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By Kevin Kilroy —- Flexing Back Class and Firing Bullets, Best Actor Headlines the Mineshaft · Saturday’s Late Pick Five will be seeded with a $500,000 guaranteed pool · Advances for the Fair Grounds Stakes, Albert Stall Memorial, and Colonel Power New Orleans, La (Feb. 15,...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024 BAFFLE STAKES: GIII WINNER STAY HOT BEGINS SEASON ON THE HILL POPULAR CAL-BRED BRICKYARD RIDE RETIRED AT AGE 7 THURSDAY BEGINS 5-DAY RACE WEEK AT SANTA ANITA GIII SANTA YSABEL RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 9 TRAINERS DUTROW,...

By Rick Francis —- The “Road to the Kentucky Derby & Oaks” makes it’s Championship Series stop at New Orleans Fair Grounds where the Grade 2 Risen Star and Rachel Alexandra will offer starting points of (50-25-15-10-5) for the 150th “Run for the...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 2.15.2024 Lauren Robson Saddles First Winner Thursday at Gulfstream Trainer Patrick Biancones Wins First Race as U.S. Citizen Friday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $250,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Lauren Robson saddled her very...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs trainer Derek Ryan decided three months ago to point his New Jersey-bred gelding Book’em Danno to the Group III, $1.5-million Saudi Derby for 3-year-olds on Feb. 24 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The...

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release No. 15 became No. 1 for trainer Robert Medina. Medina saddled his first career Oaklawn winner when favored Story Hour scored a front-running 1 ¼-length victory in Sunday’s eighth race, a $140,000 entry-level...

By David Joseph —- Lauren King Photo Maryquitecontrary’s Turn to Go Around Two Turns in Royal Delta HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Rodney Lundock’s Maryquitecontrary will certainly be familiar with her surroundings Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where the ultra-consistent 5-year-old...

By David Joseph —- Laurel Park News & Notes Cash Recalls Eastern Bay’s General George (G3) Win: ‘Storybook Ending’ Disco Ebo Chasing Graded-Stakes Success in Barbara Fritchie (G3) Barbara Fritchie (G3) Gets Season Started for Apple Picker Cash Recalls Eastern Bay’s...

By Mike Henry —- LEINSTER TURF DASH, LEINSTER LIGHTNING CITY STAKES POSTPONED UNTIL 2/24 OLDSMAR, FL. – For the second time in four years, the top turf sprinters stabled at Tampa Bay Downs are going to have to wait a little longer to display their speed and talen...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 2.14.2024 Bentornato Arrives Safely in Saudi Arabia for Saudi Derby Run Accompanies Pegasus Hero National Treasure, White Abarrio Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $225,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Jose D’Angelo entered...