rating of 127, while last year's Betfred Derby hero Lambourn (Australia) is on 121. The 'P' attached to Constitution Hill's figure denotes that he is open to significant improvement under the right circumstances. The Timeform report on that Southwell success also alluded to the dilemma now facing his connections. “A race – and an evening – all about one horse, Constitution Hill, who'd landed the 2023 Champion Hurdle among a sequence of eight straight Grade 1 hurdles, the second of which had catapulted him to rarefied air in Timeform's long and proud history of rating horses, but who found himself very much on the comeback trail following three falls and a listless run at Punchestown across his last four starts,” the report read. “The £40k on offer ensured a full field of declarations – and even a slight doubt earlier in the week as to whether or not the headline act would get into the race – but no opposition that could have turned up would have got close to him in this form, indeed such was his authority on the night that this makes his future arguably more uncertain than it was beforehand as his brilliance – most of which seems to be intact – could lead connections, who are rightfully fearful of the damage another fall could do, to explore a Flat campaign that could take him to the highest level via something like the John Porter at Newbury, an unenviable decision given the stakes involved and the public affection for the horse.” The post Constitution Hill Awarded Timeform Rating of 106P Following Southwell Romp appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • All sorts of Sporting clubs run in debt Brodie .  But they don't just give up like you do .  Things are expensive to run these days. Barcelona and Real Madrid and Manchester United FC's , The BIGGEST Football clubs in the world that are hugely popular and followed by millions around the planet. and all 3 have debts over a Billion dollars. Close em' down you reckon  ? would be the Brodie way lol.  and just support grass roots football clubs for mugs ? the world doesn't work like that mate.   The  AFL clubs are hugely popular here but the only reason they stay afloat and are not in debt as well, is the Pokies at their club Social rooms that generate enough for them to pay the staff and participants of their clubs/sports It's hard to make money as a sports club Brodie. ENTAIN make money from betting around the world and prop up what ever sports they see fit. They helped NZ harness , and will probably continue to do so . the amount it costs them is very small . Ladbrokes helps run races in Queensland . Now we can run the Interdominion for 3 years. excellent ! and all the hacks can race weekly too.  You say silly slot races at Cambridge. 🙄 One of the very best things to happen for the sport in recent years, and yet you are Sure to shoot it down as usual . the Club or HRNZ has to put in 150 to 200k to run it ?  to have the Best horses in the Southern Hemisphere attend ? .  a measley small amount like that?  to have that major event .  What Brilliance programming to promote the sport and have people (with money ) diving around searching for the next winner of it . and syndicate people too.  Enormous progress for the Industry.  South Islanders aren't Dumb. well most aren't anyway . as They saw how Good this is at Cambridge, and Copied for NZ Cup week to have the 'Velocity' and the 'Ascent' to support the young 3 year old Pacers and trotters as well in Fabulous slot races  . Kiwi Ingenuity Mate !!!  well done HRNZ . supreme racing with Supreme horses attending in 2 places now. Brodie can keep crying about the 200k they had to spend to achieve this awesome feat . Which is the Bargain of the Century and you can't even see it lol 🤣. But most will be saying How Good is Our Sport with these horses assembling.  Don't forget my tip for ya too. THE JANITOR is coming to Cambridge . Buy a ticket and go and see him mate . You might get a quid lol  and enjoy yourself for a change . if you open your curtains from being in the dark all the time 😂💰  
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