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By David Joseph —- Multi-Race Wager Guarantees Slated for Saturday’s Florida Derby Card Rainbow 6-$2 Million; Late Pick 4-$750,000; Late Pick 5-$500,000 Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Climbs to $1.445 Million HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park has scheduled...

By John Asher —- UNBEATEN MCCRAKEN, FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH WINNER GUNNEVERA CO-FAVORED IN FOURTH AND FINAL 2017 KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER POOL 24 Wagering Interests Include Six Newcomers In March 31-April 2 Derby Futures Pool LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, March 28, 2017) – Two...

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS (March 27, 2017) – Coffeepot Stables’ homebred 3-year-old filly Farrell is the class of an eight-filly 49th renewal of the Grade II $400,000 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks on Apr. 1, part of an eight-stakes – four graded – Louisiana...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, Ark. (Monday, March 27, 2017) – Oaklawn President Charles Cella announced today that Wayne Smith has been named General Manager. “Wayne Smith begins an exciting new era for Oaklawn,” said Cella, whose family has owned and operated Oaklawn...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Full-Sister to Destin, Creative Cause Invades for Oaks • Local Hero and Guest Suite Have Final Louisiana Derby Drills • Eagle Giving Howard Confidence • Believe in Bertie Making a Disciple out of Cox FULL-SISTER TO DESTIN, CREATIVE CAUSE INVADES...

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- McCRAKEN REMAINS IN FIRST, NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL ARROGATE REMAINS UNANIMOUS CHOICE, NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL (Receives all 36 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, March 27, 2017) – One major race took place this past weekend for the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Texas Chrome on Target for Oaklawn Handicap Multiple graded stakes winner Texas Chrome remains on schedule to make his 4-year-old debut in the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 15 at Oaklawn, trainer J.R. Caldwell said Sunday morning. Texas Chrome has...

By Ed Golden —- • LARGE FIELD LOOMS FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY • DORTMUND RETURNS TO DIRT IN SANTANA MILE • LONGSHOT OR CHALK, PEREIRA ‘NOSE’ BEST • TWO LUCRATIVE PICK SIX CARRYOVERS TODAY TEAM O’NEILL SET FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY Headed by a quartet from the Doug O’Neill barn, as...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Jockey Ronnie Allen, Jr., missed the previous two days with a bad case of the flu and severe bronchitis. But when it looked as if he might not be able to ride Ballinskelligs in today’s sixth race, the 4-year-old filly’s trainer, Maria...

NYRA Release —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Stakes winners One Liner, Mo Town, El Areeb, and Irish War Cry lead a group of 28 sophomores nominated to the the 93rd running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets, scheduled for Saturday, April 8 at Aqueduct...