Below are two stories, one from Los Angeles Times‘ horse racing writer John Cherwa, about the recent approval of racing dates for Pleasanton racetrack in northern California. Santa Anita racetrack management had opposed the awarding of dates to the track. Pleasanton does not have a turf course but Santa Anita management believes racing dates there will take away horses from an already small horse population.
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Woodbine's 2024 season recently ended, but already plenty of local horsepeople are back in the entries in tracks in the U.S.
The December 26 card at the California track features a number of graded stakes races with the Grade 1 Malibu the highlight.
Canadian photographers who love to take images of horse racing continue to share their great work on social media.
After some bitterly cold December days, the final day of the 2024 Woodbine season was a touch milder for the 13-race card.
