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Stakes Advance – $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026 OP Stakes Race Preview – $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) – Saturday, March 7 No horse has swept...

THURSDAY NOTES By Lynne Snierson OLDSMAR, FL— There’s a lot of chatter about Spendthrift Farm’s Grade 2 winner Further Ado, who is making the first appearance of his sophomore season in Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby and is the morning line 9-5 favorite. But trainer Danny Gargan...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026 Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent two horses last week to Oaklawn for major Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races. Baffert said Explora returned to Southern California following her three-quarter length...

By Lynne Snierson —- OLDSMAR, FL- Nine talented sophomores with Kentucky Derby aspirations will line up in the starting gate for the Grade 3, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby and the 1 1/16 miles test presents the highly anticipated showdown between Canaletto and Further Ado...