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By Don Stevens —- Bitsy’s Afleet; Coady Photography MIDNIGHT RULER WIRES THE FIELD IN THE OWNER APPRECIATION CUP AT DELTA DOWNS – THE TRACK CLOSED OUT THE 2017-18 SEASON WITH A 12-RACE PROGRAM – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs capped off its 2017-18 Thoroughbred...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Cosmic Burst; Oaklawn Photo HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, March 10, 2018) – Norma Lee Stockseth and Todd Dunn’s Cosmic Burst earned herself 50 points towards Kentucky Oaks eligibility with a late rally to win Saturday’s $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) before...

By Brian Bohl —- Skyler’s Scramjet; Coglianese/NYRA Photo Skyler’s Scramjet wins graded stakes debut in G3 Tom Fool OZONE PARK, N.Y. – SJB Stable and Marcello Micozzi’s Skyler’s Scramjet won her graded stakes debut in impressive fashion,...

By Mike Willman —- CITY OF LIGHT Benoit Photo FAVORED CITY OF LIGHT DRAWS CLEAR TO WIN GRADE I, $400,000 TRIPLE BEND STAKES BY 1 ½ LENGTHS AS VAN DYKE REGISTERS 4TH CONSECUTIVE WIN; TRAINED BY MCCARTHY, QUALITY ROAD COLT GETS SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:21.35 ARCADIA, Calif. (March...

By Mike Henry —- Quid; Tampa Bay Downs Photo SINGLE-DAY HANDLE RECORD ESTABLISHED OLDSMAR, FL. – Rodolphe Brisset has been training on his own for less than a year. And although he built a strong foundation working under Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott, winning a race...

By Ryan Martin —- KABELLA CLIMBS UP THE LADDER IN ALLEN “BLACK CAT” LACOMBE MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT STAKES; TRIPLE CHELSEA WINS NELSON J. MENARD MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT STAKES NEW ORLEANS (March 10, 2018) – Robert and Lawanna Low’s improving 3-year-old filly Kabella kept a perfect...

By Anthony Affrunti —- Enticed; Joe Labozzetta Photo OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a bit shorter following the conclusion of Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham at Aqueduct Racetrack, as Godolphin’s homebred colt Enticed closed...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Diodoro in Three-Way Battle for Leading Trainer Honors The top of the trainer standings at Oaklawn is like a map of the stable area. Immediately south of trainer Robertino Diodoro is the barn of Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen. Just to the northwest of...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – There are a variety of ways to get a 3-year-old to the Churchill Downs winner’s circle on the first Saturday in May. Just ask Kentucky Derby-winning trainers Todd Pletcher and H. Graham Motion, who hope their entries in Saturday’s Grade II,...

By Don Stevens —- La Mistake; Coady Photos INSPEIGHTOFYOU TAKES THE OWNER APPRECIATION DISTAFF AT DELTA DOWNS – JOCKEY GERARD MELANCON WINS BOTH STAKES RACES ON THE PROGRAM – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs kicked off its closing weekend of live Thoroughbred racing on...