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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...

Stakes Advance – $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Friday, Feb. 26, 2026 OP Stakes Race Preview – $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) – Saturday, Feb. 28 For the...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Ohio-bred Crown the Buckeye strives for first graded score in G3 Gotham Dirty Rich stretches out in G3 Gotham Beckman looks for barn title defense in Listed $200K Busher OZONE PARK, N.Y. – When an Ohio-bred colt by Yaupon...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA unveils stakes schedule for the 2026 Saratoga summer meet Jockey Club Gold Cup to anchor Opening Day at Belmont Park SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 summer meet at...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 Unbeaten French Friction is under consideration for three upcoming stakes races, including two with major Kentucky Oaks...