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NTRA Communications —- Locally based Taj Mahal, currently no. 18 in the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll, is trained by Brittany Russell and will be ridden by her husband Sheldon Russell in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park. The undefeated Nyquist colt is three for...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont at the Big A Notes Growth Equity wins G3 Peter Pan, Brown will consider G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets Sovereignty returns to Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track Reef Runner targets G1 $500K Jaipur Integration’s summer goal is G1...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA announces 2026 stakes schedule for Belmont Park fall meet ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 fall meet at the re-imagined Belmont Park, which will open for live racing on...

By Tom Luicci —- VETERAN TRAINER KELLY BREEN LOOKING FOR A FAST START AS MONMOUTH PARK LAUNCHES 81ST SEASON ON SATUIRDAY OCEANPORT, N.J. – Kelly Breen is no longer chasing training titles with the gusto he once did but that doesn’t mean his competitive fire has dimmed. The...

TAMPA BAY DOWNS WRAPS UP CENTENNIAL SEASON ON HIGH NOTES; ATTENDANCE SPIKES DOUBLE DIGITS By Lynne Snierson  OLDSMAR, FL- The curtain came down on the 100th anniversary season of Tampa Bay Downs on Sunday and the centennial celebration was an overall success with gains in handle...

OAKLAWN CONTINUES UPWARD TREND WITH INCREASED HANDLE, DEEP FIELDS, MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ELITE COMPETITION IN 2025–2026 SEASON Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, May 5 For Immediate Release HOT SPRINGS, AR (May...

By Mary Eddy —- Eunomia tops trio of runners for Joseph, Jr. in G2 Ruffian OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Dual graded stakes-placed Eunomia will look to break through at the graded level for the first time as she leads a trio of runners for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. in Saturday’s...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz win the Kentucky Derby (G1) by a neck after trailing the field of 18 early. The son of Curlin is co-owned by Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stables and is trained by Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer to win the...

By Rick Francis —- The field for the 152nd “Run for the Roses” should once again feature a starting gate of twenty horses just not in numerical order as a pair of Also-Eligibles in Great White and Ocelli drew in due to scratches of Silent Tactic and Fulleffort,...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview TRINITY, Fla. – I’ll run through the whole field for the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2 and give out which ones I think are playable and which ones can be tossed. I’ll go in post-position order with morning-line odds....