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NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes De Paz hopes for memorable weekend at the Big A with three stakes entrants Hazlewood may expand presence in New York Light the Way set to shine in Listed $150K Toboggan OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Horacio De Paz has entered a...

Stakes Advance – $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 Oaklawn resumes racing Thursday with a 10-race card highlighted by the $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes for older horses at 1 mile. The Fifth Season was originally carded Jan. 30 in...

By Victor Ryan —- EL POTENTE BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN GIII THUNDER ROAD STAKES FOR OLDER HORSES GOING A MILE ON TURF SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 2, 2026)— The winner of last year’s Grade III Thunder Road Stakes, El Potente, looks for a repeat victory in the...

RACING FORWARD | FEBRUARY 2026 CLASSIC MEET STARTS THIS WEEKEND After Mother Nature turned our three-week break into a four-week hiatus, we are even more excited to begin our 2025-2026 Classic Season, now beginning on Thursday, Feb. 5 and going through Saturday, May 2. The good...

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By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana-bred Synthetic Steamrolls Open Rivals With Fastest Local Six Furlongs Since 2023 NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 1, 2026) — Keith Plaisance’s 4-year-old filly Synthetic continued her perfect record Saturday with a dazzling performance in the featured dirt...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – On a day when the sun stayed hidden and high winds made it feel like 40 degrees, Quatrocento and Aussie Girl did their best to take Tampa Bay Downs spectators’ minds off the weather. Quatrocento, a 5-year-old Kentucky-bred homebred racing for...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Preview Day Nominations Include Paladin, Renegade for Risen Star NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 1, 2026) — Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has released nominations for six stakes races scheduled for Louisiana Derby Preview Day, headlined by the...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 2026 6 STAKES NEXT WEEK INCLUDE GII LUKAS, GIII LEWIS, LAS VIRGENES WORKS: LAS VIRGENES NOMS SUPER CORREDORA, MEANING, ON TAB CORNUCOPIAN EARNS BIG BEYER IN SPLASHY COMEBACK KIMURA WINS 3 MORE SUNDAY, LEADS JOCKEYS’ STANDINGS 6 STAKES...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview TRINITY, Fla. – Although weather, extreme cold in the Midwest and East Coast, has caused several racetracks to delay or postpone some races, I’ve seen enough colts on the Kentucky Derby trail to start compiling a Top 10 list...