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Keeneland, International Racing Highlight Weekend Coverage From TVG

TVG, America's horse racing network and leading ADW platform, will be bringing graded stakes races from Keeneland into the homes of horse racing fans throughout the country this weekend with live coverage all weekend featuring graded stakes races Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

At Keeneland, TVG will be live on site all weekend with Todd Schrupp, Scott Hazelton, Caleb Keller, Gabby Gaudet and Caton Bredar bringing behind-the-scenes coverage, selections and interviews to viewers watching from home. Friday's featured event is the $150,000 Pin Oak Valley View Stakes (G3) which has drawn a field of twelve sophomore fillies to compete at a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. The field includes rising turf star Antoinette, winner of the Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes for Bill Mott.

Three-year-old fillies will take the spotlight on Saturday as the $200,000 Lexus Raven Run Stakes (G2) anchors the ten-race card. The seven furlong contest has drawn a field of ten including Venetian Harbor, the 7-5 morning line favorite for trainer Richard Baltas. A daughter of Munnings, she has been second in her last three races against graded stakes competition and will have Manuel Franco in the irons.

On Sunday, the main event is the $125,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager (G3) which will be contested at a mile and a half on the turf. Keeneland's Fall Meet will conclude on Saturday, Oct. 24 and the track will host the Breeders' Cup on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7.

At Santa Anita, the award-winning network will have Christina Blacker, Mike Joyce and Britney Eurton live at the track with analysis, interviews and selections. Simon Bray will be contributing to the broadcast remotely from home. The featured race on Saturday is the $100,000 Autumn Miss Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies going one mile on the turf. California-bred Warren's Showtime tops the field of seven for trainer Craig Lewis and will have Flavien Prat in the irons as she tries to notch her fourth win of the year.

On Friday night, fans of international racing can tune in for the $15 million Everest Cup (G1) from Australia which has the distinction of being the richest turf race in the world. Held at Randwick Racecourse, the coverage will be anchored by Candice Hare in-studio with Jason Witham reporting from Australia.

International racing will continue on Saturday with the prestigious Champions Day from Ascot. International expert Candice Hare will be in studio hosting the coverage which will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. The star-studded day of racing will include six events including the Long Distance Gold Cup (G2) which will feature Stradivarius (IRE) who will be making his fourth appearance in this race. He won it in 2018 for trainer John Gosden and was second last year.

In addition to racing from Keeneland and Santa Anita, TVG will also be showing racing from Gulfstream Park West, Woodbine and more.

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‘Delaware Park Will Never Be The Same’: Track Announcer John Curran Retiring

After 37 years of calling nearly every race at Delaware Park, track announcer John Curran will announce his last race on closing day of the 2020 season at Delaware Park tomorrow. The 68-year-old native of Merchantville, New Jersey, plans to retire on Nov. 7.

Curran, who grew up less than three miles from Garden State Park, announced his first race at Atlantic City Race Course, where he was an assistant for Bob Weems, in 1980. He has also had brief announcer stints at Detroit Race Course, Philadelphia Park (Parx), Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course, Monmouth Park, and Garden State Park.

At Delaware Park, he has also been a racing official, stakes coordinator, simulcast coordinator and publicity coordinator.

“I am so very thankful to Delaware Park for giving me the opportunity to announce at one track for 37 years,” said Curran. “I have been very fortunate to be able to announce some of the most memorable races in the sport. The biggest has to be the 2011 Delaware Handicap when Blind Luck and Havre de Grace gave us all a race for the ages. Having the opportunity to announce the career debuts of all of those nice maiden winners like Afleet Alex, Barbaro, Eight Belles, Hard Spun, Havre de Grace, Tapit and Union Rags, just to name a few, is very humbling. There has been plenty of exciting moments at Delaware Park in my career. I am grateful to Delaware Park and the sport of racing for making all of those opportunities possible.”

John Mooney, the Executive Director of Racing, gave Curran his first full time announcer position when he hired him at Delaware Park in 1984.

“John (Curran) has had a phenomenal career,” said John Mooney. “In my opinion, he is one of the best in the sport. There has not been a more dedicated and professional announcer in the sport. You always know where your horse is at when he is announcing and he always announced every race with the same level of excitement. He will be missed and the races at Delaware Park will never be the same.”

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USA Preview – Keenland Race 9 Tips

$200,000 Raven Run Stakes – Seven Furlongs on the dirt. #1 Never Forget – Ridden by Robby Albarado and trained by Victoria Oliver. Two starts back she easily broke her maiden, and they immediately threw her into the Grade 2 Eight Belles stakes at Churchill. She ran 3rd beaten by four lengths in a respectable […]

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Mike Cline Joins Fasig Yearling Inspection Team

Mike Cline, who recently retired from his post as Lane’s End Farm’s farm manager since that important operation’s inception in 1979, will join the Fasig-Tipton yearling inspection team for the company’s 2021 selected yearlings sales. “The Thoroughbred industry has great confidence in the Fasig-Tipton process for our selected sales,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “We are thrilled to add an exceptional and respected horseman like Mike Cline to our inspection team. He will bring vast experience and an outstanding eye for quality horses.”

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