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By Ryan Martin —- ELEVEN THREE-YEAR-OLDS FACE OFF IN $50,000 BLACK GOLD OVERNIGHT STAKES; EXTRA CREDIT HEADS FIELD OF NINE LOUISIANA-BREDS IN DIXIE POKER ACE NEW ORLEANS (February 28, 2018) – A competitive field of 11 3-year-olds have assembled for the 60th running of the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Amy’s Challenge; Oaklawn/Coady Photos Amy’s Challenge Heading to Honeybee Unbeaten Amy’s Challenge moved a step closer to her scheduled two-turn debut in the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies March 10 at Oaklawn by working over a...

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a list of Central Bank Ashland (G1) nominees Rachel Alexandra Winner Monomoy Girl, Champion Caledonia Road Lead Nominees to Keeneland’s $500,000 Central Bank Ashland LEXINGTON, KY (Feb. 27, 2018) – The 3-year-old fillies who are the respective...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018) – The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile is the strongest race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, according to proprietary data generated by Brisnet.com, the official data source of the Kentucky...

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a list of Toyota Blue Grass (G2) nominees Champion Good Magic, Risen Star Winner Bravazo Top Nominees to Keeneland’s $1 Million Toyota Blue Grass LEXINGTON, KY (Feb. 27, 2018) – eFive Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ champion Good...

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- GOOD MAGIC RETAINS FIRST PLACE ON THE NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; WEST COAST REMAINS IN FIRST-PLACE FOR OLDER HORSES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ( Monday, February 26, 2018) – With no action this week surrounding the Kentucky Derby...

By Mike Willman —- BOLT D’ORO WITH CASTELLANO Zoe Metz Photography WITH CASTELLANO ABOARD, TOP DERBY CANDIDATE BOLT D’ORO WORKS SIX FURLONGS FROM THE GATE IN 1:12 FLAT AS HE PREPS FOR SANTA ANITA’S GRADE II, $400,000 SAN FELIPE STAKES AT 1 1/16 MILES ON MARCH 10 SAN...

By Mike Henry —- Jose Ferrer; Photos provided by Tampa Bay Downs OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Jose Ferrer has been named as the 2018 recipient of the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Santa Anita Park officials announced today. The Woolf Award, which jockeys can...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- McKnight Making Most of First Meet at Oaklawn Following a slow start, training newcomer Norman McKnight continues to climb the standings at Oaklawn, ranking seventh through 26 days of racing. McKnight, riding the momentum of his first training title at...

By Ed Golden —- • UNBEATEN DREAM TREE DRILLS FOR THE SANTA YSABEL • BAFFERT COULD HAVE TWO FOR THE GRADE II SAN FELIPE • CHAMPION UNIQUE BELLA CRUISES IN A BULLET WORKOUT • BOLT D’ORO IN PIVOTAL WORK TOMORROW FOR SAN FELIPE • NEWCOMER ANDREW LERNER HAS PASSION FOR LEARNING...