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NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Breeder Majestic View Farms relishes Withers win from Talk to Me Jimmy G1-placed Talkin possible to return in G3 Gotham Royal Riddle set for stakes debut in $135K Damon Runyon; Creole Chrome points...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The centennial celebration at Tampa Bay Downs picks up steam this weekend leading into next Wednesday’s card, which falls on the 100th anniversary of the Feb. 18, 1926 introduction of Thoroughbred racing to the Tampa Bay area. Luminaries such...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Bella Ballerina Follows Familiar Path Into Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 11, 2026) — Godolphin homebred Bella Ballerina, already a Grade 2 winner and a leading Kentucky Oaks prospect, has been installed as the 2-1 morning-line...

By Pat McKenna —- Wednesday, February 11, 2026 NYRA announces stakes schedule for the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival,...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 Search Party will be considered for a trio of Kentucky Oaks qualifying races following her narrow victory in the $300,000 Martha Washington Stakes Friday at Oaklawn, dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said Sunday...