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Bernieandtherose up in time in $125K East View By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Robert Rosenthal and Bradford Bernstein’s New York homebred Bernieandtherose stalked and pounced to victory in Saturday’s $125,000 East View, a seven-furlong sprint for state-bred sophomore fillies, at...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview John Hancock: A big signature TRINITY, Fla. – John Hancock signed his first ticket on the 2025 Kentucky Derby trail with a hard-fought win over Owen Almighty in the Sam F. Davis on Feb. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs. The son of Constitution...

By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO OF JOHN HANCOCK AND FLAVIEN PRAT HOLDING OFF OWEN ALMIGHTY AND IRAD ORTIZ, JR., COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY) JOHN HANCOCK OVERCOMES DOUBTS TO WIN SAM F. DAVIS IN RECORD TIME OLDSMAR, FL. – Brad Cox hasn’t climbed to the top of the Thoroughbred...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 2.7.25 Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimate $425,000 Tropical Turf Pick 3 Features Solid Group in First Leg HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot at Gulfstream Park will have an estimated pool of $425,000 when racing resumes...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 2025 RAIN FORCES FRIDAY’S LONE TURF RACE TO MAIN TRACK EARLY 11 A.M. FIRST POST FOR ‘BIG GAME’ SUNDAY SUNDAY’S PICK 6 PAYS $78K FOR 1 WINNING TICKET POPULAR $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 OFFERED ALL WEEKEND HERNANDEZ WINS 3 SUNDAY, TAKES...

By Mike Henry —- OWEN ALMIGHTY MORNING-LINE DAVIS CHOICE; LA CARA 2-1 FOR SUNCOAST OLDSMAR, FL. – Eoin Harty calls Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes for 3-year-olds at Tampa Bay Downs “the first step on the Derby merry-go-round.” It’s a thrill ride the connections of...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today Mia Nicholls; Ryan Thompson Photo 2.6.25 Mia Nicholls Wins First Race in North America Friday’s Estimated Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool at $350,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Mia Nicholls, a seven-pound apprentice from England, won her first...

By David Joseph —- February 6, 2025 $2 Million Preakness (G1) 150 Tops Lucrative Stakes Weekend Total of 16 Stakes, Eight Graded, Worth $4.3 Million May 16 & 17 BALTIMORE – Headlined by the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, a...

By Jasmine Torrez —- Casalu; Benoit Photo STAKES WINNER CASALU CUTS BACK IN DISTANCE IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 SWEET LIFE STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES SPRINTING ABOUT 6 ½ FURLONGS ON HILLSIDE TURF COURSE AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 5, 2025)—Casalu, who earned her first...

By David Joseph —- River Thames; Ryan Thompson Photo Gulfstream Park News & Notes Options Abound for Undefeated Sophomore River Thames Smullen Chasing First Stakes Win with Freedom Speaks Champion Soul of an Angel Still on Hold for Saudi Cup (G1) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –...