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By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Originally scheduled for New Year’s Day, the Jerome proved to be worth the wait for Mr. Amore Stable’s Firenze Fire, as he got up in the final jumps to run down a front-running Seven Trumpets on Saturday at...

By Ryan Martin —- INSTILLED REGARD INVADES FROM CALIFORNIA TO TAKE LECOMTE NEW ORLEANS (January 13, 2018) – OXO Equine LLC’s California invader Instilled Regard lived up to the hype behind his lucrative $1.05 million purchase at the OBS March Sale in 2017 when shipping to...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Farrell; All Photos provided by Oaklawn Park HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018) – Coffeepot Stables’ Farrell began her 4-year-old season just like she ended her 3-year-old campaign by winning a stakes. Using her preferred front-running style,...

By Ryan Martin —- Gun Runner; All Photos by Amanda Hodges Weir NEW ORLEANS (January 12, 2018) – Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC’s Grade I Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and finalist for 2017 Horse Of The Year Gun Runner is scheduled to work over the Fair Grounds Race Course &...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- SONNETEER PICKS UP FIRST STAKES WIN IN $125,000 FIFTH SEASON STAKES HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, Jan. 12, 2018) – Calumet Farm’s Sonneteer, who almost stole the show in the 2017 Rebel Stakes at odds of 112-1, reaffirmed his affinity for Oaklawn by finally...

By Mike Henry —- CHILEAN JOCKEY STRIVES TO MAKE NAME KNOWN TO OLDSMAR FOLLOWERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Andres Ulloa got a taste of the big time in 2016 when he traveled to Santa Anita to watch his older brother, Gonzalo Ulloa Perez, ride Chilean-bred Kitcat...

By Don Stevens —- Testing One Two; Coady Photography SUMMER HOUSE ROLLS IN THE ELDORADO STAKES – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted a pair of stakes races on Friday night headed by the $60,000 Take Charge Brandi, which was won impressively by Brittlyn Stable, Inc.’s...

By Ed Golden —- • LA CANADA DISTANCE IDEAL FOR RESKY BUSINESS • INSTA IRMA SET FOR HOLIDAY FEATURE MONDAY • MARATHON ASTRA STAKES SUITS SHAZARA’S STYLE • VAN DYKE AT HIS BEST FOR THE KALOOKAN QUEEN MOREY FILLY ALL BUSINESS AT MILE DISTANCE OF LA CANADA Resky Business makes...

By Ryan Martin —- • Casse Will Likely Opt For Silverbulletday With Wonder Gadot • Texas Invaders Analyze This Jet, Terra’s Angel Step Up In Lecomte, Silverbulletday • Hollendorfer Ships Instilled Regard For Lecomte • Mom’s On Strike, Giada Vegas Put Winning Streaks On The...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Von Hemel Looks to Keep Lengthy Win Streak Alive One constant the last four decades at Oaklawn has been trainer Don Von Hemel of Hot Springs. Actually, he’s been more like a sure bet. Von Hemel, 83, has at least one victory at every Oaklawn meeting since...