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By Jennifer Hoyt —- Mourinho Give Baffert First Smarty Jones Victory Bob Baffert called Mourinho a fast horse leading up to his two-turn debut in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds Monday at Oaklawn. The Hall of Fame trainer was right. Mourinho was sent...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Occasionally, when time allows, trainer Kathleen O’Connell reflects on the swift passage of years since she arrived at Tampa Bay Downs (then Florida Downs) from Michigan in 1976 to gallop horses. She says it feels “unreal” that more than 40...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, Ark. (Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018) – Oaklawn management has cancelled Thursday’s nine-race card due to frigid temperatures. Central Arkansas has been experiencing near record lows since Monday night and for the safety of the horses and...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (January 17, 2018) – With harsh winter weather and freezing temperatures hitting the New Orleans area, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots racing officials have officially called off Thursday afternoon’s nine-race program. Temperatures in New...

NYRA —- Absatootly, Quezon face off in La Verdad Friday; Frost Wise tops Thursday’s Bay Ridge OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Grade 3-placed Doyouknowsomething will make his second stakes start off the claim in a field of six lined up for the $100,000 Jazil for 4-year-olds...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Monday, Jan. 15, 2018) – Phoenix Thoroughbreds III’s Mourinho did not disappoint as the 3-5 favorite when he picked up 10 points towards Kentucky Derby eligibility with his dominate victory in Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes....

By Brian Bohl and Najja Thompson —- Divine Miss Grey captures first stakes victory in Interborough OZONE PARK, N.Y. – West Point Thoroughbreds and RAP Racing’s Empire Line overtook Morning Breez in the stretch and fended off Evaluator’s late charge at the...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (January 15, 2018) – The Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Black Gold – a unique bet that is only cashed out if there is one winner – was finally hit on Sunday afternoon’s card for $195,627.66 by one lucky player in Brazil. The...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Now that we are halfway through January and we’ve seen several races that involved 2018 Kentucky Derby contenders, it’s time for the first Top 10 list of the year. We’ll start with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The Tampa Bay Downs stakes program shifts into high gear Saturday with the track’s annual Skyway Festival Day program, featuring a pair of 7-furlong races for 3-year-olds and a mile-and-a-sixteenth contest for older fillies and mares. At...