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The Farrell Report: East Coast Racing Heats Up At Jersey Shore

Saratoga returns Thursday and Monmouth Park presents the Haskell Stakes (G1) on Saturday. It doesn’t get better than that for East Coast racing fans. As usual, Saratoga offers a rich trove of stakes...

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The Farrell Report: BC Classic Update, 3-Year-Old Scene, Harness Hall of Famers

By Mike Farrell

By Mike Farrell The “Boys of Summer” will ultimately meet in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 6. In the Classic, the handicap division runners will square off with the 3-year-ol...

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The Farrell Report: July 4 Festival Of Stakes Races On Tap At U.S. Tracks

By Mike Farrell

The arrival of Independence Day this weekend is the signal we have moved into the heart of summer. There will be plenty of fireworks in the sky, and on the racetrack. There are a trio of Grade 2 Breed...

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The Farrell Report: Maxfield Set For Stephen Foster At Churchill; Fans Should Flock To Saratoga

By Mike Farrell

By Mike Farrell The Triple Crown compellingly dominates the racing world for five dramatic weeks in late Spring, shunting the other divisions temporarily to the background. The trio of classics for 3-...

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The Farrell Report: Racing Revs Up For Summer; Baffert/Derby Decision Lingers

By Mike Farrell

By Mike Farrell Monmouth Park is in full swing. Saratoga and Del Mar are a month away. It’s summertime in the racing world, and everything seems to be moving in the right direction. It was heartenin...

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The Farrell Report: Essential Quality Set For Belmont; New Whip Rule At Monmouth; Florida Improves ‘Voided Claim’ Rule

By Mike Farrell

By Mike Farrell Horses are getting in their final works before the Belmont Stakes (G1) this weekend. No horse is coming up to race any better than Essential Quality. Those of us who needed him to hit ...

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The Farrell Report: Racing Gears Up For Belmont Stakes

By Mike Farrell

Ah sum-sum-summertime. It’s almost here. The weather has been warming nicely in the Northeast. Memorial Day arrives next weekend and the racing action is heating up. Monmouth Park, a vital cog in th...

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The Farrell Report: Cheers For Rombauer, On To The Belmont, Derby DQ Decision Looms

By Mike Farrell

It’s not often that you tear up your tickets after a race and still consider the outcome satisfactory. That rare instance occurred Saturday when Rombauer came rolling through the lane to win the Pre...

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The Farrell Report: Say It Ain’t So, Bob

By Mike Farrell

By Mike Farrell Oh no, Bob. Say it ain’t so. Unfortunately, we’ve already heard you say it again, and again and again. The last thing racing needed was another Bob Baffert medication infraction. T...

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The Farrell Report: Preakness Up Next For Derby Winner Medina Spirit, Baffert, Velazquez

By Mike Farrell

By Mike Farrell We all crave a return to normalcy, squinting to spy the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. For racing fans, Kentucky Derby (G1) weekend offered a positive glimmer. It wa...

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