Churchill Downs has released the official logo for Kentucky Derby 148. The logo was created by MogoSME, a strategic branding agency that has designed the Derby and Kentucky Oaks logos for the past 14 years.
The 2022 GI Kentucky Derby is slated to be held Saturday, May 7.
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A total of seven North American tracks have been selected for the 2021 NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), to be held Aug. 27-29. All mandatory and optional races will be from Del Mar, Ellis Park, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, Saratoga Race Course, or Woodbine Racetrack. The NHC is the world's richest and most prestigious handicapping tournament.
“The menu of racetracks represents the best possible mix of quality racing and geographical diversity,” said NTRA COO and NHC tournament director Keith Chamblin. “Del Mar and Saratoga, which on Saturday, Aug. 27, will feature six Grade I events headed by the Runhappy Travers Stakes, highlight the racing, but it will be great to introduce Ellis Park, Monmouth Park, and Woodbine to NHC contest play.”
More than 600 horseplayers have entered this year's NHC, which will feature nearly $3.8 million in cash and prizes. The three-day NHC requires players to make mythical $2 win and place wagers on eight mandatory races and 10 optional races on each of the first two days, with semi-finals and finals following. The winner will receive $800,000 and an Eclipse Award as the Horseplayer of the Year.
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With the track renovations at Laurel Park ongoing and the season extended nearly three months at Pimlico Race Course to compensate, all of the upcoming weekend's grass racing at Pimlico has been moved to the main track. The time will be used for enhanced maintenance to prepare the grass course for extended use.
There were originally four turf races scheduled for Friday and two for Saturday, with none scheduled on Sunday. All races over the weekend will be held on the dirt.
“As a result of our extended race meet at Pimlico, we will pause all turf racing this coming weekend so that we may execute an enhanced maintenance program that will allow us to sustain turf racing through August,” said the Maryland Jockey Club in a statement.
Pimlico's Preakness Meet's closing day has been extended from May 31 to Aug. 22. Following the Maryland State Fair Meet at Timonium, live racing will return to Laurel Sept. 9.
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XB Net and the Breeders' Cup have signed a three-year contract extension for the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The distribution deal comprises worldwide broadcast and video-streaming distribution rights from the Breeders' Cup, including the 2021 edition which will be held Nov. 5-6 at Del Mar.
“The Breeders' Cup is proud to extend and expand our close collaboration with XB Net to further broaden the international reach of our world-class festival of Thoroughbred racing,” said the Breeders' Cup's executive vice president and COO John Keitt.
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