Headlines: May 27
– Trainer Joe Woodward wins nine straight at Churchill Downs, setting a new track record for consecutive wins. He tied the previous record of eight, set in 1997, in a claiming race with a horse named Native Bull, setting another record in the process — most claims entered for a horse — when 28 valid claims were made for Native Bull, who was dropping dramatically in class. (CJ)
– A quarantine is in place at Delaware Park after strangles is discovered. NYRA has put on temporary ban on horses shipping in from the state. Fortunately for trainer Rob Bailes, the ban won’t affect Preakness runner up Scrappy T, who was moved to Bailes’ Maryland barn the day before the outbreak was found. Scrappy T may start in the Belmont. (NYDN)
– NYRA missed a $4.4 million payment to the mutuel clerks’ pension fund in January. Vice president Bill Nader called the problem a “cash-flow issue.” (TT)
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