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By Kevin Kilroy —- Paladin gets up; Hodges Photography Paladin Surges Late to Win Risen Star, Takes Derby Points Lead NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 14, 2026) — Remsen winner Paladin added another Derby prep title to his resume, surging in the final strides to narrowly beat Chip Honcho...

Stakes Advance – $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 Unbeaten Little Miss Curlin is the 8-5 program favorite for the $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes for 3-year-old filly sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. The six-furlong Dixie Belle goes as...

By Joe Kristufek —- Hodges Photography Wilson Scores Career Victory 1,000 at Fair Grounds NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 13, 2026) — With Friday’s race four victory with Gypsan at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, trainer Shane Wilson reached the 1,000-win milestone for his career....

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 Millionaire multiple stakes winner Coal Battle is back on the work tab at Oaklawn in advance of his 4-year-old debut, which trainer Lonnie Briley said could come in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) for older horses March...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Bill Boland flexed his right hand a couple of times between autograph-seekers during today’s Jockeys & Jeans “Once in a Lifetime” Meet and Greet event at Tampa Bay Downs to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). At 92,...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 2026 Benoit Photo SOMBER MOOD AT SANTA ANITA AFTER DEATH OF JOHN SHIRREFFS SANTA ANITA HORSEMEN HONOR THEIR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE GIII SAN MARCOS: GOLD PHOENIX COMING IN ‘GUNS A BLAZING’ TRAINER MCCARTHY WINS 3 SUNDAY INCLUDING BOTH...

Stakes Advance – $150,000 American Beauty Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 Another starter from the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) is scheduled to make her 2026...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Veteran trainer Joe Orseno is swinging for the fences in Saturday’s Turf Sprint Showcase races at Tampa Bay Downs. Orseno, whose sterling career record includes a Preakness victory in 2000 with Red Bullet and two Breeders’ Cup victories that...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 Next-race plans are pending for D’code following his eighth-place finish as the favorite in Friday’s $1 million Southwest Stakes...

By Kevin Kilroy —- DeVaux Talks Trio, Updates on Various Louisiana Derby Preview Day Stakes Entries Estimated $1 million All Stakes Late Pick Five on Louisiana Derby Preview Day NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 12, 2026) — Trainer Cherie DeVaux will send out a trio of stakes runners on...