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By Kevin Kilroy —- Hodges Photography Hit Show Throws Down in Stretch to Score Grade 3 Mineshaft NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 14, 2026) — Put into the race early, Hit Show prevailed late in a hard-fought stretch drive to take the Grade 3 $250,000 Mineshaft presented by Hagyard on...

150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | FRENCH FRICTION – Dixie Belle Stakes – 48th Running Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 For Immediate Release $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes Another stakes race at Oaklawn, another stakes victory for dual Hall of Fame...

By Joe Kristufek —- Senior Producer/Media Relations Joe.Kristufek@kyderby.com Hodges Photography Bella Ballarina Guts Out a Game Win in Rachel Alexandra Follows the same path as her half sister, 2023 Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous New Orleans, La (Feb. 14, 2026) –...

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...