Veteran Gold Phoenix Kicks Off Campaign Against Deep Cast In Saturday’s Grade III San Marcos

By Victor Ryan —- VETERAN GOLD PHOENIX KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEEP CAST IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III SAN MARCOS STAKES FOR OLDER HORSES GOING 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 9, 2026)—Multi-millionaire gelding Gold Phoenix kicks off his 8-year-old season...
Posted On 10 Feb 2026
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Multimillionaires Hit Show, Brilliant Berti Open Campaigns in Louisiana Derby Preview Day Graded Stakes

By Kevin Kilroy —- Multimillionaires Hit Show, Brilliant Berti Open Campaigns in Louisiana Derby Preview Day Graded Stakes NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 9, 2026) — A pair of accomplished graded stakes winners will make their seasonal bows on the Louisiana Derby Preview Day undercard,...
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LEGENDARY NAMES EXPECTED AT FRIDAY’S ‘JOCKEYS AND JEANS’ SIGNING

By Mike Henry —- LEGENDARY NAMES EXPECTED AT FRIDAY’S ‘JOCKEYS AND JEANS’ SIGNING OLDSMAR, FL. – As part of its centennial celebration, Tampa Bay Downs will host the 11th annual “Jockeys and Jeans” Fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund on Friday and Saturday...
Posted On 09 Feb 2026
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Aqueduct: Rice has strong hand in $135K Say Florida Sandy with Acoustic Ave, El Grande O

NYRA Press Office —- Rice has strong hand in $135K Say Florida Sandy with Acoustic Ave, El Grande O $135K Damon Runyon, East View rescheduled for Saturday OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Linda Rice, leading trainer at the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet, will send out the pair of...
Posted On 09 Feb 2026
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, FEB. 8, 2026 INTREPIDO POSSIBLE FOR GII SAN FELIPE AFTER LEWIS RUNNER-UP BLACKER EYES KILROE FOR ‘POTENTE; ‘FELIPE FOR START THE RIDE WORKS: SO HAPPY, GRAND SLAM SMILE AMONG NOTABLES SPECIAL PRESIDENTS’ DAY CARD PART OF 4-DAY RACE WEEK AHEAD...
Posted On 09 Feb 2026
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2026.02.08 OJC King Cotton Stakes Recap

$150,000 King Cotton Stakes Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | Chris Ho, Vice President of Marketing ROLL ON BIG JOE – King Cotton Stakes – 75th Running Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 For Immediate Release $150,000 King Cotton Stakes Heavily favored Roll On Big Joe carried his...
Posted On 09 Feb 2026
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Correll’s Corner: “Road to the Derby”; Renegade impressive

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview TRINITY, Fla. – We’ve now gone through the Withers (won by Talk to me Jimmy), the Southwest (Silent Tactic), the Sam F. Davis (Renegade) and the Robert B. Lewis (Plutarch) the weekend of Feb. 5-6 and we learned that Renegade...
Posted On 09 Feb 2026
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Golden Tempo Rides Lecomte Momentum Into Grade 2 $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star

By Kevin Kilroy —- Golden Tempo Rides Lecomte Momentum Into Grade 2 $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 7, 2026) – Riding momentum from a last-to-first victory in the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes, Golden Tempo headlines a field of eight 3-year-olds in Saturday’s...
Posted On 08 Feb 2026
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ZANY LIVES UP TO THE HYPE; FLORIDA-BRED MYSTIC LAKE WINS MINARET

From Mike Henry Lynne Snierson contributed to this report Zany; sv Photography OLDSMAR, FL. – Zany’s victory in the Grade II Demoiselle Stakes on Dec. 6 at Aqueduct stamped her as a filly with a bright future. The 3-year-old daughter of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah...
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SATURDAY, FEB. 7, 2026 LAS VIRGENES: MEANING LURES PRAT FOR SOPHOMORE BOW WORKS: LITMUS TEST, BOYD, GOLD PHOENIX AMONG NOTABLES CLOCKERS’ CORNER: SUMTER TABBED AS 2-1 FAVE FOR MANDELLA SUNDAY: EARLY 11 A.M. FIRST POST; BIG GAME WATCH PARTY AFTER LAS...
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