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Starting gate filling up Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – Iron Honor picked up 50 points and a place in the Kentucky Derby starting gate with a win in the Gotham at Aqueduct. Whether he’s good enough to be competitive in the “Run for...

By Mike HENRY —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The biggest day of the 2025-26 Thoroughbred meet at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday promises excitement galore, with the added bonus of the emergence of one or more Kentucky Derby candidates from the Grade III, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby....

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2026 GII SAN FELIPE: SO HAPPY, BRANT, POTENTE HAVE FINAL TUNE-UPS BLACKER TAKING BIG SWINGS WITH START THE RIDE, CEE DREW NOMINATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY FOR GIII SAN SIMEON, GIII SANTA ANA GII SAN FELIPE: SO HAPPY, BRANT, POTENTE HAVE FINAL...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Iron Honor earns 90 BSF for G3 Gotham Ohio-bred Crown the Buckeye a game second in G3 Gotham 7YO New York-bred Bold Journey lands second career graded win in G3 Tom Fool Komorebino Omoide earns 86 BSF in Listed Stymie score;...

Rebel Day Recap $1,000,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) & $750,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) —- Compiled by Robert Yates CLASS PRESIDENT – Rebel Stakes (G2) – 66th Running EXPLORA – Honeybee Stakes (G3) – 39th Running Sunday, Mar. 1, 2026 For Immediate...

By Kevin Kilroy—- From the Box Seat, Black Hornet Strikes in $100,000 Black Gold Stakes Recaps of Saturday’s Quartet of Louisiana-bred Stakes NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 28, 2026) – After securing a box seat, Black Hornet tipped out in the stretch and ran down odds-on favorite...

Stakes Advance – $1,000,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 OP Stakes Race Preview – $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) – Sunday, March 1 Litmus Test will make his 3-year-old debut at Oaklawn after all. An accomplished 2-year-old, Litmus...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 Another Deville found the Oaklawn winner’s circle. Trainer Kyle Deville saddled his first career winner Sunday when Front Runnin...

By Mike Henry —- GALLEGOS EARNS MARTIN’S TRAINER OF MONTH HONOR; GOLF TOURNEY IS 3/23 OLDSMAR, FL. – Owner Dennis Amaty and trainer Jose A. Gallegos had horses in the same barn at Gulfstream Park five years ago when they first met. A couple of years later, Amaty asked...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 2026 GII BUENA VISTA: GRAND SLAM SMILE SWINGS FOR GRADED GLORY HALL OF FAME: SHIRREFFS, O’NEILL, SADLER AMONG FINALISTS WORKS: BOTTLE OF ROUGE BACK ON TAB, DESERT GATE DRILLS DOUBLE CARRYOVER OF $198K IN $2 PICK 6; FREE PP’S AVAILABLE...