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By Tom Luicci —- PREAKNESS WINNER JOURNALISM HEADS LIST OF 18 NOMINATIONS FOR THE JULY 19 NYRA BETS HASKELL STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Preakness and Santa Anita Derby winner Journalism heads a list of 18 nominations to the Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- July 4th Racing Festival Notes Phileas Fogg wires G2 Suburban presented by Subourbon, may target G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Casse off to strong start at July 4th Racing Festival; Sandman works for G2 Jim Dandy presented by Mohegan Sun Plans in flux for...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Coady Photo Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Reigning Horse of the Year and three-time Oaklawn stakes winner Thorpedo Anna rebounded with another workmanlike performance Saturday at Churchill Downs. Taking command on the outside turning for home,...

By David Joseph —- Angelo Lieto Photo Implementation Has Something to Prove in Saturday’s Smile Sprint HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Although installed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $75,000 Smile Sprint, Ken Ramsey’s Implementation still has something to prove in...

By Mary Eddy —- Donegal Momentum looks to keep it rolling in G3 Kelso SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Donegal Racing’s Donegal Momentum goes for a graded stakes double in Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Kelso, an inner turf mile for older horses, on Day Three of the July 4th Racing...

By Chris Ho —- Oaklawn Mourns the Loss of Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Monday, June 30, 2025 HOT SPRINGS, AR – Oaklawn Jockey Club joins the racing world in mourning the passing of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a legend whose contributions to the sport—and to...

By Keith McCalmont —- Rising star Nitrogen back to turf in G1 Belmont Oaks Invitational SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – D. J. Stable’s Kentucky homebred Nitrogen will look to extend her win streak to six in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational, a nine-furlong...

By Tom Luicci —- TOM’S MAGIC HEADED TO KING’S PLATE AT WOODBINE ON AUG. 16 AFTER WINNING SATURDAY’S TALE OF THE CAT STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – With his impressive victory in Saturday’s $102,000 Tale of the Cat Stakes at Monmouth Park, Tom’s Magic may have just run his way...

By David Joseph —- Statement from 1/ST Racing 1/ST joins the entire Thoroughbred community in mourning the loss of Hall of Fame legend D. Wayne Lukas. With a career that spanned seven decades and redefined excellence, Wayne stood as a true icon of the sport. Throughout his...

By Mary Eddy —- Test Score strives for high marks in G1 Belmont Derby Inv. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Amerman Racing’s Grade 1-placed Kentucky homebred Test Score seeks his first top-level victory in Friday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational, a nine-furlong Mellon...