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By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO OF SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING WINNING THE GRADE III MICHELOB ULTRA CHALLENGER COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY) TB DERBY WINNER HIGHLY QUALIFIED FOR RACE HE MIGHT NOT BE SUITED FOR OLDSMAR, FL. – With the 50 points he earned from Saturday’s stylish victory in the...

By David Joseph —- Nic’s Style; Lauren King Photo Nic’s Style Wins with Style in G3 Hurricane Bertie HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Stephen Rousseau’s Nic’s Style took full advantage of a blistering early pace with a winning stretch drive in Saturday’s $165,000 Hurricane...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fionn Flies Late to Score in the Allen “Black Cat” LaCombe Fionn; Hodges Photography New Orleans, La (March 8, 2025) – George Messina and Michael Lee’s Fionn saved her best running for the end, going from last to first in the $100,000 Allen “Black Cat”...

Compiled by Robert Yates | Photo Credit: Coady Media —- HOT SPRINGS, AR – Avoiding all the bear traps, reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna opened her 2025 campaign with a workmanlike 3 ½-length victory in the $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Tampa belongs to Owen Almighty TRINITY, Fla. – How do you make 50 Kentucky Derby points disappear? You win the Tampa Bay Derby and decide you’re not going to the “big dance” on the first Saturday in May. Trainer...

By Mike Henry —- OWEN ALMIGHTY UNLEASHES BEST IN TB DERBY; DOWNS DAY TO REMEMBER SV Photography OLDSMAR, FL. – Irad Ortiz, Jr.’s face was flushed with excitement as he sought out trainer Brian Lynch in the winner’s circle after 3-year-old colt Owen Almighty’s scintillating...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 3.7.25 Sovereignty ‘95 Percent’ Headed to G1 Florida Derby Champion Just F Y I Entered to Launch Comeback March 13 Right Karma Gives Joseph 1,000th Gulfstream Training Win Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $225,000 HALLANDALE...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, March 7, 2025 Barring any setbacks, Thorpedo Anna figures to have the heaviest workload for a reigning Horse of the Year in more than a decade in 2025. The work starts Saturday at Oaklawn when Thorpedo Anna makes her...

By Mike Henry —- NAUGHTY RASCAL CARRIES TB DERBY HOPES OF BENNETT, OLDSMAR FANS OLDSMAR, FL. – Samy Camacho had a chance to ride Naughty Rascal on Nov. 2 in the Armed Forces Stakes on the turf at Gulfstream Park. Instead, Camacho chose to ride Scarecrow after working that...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 ALPHA BELLA GOES IN BEHOLDER, EAGLES FLIGHT BACK FOR SADLER WORKS: GAMING DRILLS 6F ON SYNTHETIC TRAINING TRACK JOURNALISM VAULTS TO NO. 2 IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL FRIDAY’S $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 STARTS AT 1:38 P.M. PT ALPHA...