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Dual Guineas winner Title Role headlines G1 Belmont Derby By Michael Adolphson SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Coolmore principals Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor will seek their third success in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby when they send forth...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, June 30, 2026 An Oaklawn stakes winner is now a front-runner for Horse of the Year. Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Magnitude remained unbeaten in three...

By Mary Eddy —- Teddy’s Rocket looks to bounce back in Listed Saranac SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y – C. Steven Duncker, St. Elias Stable, Susan Karches and Vicarage Stable’s Teddy’s Rocket will vie for a breakthrough performance in Friday’s Listed $150,000 Saranac, a 1 1/16-mile...

By Keith McCalmont —- Luminous Beauty set to shine in Listed $200K Schuylerville SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Luminous Beauty will look to make her stakes debut a winning one in Friday’s Listed $200,000 Schuylerville to kick off the July 4th Racing Festival on Opening Day of...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Mark Casse’s stakes-winning fillies during the 2025-2026 Oaklawn meeting continue to shine. Casse, the dual Hall of Fame trainer,...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Magnitude, pictured winning the Razorback Handicap (G3) in his 2026 debut with Jose Ortiz aboard, is entered in the Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs on Saturday, June 27. The son of Not This Time followed his Razorback victory with a win...

By Pat McKenna —- Forever Young to take New York route to Breeders’ Cup in G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup ELMONT, N.Y. – The connections of globetrotting superstar Forever Young today announced that the Japanese and American champion will be coming to New York to compete in the...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, June 18, 2026 Oaklawn stakes winner Desert Gate bids for his third consecutive victory in Saturday’s $500,000 G3-Ohio Derby at Thistledown near...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Reigning Eclipse Award Champion Three-Year-Old Filly Nitrogen vaulted into the Top 10 after a dominant win in the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) presented by Ford at Saratoga Race Course on June 5. The 4-year-old Medaglia d’Oro filly and jockey Jose Ortiz...

Farewell, old friend: Aqueduct Racetrack will pass into history on June 28  By Brien Bouyea OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Richard Migliore made 2,238 trips to the winner’s circle at Aqueduct Racetrack during his 31-year career as a jockey, more than any rider in the track’s storied...