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Tampa Bay Downs Announces Retirement of Margo Flynn, Vice President of Marketing & Publicity By: Elizabeth Swarzman TAMPA, Fla. Tampa Bay Downs today announces the retirement of long-time Vice President of Marketing and Publicity Margo Flynn, whose remarkable 30-year career...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, June 11, 2026 Two Oaklawn-raced Thoroughbreds, including the beaten favorite in one of its 2026 Kentucky Derby qualifying races, are entered in...

By Tom Luicci —- BISHOP’S BAY TOPS FIELD FOR SATURDAY’S SALVATOR MILE; THREE OTHER STAKES FEATURED ON HASKELL PREVIEW CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – Five-time graded stakes winner Bishop’s Bay and Grade 1 winner East Avenue head a field of nine runners for Saturday’s $150,000,...

Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz win the Belmont Stakes (G1) presented by NYRA Bets by working out a familiar last-to-first trip. The duo trailed the Belmont Stakes field through the first 6 furlongs of the 1 ¼ mile race, just as they had done in the Kentucky Derby (G1)...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Sunday, June 7, 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Notes Golden Tempo pointed to Spa summer campaign off G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets triumph Nysos doing well after G1 Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap; Crude Velocity to target G1 NYRA...

By Rick Francis —- A field of nine 3-year-olds will go to post for the 158th edition of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. Once again the contest will be held at beautiful Saratoga Race Course and once agin the race will be run at the “classic’ distance of one and one...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Notes Durkin coming to terms with ‘A Life’s Calling’ Cankoura brings ‘decisive turn-of-foot’ to G1 New York Wathnan warrior Make Me King back for more in G1 Resorts World Casino Manhattan Vitruvian Man races with new bit...

By Rick Francis —- Friday’s Belmont Stakes Festival from Saratoga features fillies and mares competing in a oair of Grade 2’s along with a trio of Grade 1 contests highlighted by the 95th Running of Acorn Stakes for spohomore ladies. It always promises to be an...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Notes Commandment, Saudi Crown top Cox runners at Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Beaten Preakness favorite Taj Mahal cuts back for G1 Woody Stephens presented by Mohegan Sun G1 Jaipur on tap for John the Beer Man Glavine...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Crude Velocity; Joe N Rowland Crude Velocity chasing perfection in G1 Woody Stephens presented by Mohegan Sun SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – CSLR Racing Partners’ undefeated Crude Velocity, an eye-catching winner of the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile in his most recent...