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By Kevin Kilroy —- Touchuponastar; Hodges Photo “His Eminence” Touchuponastar Scores Record Fourth Louisiana Champions Day Classic NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 13, 2025) — Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots featured seven stakes races totaling $900,000 in...

Compiled by Robert Yates $150,000 Ring the Bell Stakes HOT SPRINGS, AR – Roll On Big Joe remains in sharp form, scoring a front-running victory in the $150,000 Ring the Bell Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs Saturday at Oaklawn. Roll On Big Joe ($6.40), who was ridden...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Wide-Open $100,000 Gun Runner Attracts Eight Derby-Dreaming Colts Visually Impressive Pashmina Begins Road to Oaks in Saturday’s Untapable at Fair Grounds NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 13, 2025) —Led by Brookdale Racing and Fern Circle Stables’ Liberty National, a...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Dec. 10, 2025 Jockey Francisco Arrieta wore out his right arm during the final 1 ½ months of the 62-day Oaklawn meeting in 2024-2025, parlaying a scorching stretch of success into his second local riding title. Arrieta raises his...

By Mike Henry —- EHV-1 CASE CONFIRMED; TWO BARNS UNDER QUARANTINE OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs has imposed a quarantine on Barns 25 and 26 after a horse was confirmed to have the neurological form of EHV-1 (Equine Herpesvirus Type 1), a contagious virus that causes Equine...

Stakes Advance – $150,000 Advent Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025  $150,000 Advent Stakes Spun D M C is the 5-2 program favorite for the 5 ½-furlong $150,000 Advent Stakes for 2-year-olds on Friday at Oaklawn. The Advent headlines Oaklawn’s...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 For now anyway, Banishing is a sprinter. A star last season in Hot Springs, Banishing launches his 2025-2026 Oaklawn campaign in Saturday’s $150,000 Ring the Bell Stakes at six furlongs. Trained by David Jacobson,...

BY Mike Henry —- PHOTO IS OF SAMY CAMACHO WITH TRAINER MIKE DINI IN THE PADDOCK BEFORE TODAY’S FIRST RACE CA MACHO WINS IN RETURN TO HIS ‘RACE PLACE;’ AVILA SADDLES 2 WINNERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Samy Camacho was a forgotten man for the first three weeks of the Tampa Bay...

Oaklawn Announces Wagering Enhancements for Upcoming Season Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 Reduced 15% Takeout on Late Pick 3, Daily Double HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Oaklawn Hot Springs today announced a trio...

By Christian Abdo —- Weigh the Risks looks strong in Listed Go for Wand OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Weigh the Risks is 3-for-4 this year and in top form entering Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Go for Wand, a one-turn mile for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up, at...