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New to the ranch? The guide's card now has a button that opens your next task.

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On a phone held sideways, the turn buttons and Slow now fit on the screen.

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Gran Premio Internacional Dardo Rocha 2026 Schedule and How to Watch

La Plata's biggest race is set for Thursday, November 19. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and the horses on the first entry list.

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Jockey Safety Gear: Helmets, Vests and How Racing Protects Riders

Racing is mourning apprentice jockey Izzy Neale, 22. Here is what riders wear, what happens on course after a fall, and who looks after injured jockeys and their families.

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Who Is Englishman? The Record-Equaling Sprinter Retired to Lane's End

Nine days after running second in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, one of the fastest 3-year-olds of 2026 is done racing. Here's who Englishman is, what changed since July, and how a $50,000 stud fee works.

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Hong Kong International Races 2026: Schedule, Time, How to Watch

Four Group 1 turf races worth HK$130 million are set for Sunday, December 13 at Sha Tin. The post times and the TV plan have not been announced yet. Here is the schedule as it stands, the 142 nominations, what each race asks of a horse, and why the list will shrink.

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Health & Alerts

Scovella for Horses: What the EU Opinion Means for EMS, Laminitis

The EMA's veterinary committee reversed its June rejection and backed velagliflozin for a narrow group of horses with equine metabolic syndrome. It is a recommendation, not yet an authorisation, and diet and exercise still come first.

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Strangles in Horses: Symptoms, Quarantine and the Fall 2026 Boarding-Barn Outbreaks

Three horses at Grand National-winning trainer Richard Newland's English yard tested positive, halting all runners and horse movements, after a fall of strangles alerts across the US and Ontario. Here's how to spot it, how it spreads and how a quarantine ends.

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