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By Tom Luicci —- FORCE THE PASS, HAWKISH AMONG 23 NOMINATIONS TO CLIFF HANGER STAKES FOR MONMOUTH’S OPENER ON MAY 4 OCEANPORT, N.J. – Defending race winner Force the Pass, who has a Grade 1 victory to his credit, and Grade 2 winner Hawkish were among 23 nominations for the...

NYRA RELEASE —- Belmont Stakes Racing Festival set for June 6-8; Twilight racing moves to Thursdays beginning May 9 ELMONT, N.Y. – Live thoroughbred racing will return to Belmont Park on Friday, April 26 for its 48-day spring/summer meet, featuring 59 stakes races...

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, APRIL 23 Racing resumes Wednesday with eight races that begin at 1:05 p.m. The 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday. First post is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** • TEN LONG-DISTANCE TURF RUNNERS ENTERED IN CLOSING-DAY BEWITCH • KEENELAND REPRESENTED BY...

By Darren Rogers —- ANOTHERTWISTAFATE TO WAIT FOR PREAKNESS; SERENGETI EMPRESS WORKS TOWARD KENTUCKY OAKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 23, 2019) – Trainer Blaine Wright said via text Tuesday morning that Peter Redekop’s Anothertwistafate would be flying back to his home...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Leading Rider Title Could Come Down to the Wire Ricardo Santana Jr. normally has the Oaklawn riding title sewn up by Arkansas Derby Day. But, this is not a normal year at Oaklawn since the meeting has been extended three weeks to May 4 (Kentucky Derby...

By Mike Willman —- DR. DORR & KANTHAKA HEAD SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 KONA GOLD STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS SHAH’S HOMEBRED ALL OUT BLITZ RETURNS HOME & WILL BE RIDDEN BY BAZE ARCADIA, Calif. (April 17, 2019)—Bob Baffert’s Dr. Dorr and Jerry Hollendorfer’s Kanthaka...

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 18 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1:05 p.m. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. ********** • ORTIZ ALL SMILES WHEN DISCUSSING KENTUCKY DERBY HOPEFUL TACITUS • MORAVIA (GB) RETURNS TO...

Pat McKenna/Mark Bardack —- Spring training now underway at historic Oklahoma Training Track SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In the surest sign that the annual meet at Saratoga Race Course is fast approaching, the famed Oklahoma Training Track is now officially open for...

By Gissel Torres —- Photo Credit: Coady Photography Mike Smith Makes His Pick Moments after Omaha Beach won the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn, his owner, Rick Porter, said he was confident Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith would choose to ride the colt...

By Amy Owens —- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1:05 p.m. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. ********** • ZULU ALPHA HEADLINES FIELD OF 10 FOR DIXIANA ELKHORN • JALA JALA (MEX) TRIES TO MAKE THE GRADE...