Headlines: March 26
– Shug McGaughey regains his form. Wintering in Florida, the trainer “couldn’t buy a winner.” Since returning to New York on March 18, he’s won four races with five starters. (NYP)
– Funny Cide put in an unexpected workout Friday at Gulfstream. He breezed four furlongs in :49 for the second time this week. (GP)
– The Jockeys’ Guild filed a countersuit against Churchill Downs on Thursday. The Guild claims Churchill Downs violated the rights of riders when it banned jockeys for boycotting races in a dispute over catastrophic insurance coverage last fall. Churchill Downs filed its suit against the Guild in March, claiming the organization broke anti-trust law by helping to arrange the riders’ boycott. (TT)
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