Stronach 5: Friday’s Stronach 5 Pool Expected to Exceed $500,000

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Stronach 5 Pool Expected to Exceed $500,000 Free Past Performances Carryover $169,000 Races from Santa Anita, Gulfstream Laurel and Golden Gate LAUREL, MD –The Stronach 5 will have a record pool Friday when the national wager with an industry-low...
Posted On 21 Feb 2019
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Runhappy returns as title sponsor of G1 Travers, G1 Met Mile

NYRA RELEASE —- Runhappy returns as title sponsor of G1 Travers, G1 Met Mile Champion sprinter named title sponsor of G1 Hopeful and presenting sponsor of 2019 FOX Sports/NYRA Live Shows OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) today announced...
Posted On 20 Feb 2019
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War of Will Moves up 3-Year-Old Ranks; Marley’s Freedom Joins Top Ten in NTRA Poll

By Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- WAR OF WILL MOVES UP 3-YEAR-OLD RANKS; MARLEY’S FREEDOM JOINS TOP TEN IN NTRA POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 19, 2019) – An emphatic victory by War of Will in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds this past Saturday was enough to elevate the...
Posted On 20 Feb 2019
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FAVORED COAL FRONT OVERCOMES POST 14 TO WIN RAZORBACK

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Coal Front; Photos provided by Oaklawn Park HOT SPRINGS, AR (Monday, Feb. 18, 2019) – Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners LLC.’s Coal Front did not disappoint as the 6-5 favorite despite having to break from post position 14 of 14 and won Monday’s...
Posted On 19 Feb 2019
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HEAVILY FAVORED GALILEAN OVERWHELMS COMPETITION TO TAKE CALIFORNIA CUP DERBY

By Mike Willman —- GALILEAN BENOIT PHOTO HEAVILY FAVORED GALILEAN OVERWHELMS COMPETITION TO TAKE $200,000 CALIFORNIA CUP DERBY BY 4 ½ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY HOLLENDORFER, UNCLE MO COLT GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:43.43 DERBY IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR...
Posted On 19 Feb 2019
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SUPER STEED PULLS “SUPER” UPSET IN SOUTHWEST STAKES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Super Steed; Photos provided by Oaklawn Park HOT SPRINGS, AR (Monday, Feb. 18, 2019) – Michael Pressley and Steed Jackson’s Super Steed overcame two disappointing starts in his last two outs to pull one of the biggest upsets in Oaklawn stakes history by...
Posted On 19 Feb 2019
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Aqueduct: Bavaro’s giant performance wins Hollie Hughes

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – All In The Family Racing’s Bavaro picked up his second career stakes win, capturing Monday’s $100,000 Hollie Hughes, a six-furlong sprint for New York-breds 4-years-old and upward, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by...
Posted On 19 Feb 2019
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OAKLAWN: LOCAL GRAY ATTEMPT FACES SHIPPERS IN SOUTHWEST STAKES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- LOCAL GRAY ATTEMPT FACES SHIPPERS IN SOUTHWEST STAKES HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019) – Gray Attempt has nothing but 1s in his last three running lines, and Monday at Oaklawn he will try to finish No. 1 again in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3)...
Posted On 17 Feb 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019

By Ed Golden —- • TURF SHOULD SUIT MUCHO UNUSUAL IN CAL CUP OAKS • MONDAY IS DOLLAR DAY AT THE GREAT RACE PLACE • WEST POINT GROUP TO SEE GALILEAN IN CAL CUP DERBY • VICTOR ESPINOZA IS BACK AND READY FOR HIS CLOSEUP • SINGLE TICKET JACKPOT CARRYOVER TODAY AT $190,102 •...
Posted On 17 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream Today 2.17.19: Special Presidents Day Program Monday Featuring Eleven Starter-Allowance Races

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 2.17.19 Special Presidents Day Program Monday Featuring Eleven Starter-Allowance Races Rainbow 6 Carryover $73,893.76 Jaramillo Rides Four Winners, Irad Ortiz Three Navarro Saddles Three Winners HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Eleven of the first...
Posted On 17 Feb 2019
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