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By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – With a four-race win streak under his belt, M M G Stables’ Grade 3 Withers and Jerome hero El Areeb will look for win No. 5 as he makes his third stop on New York’s Road to the Kentucky Derby, as the 6-5 favorite...

By David Joseph —- Perfect Irish War Cry Favored in $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) Multiple Grade 1 Winner Practical Joke Among Rivals in Competitive Field of 11 Richest of Nine Stakes, Eight Graded, Worth $1.5 Million in Purses HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Undefeated through...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- All About the Girls Stable Wins with First Oaklawn Starter The seventh race Feb. 10 at Oaklawn was all about the girls. Our Majesty, a 3-year-old daughter of Majesticperfection, was a sparkling 5 ½-length career debut winner for trainer Ron Moquett of...

By Michael Chamberlain —- 24 STAKES RACES WITH PURSES TOTALING $1,695,000 ON THE CALENDAR OPELOUSAS, LA – Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel will begin its 52nd season of Thoroughbred racing action on April 12 in Opelousas, Louisiana. The 84-day season will run...

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS – Fat Tuesday at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots features an intriguing renewal of the $75,000 Mardi Gras Stakes. At 5½ furlongs over the Stall-Wilson turf course and restricted to fillies and mares, the 2017 edition features the...

NTRA NEWS RELEASE —- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, February 27, 2017) – The “Road to the Kentucky Derby” ran through New Orleans at the Fair Grounds with the running of the G2 Risen Star Stakes. Won by Brad Grady and trained by Joe Sharp Girvin (84) advances into the...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Cox Keeping Top Turf Fillies Separated • Honorable Duty Points to New Orleans Handicap • Zipessa and I’m a Chatterbox Highlight Work Tab COX KEEPING TOP TURF FILLIES SEPARATED Leading trainer Brad Cox is in the enviable position of having two turf...

By Michael Adolphson —- • I’m a Chatterbox Gets Grass Shot • Work Tab GIRVIN AND FARRELL EXIT BIG WINS WELL Both Brad Grady’s Girvin and Coffeepot Stables’ Farrell exited their Saturday Grade II victories well, according to their respective connections. Joe Sharp-trained...

By Ed Golden —- • ARROGATE WORKS MONDAY, POSSIBLE FOR BIG ’CAP • SENSITIVELY RETURNS IN THE GRADE III LAS FLORES • KOBE’S BACK DRILLS WITH GARY STEVENS ABOARD Arrogate; Zoe Metz Photography ARROGATE, MIDNIGHT STORM WORK TODAY “The big horse works today.” So spoke Bob...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Alex Bizer 3000 Wins; All photos by Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017) – Jockey Alex Birzer became the 174th jockey in North America to win 3,000 races when he guided Numancia to victory in Sunday’s sixth race at Oaklawn. Birzer,...