View from the Grandstand: Kentucky Derby – Pace and Trip

Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Among the hard lessons we learn as horse players is that the best horse does not always win. Sometimes the best horse just has an off day. More often, however, the best horse may not win due to what happens in a race – he misses the break, another horse...
Posted On 27 Apr 2025
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Gulfstream: Derby Hopeful Neoequos Fires Bullet at Gulfstream

By David Joseph —- Derby Hopeful Neoequos Fires Bullet at Gulfstream Video: 3YO Colt Breezes with Stablemate Mr. Narcissistic Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $175,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – C2 Racing Stable LLC, Ian Parsard, Shining Stables LLC and Stefania...
Posted On 25 Apr 2025
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2025.04.24 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Bigger isn’t always better. Nancy Knott trains one horse, but that horse is Arkansas-bred star Navy Seal, who tries to punctuate a banner 2024-2025 Oaklawn meeting in Friday’s eighth race, a $131,000 open allowance for older horses at...
Posted On 25 Apr 2025
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Gulfstream: De Regreso Seeking to Rebound in Monroe Stakes Return

By David Joseph —- De Regreso Seeking to Rebound in Monroe Stakes Return Multiple-Stakes Winner Exits Subpar G2 Pegasus F&MT Try HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Stonehaven Steading LLC’s De Regreso enters Saturday’s $75,000 Monroe Stakes seeking a return to her stakes-winning...
Posted On 24 Apr 2025
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KENTUCKY OAKS, DERBY POST POSITION DRAWS TO BE SIMULCAST SATURDAY

By Mike Henry —- KENTUCKY OAKS, DERBY POST POSITION DRAWS TO BE SIMULCAST SATURDAY OLDSMAR, FL. – The post position draws for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve and the Longines Kentucky Oaks will be simulcast Saturday night at Tampa Bay Downs from the...
Posted On 24 Apr 2025
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2025.04.23 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, April 23, 2025 First Mission has a guaranteed spot in the $250,000 Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) May 16 Pimlico, but his team (breeder/owner Godolphin and trainer Brad Cox) has bigger plans for the 5-year-old son of Street...
Posted On 24 Apr 2025
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TIRUPATI, UNCORKED AMONG A DEEP 13-HORSE FIELD SET FOR SATURDAY’S GRADE III ROYAL HEROINE STAKES

Santa Anita PressBox —- TIRUPATI, UNCORKED AMONG A DEEP 13-HORSE FIELD SET FOR SATURDAY’S GRADE III ROYAL HEROINE STAKES FOR OLDER FILLIES AND MARES GOING A MILE ON TURF AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (April 21, 2025)— Tirupati, winner of last month’s GIII Wilshire Stakes, will...
Posted On 23 Apr 2025
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Single-day Saratoga tickets on-sale April 30

By Pat McKenna —- Single-day Saratoga tickets on-sale April 30 Dining reservations accepted beginning Wednesday, April 23 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today reminded fans of the upcoming on-sale dates for single-day reserved seats...
Posted On 23 Apr 2025
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, April 20, 2025

**Correction: Flavien Prat will have the mount on Baeza if he makes the field. STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025 Baeza; Zoe Metz Photo RODRIGUEZ, BAEZA HAVE FINAL WORKS BEFORE SHIPPING TO KY. JOCKEY GARCIA BACK ON BIG STAGE WITH CITIZEN BULL WORKS: RAGING TORRENT...
Posted On 21 Apr 2025
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Gulfstream: G3 Winner Antiquarian Successful in Return to Races

By David Joseph —- G3 Winner Antiquarian Successful in Return to Races $3 Million Yearling Vibe Dominant Maiden Winner Saturday Edgard Zayas, Todd Pletcher Register Saturday Hat Tricks Easter Sunday Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $150,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –...
Posted On 21 Apr 2025
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