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By Jennifer Hoyt —- L and N Racing LLC Hoping to Make a Second Derby Run L and N Racing LLC traveled the road to the Kentucky Derby for the first time last year with Lookin At Lee. The Tulsa-based ownership group has another intriguing prospect this year in unbeaten...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (February 17, 2018) – A simple equipment change made all the difference for The Player who wore blinkers for the first time when scoring his second graded stakes victory in Saturday’s Gr. III Mineshaft Handicap. Owned by Carl Hurt in...

By Mike Henry —- X Y Jet; Tampa Bay Downs Photos OLDSMAR, FL. – X Y Jet was already home free in the $100,000 Pelican Stakes when jockey Emisael Jaramillo tapped the strapping gray 6-year-old gelding with his stick at the 1/8-mile pole. “It’s not because the horse was...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Streamline: All Photos provided by Oaklawn HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018) – Nancy A. Vanier and Cartwright Thoroughbreds LLC.’s Streamline, never worse the third in nine previous Oaklawn races, reaffirmed her affinity for the Oaklawn oval with...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (February 17, 2018) – Pin Oak Stable’s Synchrony had not seen racing action in nine months, but nevertheless was still able to prove himself against a deep field when taking Saturday’s Grade III Fair Grounds Handicap. Sent off as the 9-2 third...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Zilla Racing Stable’s Celtic Chaos will look to return to the winner’s circle for the first time in seven months as part of a nine-horse field in the fourth running of the $100,000 Hollie Hughes for New York-bred...

By Ryan Martin —- Monomoy Girl; All Photos by Hodges Photography It wasn’t the way the connections drew it up, and there were a few anxious moments, but in the end Monomoy Stables, LLC, The Elkstone Group, LLC, Bethlehem Stables and Sol Kumin’s Monomoy Girl prevailed in the...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (February 17, 2018) – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas shipped Bravazo from his Oaklawn Park base to the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and it was well worth the trip for “The Coach” as he sprung a 21-1 upset in the Grade II Risen...