Justify vs. Accelerate for Horse of the Year

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January 5, 2019

Tom Law

The votes are in and the finalists for the Eclipse Awards are out with few surprises in the categories honoring racing’s best performers of 2018.

Harper earns Eclipse Award of Merit

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December 28, 2018

Edited press release

Joe Harper, who has led the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club over the past 40 years and enabled Del Mar to become one of North America’s most successful racetracks, has been selected to receive the Eclipse Award of Merit in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding achievement in Thoroughbred racing.

Glorious Empire does it again, eyes turf title

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December 23, 2018

Joe Clancy

After watching stable star Glorious Empire finish last in the Breeders’ Cup Turf in November, trainer Chuck Lawrence turned away from the track and offered the only excuse he could come up with at the time.

“Well, he must have bled again.”

The Saturday Special – Dec. 22

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December 22, 2018

Tom Law & Sean Clancy

The final Saturday before Christmas brings another light slate of racing here in the U.S. – just a single graded stakes to go with a six-pack of stakes at Fair Grounds – with everyone settling in for an extended Christmas weekend.

The Saturday Special – Dec. 15

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December 14, 2018

Tom Law & Sean Clancy

The countdown to Christmas and the end of 2018 is on and with it a significantly reduced slate of racing here in North America.

The Saturday Special – Dec. 8

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December 7, 2018

Tom Law & Sean Clancy

Two Grade 1 stakes for juveniles, the Clasico del Caribe and Louisiana Champions Day highlight a busy day of racing previewed in this week’s edition of The Saturday Special.