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July News: Summer in Saratoga and Happy Birthday to Antebellum Equine Artist Edward Troye

Editor | Jul 26, 2021

The Times was back in Saratoga Springs this month for the first week of racing at the storied track, which opened on July 15. We are currently working on a piece regarding Saratoga's National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame that will be published this fall--stay tuned for a …

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June News: Update on Neir’s Tavern, Historic Union Course Race Track Bar in Queens, NY

Editor | Jun 14, 2021

June is synonymous with the Belmont Stakes, run annually every June at Long Island’s beautiful Belmont Park. For the Turf History Times, Long Island is also synonymous with its legendary 19th-century track, the Union Course. The Times visited the former site of this course in …

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May News: It’s Preakness Week!

Editor | May 10, 2021

In honor of Preakness Week, we look back at one of the race’s historic winners from 1946, the improbable Triple Crown hero and “Little Chocolate Galloper,” Assault. Here’s one of our favorite quotes about his victory in the first leg of the Triple Crown: “Assault is the name, but …

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April News: Let’s Talk Derby—The First Kentucky Derby, Unhorsed by the Louisville Cup

Editor | Apr 19, 2021

After last year’s upheaval of the racing calendar due to COVID-19, the Kentucky Derby is back to its rightful date on the first Saturday in May, this year falling on May 1. So let’s talk Derby—the first Kentucky Derby in 1875, which was upstaged by another race held during the …

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March News: The Louisiana Derby during the 1918–1919 Spanish Flu pandemic, a visit to the old Louisiana Jockey Club clubhouse, and recognition for a Virginia turfman

Editor | Mar 15, 2021

The Louisiana Derby during the 1918–1919 Spanish Flu pandemic: The 108th Louisiana Derby will be run on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Fair Grounds, which has been closed to general spectators during the 2020–2021 race meet; last year’s Louisiana Derby was also run without …

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