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By David Joseph —- Major Dude; Ryan Thompson Photo Major Dude Thrilling Winner of $215,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2) 4YO Colt Becomes Millionaire, Punches Ticket to Pegasus Turf (G1) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Spendthrift Farm’s Major Dude rediscovered his graded-stakes winning form...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Her Laugh Uncatchable in the Untapable, Earns 10 Points Towards 151st Kentucky Oaks Recaps for Tenacious, Buddy Diliberto, and Richard R. Scherer New Orleans, La (Dec. 21, 2024) – Stretching out to 1 mile 70 yards after debuting a winner at 6 furlongs,...

By Mike Henry —- SHIVAREE REKINDLES NOT-SO-DISTANT MEMORIES; MENESES RIDES 3 WINNERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Shivaree’s best days on the track are behind him. But at the start of each day, owner-trainer Juan Arriagada senses the 7-year-old gelding’s passion and desire and enthusiasm...

by Robert Yates Spirit Wind; McCarlee Perkins Photo HOT SPRINGS, AR – The best horse on paper proved it. Grade 2 winner Spirit Wind justified her 7-5 favoritism with a victory in the $150,000 Poinsettia Stakes Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn. Spirit Wind finished three-quarters of...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Built; Hodges Photography Built Piles it On the Gun Runner Field, Earns Ten Points Towards Kentucky Derby 151 Recaps for Sugar Bowl, Letellier, and Blushing K.D. New Orleans, La (Dec. 21, 2024) – To the lead and with plenty left in the tanks, Eclipse...

By David Joseph —- Soul of an Angel, Power Squeeze Face Off in $140,000 Rampart Grade 1 Winners Top Field of Eight in One-Mile Test Dec. 26 Filles & Mares to Line Up in $140,000 Via Borghese on Turf HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – C2 Racing Stable, Agave Racing Stable and Ken...

Mystic Dan; Zoe Metz STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 2024 DERBY WINNER MYSTIK DAN GETS ACQUAINTED WITH SANTA ANITA WORKS: CITIZEN BULL, BEVY OF OPENING DAY STARTERS DRILL NATION’S TOP JOCKEYS CONVERGE ON SANTA ANITA OPENING DAY OPENING DAY: FIRST POST THURSDAY IS 11...

By Mike Henry —- MANDATORY ULTIMATE 6 PAYOUT SLATED FOR TUESDAY; O’CONNELL WINS 2 OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will have a mandatory full jackpot payout on the Ultimate 6 wager on Tuesday’s Christmas Eve card, track officials announced today. The Ultimate 6 is a 20-cent...

Compiled by Robert Yates Speed King will get another shot around two turns in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles Jan. 25 at Oaklawn, trainer Ron Moquett said Frida. The Southwest, raised to a record seven figures after previously being worth...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Cross-Entered on Fair Grounds “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day,” Her Laugh Opts for Untapable New Orleans, La (Dec. 20, 2024) – Cross-entered in the Untapable Stakes and the Letellier Memorial on “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day” at Fair Grounds Race Course...