ACTION SET TO HEAT UP DURING BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs plans to spread holiday cheer throughout next week, with four days of Thoroughbred racing culminating with the first Sunday card of the meet on Dec. 24. After a rare rain-soaked afternoon at the Oldsmar oval, action resumes...
Posted On 18 Dec 2023
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Gulfstream: Noted Makes Successful Return to Turf in $100,000 Pulpit

By David Joseph —- Noted the Pulpit; Ryan Thompson Photo Noted Makes Successful Return to Turf in $100,000 Pulpit Win Gives Jockey Ortiz Jr. Sweep of Gulfstream Turf Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable’s Grade 2-placed Noted, back on turf following a disappointing...
Posted On 10 Dec 2023
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Aqueduct: Hot Fudge comes out on top in $120K Garland of Roses

Hot Fudge comes out on top in $120K Garland of Roses By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – KEM Stables’ Hot Fudge notched her third consecutive victory and first stakes score with an off-the-pace rally in Saturday’s $120,000 Garland of Roses, a six-furlong sprint for fillies and mares...
Posted On 10 Dec 2023
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Touchuponastar Turns Back Tumbarumba for Consecutive Classic

By Kevin Kilroy —- Touchuponastar Turns Back Tumbarumba for Consecutive Classic The top three finishers in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic were bred by Coteau Grove Farms New Orleans, La (Dec. 9, 2023) – Set-Hut’s phenom Touchuponastar set the pace and turned...
Posted On 10 Dec 2023
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SHAQ DIESEL, BLUEFIELD ARE STAKES WINNERS THE HARD WAY – THEY EARNED IT

By Mike Henry —- Shaqdiesel; Tampa Bay Downs Photo SHAQ DIESEL, BLUEFIELD ARE STAKES WINNERS THE HARD WAY – THEY EARNED IT OLDSMAR, FL. – Neither 3-year-old colt Shaq Diesel nor 7-year-old mare Bluefield had won a stakes race entering today’s Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’...
Posted On 10 Dec 2023
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Set-Hut, Brittlyn Stable Both Snag Two Louisiana Champions Day Stakes

By Kevin Kilroy —- Set-Hut, Brittlyn Stable Both Snag Two Louisiana Champions Day Stakes Mangum Cuts Back, Surges Late to Win $100,000 Sprint According to Design, Behemah Star Shines on Turf Stakes recaps for the six Louisiana Champions Day undercard stakes New Orleans, La...
Posted On 10 Dec 2023
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes 12/08

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes NYRA remembers trainer Thomas L. “Lou” Rondinello Solomini standing tall as first-crop sire ahead of rich $500K NYSSS events Constitutionlawyer set for $150K Queens County off pair of optional claiming wins Today’s Flavor...
Posted On 09 Dec 2023
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Gulfstream Today 12.8.23: 2YO Stakes Action Spices Up Saturday’s Tropical Turf Pick 3

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 12.08.23 2YO Stakes Action Spices Up Saturday’s Tropical Turf Pick 3 Clement Doubles Up for $100,000 Wait A While Pletcher-Trained Noted Favored for $100,000 Pulpit Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $75,000 Paco Lopez Rides Four...
Posted On 09 Dec 2023
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O’CONNELL BOOT BARN TRAINER OF MONTH; DEAN DELIVERS SEEKS TO REBOUND

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – In an era when sports betting threatens to overtake Thoroughbred racing in popularity, even at the tracks, and young people are demanding to be heard above the din emanating from politicians and television “news” hosts, Bob Dylan’s song The...
Posted On 09 Dec 2023
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Gulfstream Today 12.7.23: Silent Heart Carries on Winning Family Tradition

By David Joseph —- Silent Heart; Lauren King Photo Gulfstream Today 12.7.23 Silent Heart Carries on Winning Family Tradition Irad Ortiz Jr. Off to Fast Start for Championship Meet Woolf Nominee Alvarado Makes Championship Meet Debut Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool Guaranteed...
Posted On 08 Dec 2023
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