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By Rick Francis —- OAKLAWN PARK Race 7) 1&1/16th Mile. Arkansas Breeders’ Championship S. Purse $165,000 Post Time: 5:06/( 4:06)/ 3:06/ 2:06 ADVANCED FORECAST: Sunny, High 81, Low 61 3) K J’s Nobility (Borel/Borel); 6-year-old has won 3-of-4nd hasn’t...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Wells Bayou Running for the Home Team Wells Bayou is running in a Derby on the first Saturday in May, just not the one at Churchill Downs. But for his local owners, the second division of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) is the next best thing. “We would...

By Amy Gregory —- Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton Announce Changes in Medication Policies for All Horse Sales LEXINGTON, KY (April 30, 2020) – Officials from Keeneland Association and Fasig-Tipton Company Inc. today announced restrictions on the use of non-steroidal...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS TO REOPEN STABLE AREA ON MONDAY, MAY 11; SPECTATOR-FREE RACING UNDER STRICT GUIDELINES WILL BEGIN THEREAFTER LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today received approval from state officials to reopen...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- KJ’s Nobility; Oaklawn Park Photos HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – Trainer Cecil Borel has a chance to go out a winner – maybe this time for good – when he sends out 5-2 program favorite K J’s Nobility against 10 scheduled rivals in...

By Mike Henry —- STATE GRANTS REQUEST FOR 12 EXTRA DAYS, THROUGH MAY 30 OLDSMAR, FL. – Two months ago, plans already were underway to welcome 10,000 or more fans to Tampa Bay Downs this Saturday for a 12-race card, followed by the simulcast of the 146th Kentucky Derby...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Martin Garcia; Oaklawn Photos Garcia Teams with Baffert for Saturday’s Stakes Jockey Martin Garcia had a memorable Sunday at Oaklawn, and it included more than picking up two live mounts in upcoming major stakes races for Southern California-based...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- British Idiom; Oaklawn Park Photos CHAMPION BRITISH IDIOM AMONG 14 ENTERED IN FANTASY HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – Horses from all parts of the country converging for Friday’s ninth race at Oaklawn isn’t a fantasy. It is the Fantasy, a...