Oaklawn’s 25/26 Season Recap

OAKLAWN CONTINUES UPWARD TREND WITH INCREASED HANDLE, DEEP FIELDS, MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ELITE COMPETITION IN 2025–2026 SEASON Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, May 5 For Immediate Release HOT SPRINGS, AR (May...
Posted On 06 May 2026
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Eunomia tops trio of runners for Joseph, Jr. in G2 Ruffian

By Mary Eddy —- Eunomia tops trio of runners for Joseph, Jr. in G2 Ruffian OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Dual graded stakes-placed Eunomia will look to break through at the graded level for the first time as she leads a trio of runners for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. in Saturday’s...
Posted On 06 May 2026
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NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 4, 2026

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz win the Kentucky Derby (G1) by a neck after trailing the field of 18 early. The son of Curlin is co-owned by Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stables and is trained by Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer to win the...
Posted On 06 May 2026
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Handicapping: Kentucky Derby 152, Renegade Gets it Done

By Rick Francis —- The field for the 152nd “Run for the Roses” should once again feature a starting gate of twenty horses just not in numerical order as a pair of Also-Eligibles in Great White and Ocelli drew in due to scratches of Silent Tactic and Fulleffort,...
Posted On 01 May 2026
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Correll’s Corner: They’re off

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview TRINITY, Fla. – I’ll run through the whole field for the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2 and give out which ones I think are playable and which ones can be tossed. I’ll go in post-position order with morning-line odds....
Posted On 30 Apr 2026
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Kentucky Derby Update for Thursday, April 30, 2026

By Kevin Kerstein —- FULLEFFORT OUT OF DERBY AND OCELLI IN; BELLA BALLERINA OUT OF OAKS AND RESIST IN St. Elias Stable and Starlight Racing’s Fulleffort was withdrawn from Derby 152 because of a chip in his left hind ankle. The defection moves Ashley Durr, Anthony Tate and...
Posted On 30 Apr 2026
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2026.4.30 Oaklawn Racing Update

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, April 30, 2026 Oaklawn’s active training roster featured four octogenarians in April 2023. Soon, there will be none. Trainer Jinks Fires, 85,...
Posted On 30 Apr 2026
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Kentucky Derby Update for Wednesday, April 29, 2026

By Kevin Kerstein —- Kentucky Derby Update for Wednesday, April 29, 2026: Bruised Foot Knocks Silent Tactic Out of Derby 152; My Miss Mo Out of Oaks LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) – John Oxley’s Silent Tactic has been scratched from Kentucky Derby 152 because...
Posted On 29 Apr 2026
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152nd Kentucky Oaks Picks; Stakes undercard Selections

By Rick Francis —- The 152nd running of the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks features one it’s toughest fields in the race’s history. Mutiple graded stakes winners will battle the Churchill Downs main track at a distance of a mile and one eighth all looking for the...
Posted On 29 Apr 2026
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TAMPA BAY DOWNS SEASONAL STANDOUTS STACK THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND OAKS CARDS

By Lynne Snierson —- TAMPA BAY DOWNS SEASONAL STANDOUTS STACK THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND OAKS CARDS OLDSMAR, FL— The trail to Louisville for the first weekend in May went through Tampa Bay Downs during the current meet with many horses standing out in different divisions on...
Posted On 29 Apr 2026
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