Author: Press Release

Preakness winner Journalism heads Haskell nominations

Journalism, winner of the Preakness and runner-up in the other legs of the Triple Crown, is among 18 runners nominated to the July 19 Haskell.

Classy 7-year-old New Jersey-bred He’spuregold won Monmouth’s Irish War Cry Handicap Sunday for the fifth consecutive year.

Jockey Jorge Vargas, Jr. piloted Gran Yaco to a 13-1 upset in Monmouth’s Friday finale to earn the 1,000th win of his riding career.

Under changes announced Tuesday, breezes at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic’s 2-yearr-old sale will be untimed and riders’ use of the crop restricted.

With a favorable new law recently passed, Charles Town will increase purses by 10% in the new condition book and add three days of racing.

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