2025.01.19 Oaklawn Racing Update

Compiled by Robert Yates No. 32 was the “one” for Canadian trainer Ian Jewell. Jewell saddled his first career Oaklawn winner in Friday’s fourth race when Chick Command broke his maiden by 1 ¼ front-running lengths under apprentice jockey Joseph Romero. Chick Command ($15.80)...
Posted On 20 Jan 2025
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Monday, Jan. 20, 2025

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2025 Barnes; Ernie Belmonte Photo WORKS: BARNES, RODRIGUEZ RETURN TO TAB FOR BAFFERT KY DERBY FUTURE WAGER: CLOSING ODDS FOR SANTA ANITA HORSES 9-RACE CARD THURDSAY KICKS OFF 4-DAY RACE WEEK STRONGHOLD, MIXTO DEPART FOR PEGASUS WORLD...
Posted On 20 Jan 2025
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TAMPA BAY STAKES, ENDEAVOUR PROMISE TO HEAT THINGS UP IN FEBRUARY

By Mike Henry —- TAMPA BAY STAKES, ENDEAVOUR PROMISE TO HEAT THINGS UP IN FEBRUARY OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will conduct six stakes races on the first two Saturdays in February, with track officials hopeful of attracting a number of top horses in training. The Oldsmar...
Posted On 20 Jan 2025
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Pegasus: Derby Winner Mystik Dan Begins Year in $3 Million Pegasus World Cup

By David Joseph —- Derby Winner Mystik Dan Begins Year in $3 Million Pegasus World Cup Favored Locked Draws Post 11, White Abarrio Post 4 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Ken McPeek describes saddling Mystik Dan to victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) as reaching “the...
Posted On 20 Jan 2025
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Fair Grounds: Thursday’s Racing Card Moved to Monday

By Joe Kristufek —- Thursday’s Racing Card Moved to Monday * Schedule change due to incoming extreme weather conditions New Orleans, La (January 20, 2025) – Due to the extreme weather conditions that are expected the next couple of days, the nine-race Fair Grounds program...
Posted On 20 Jan 2025
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Simply Joking Passes the Two Turns Test in the Silverbulletday, Earns 20 Oaks Points

By Kevin Kilroy—- Hodges Photos Simply Joking Passes the Two Turns Test in the Silverbulletday, Earns 20 Oaks Points New Orleans, La (Jan. 18, 2025) – Simply Joking passed the two turns test with flying colors, leading all the way in the $150,000 Fasig-Tipton...
Posted On 19 Jan 2025
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Pegasus: Watch the Pegasus Post Position Draw Live Sunday; Mystic Dan Works

By David Joseph—- Watch the Pegasus Post Position Draw Live Sunday Begins at 1 P.M. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Who will be the favorites on Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park, and what post positions will they draw? Fans can find out live Sunday, Jan. 19 when the...
Posted On 19 Jan 2025
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TAMPA BAY: JOCKEY OF MONTH GALLARDO GAINS INSPIRATION FROM LATE FATHER

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY OF MONTH GALLARDO GAINS INSPIRATION FROM LATE FATHER OLDSMAR, FL. – It’s the moments when Antonio Gallardo is away from the racetrack that he most feels the loss of his father, who died unexpectedly in mid-June in the family’s homeplace of Jerez de...
Posted On 19 Jan 2025
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“Road to the Kentucky Derby”: Disco Time dances in Lecomte

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Disco Time dances in Lecomte TRINITY, Fla. – Disco Time proved that he could go two turns in winning the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes at Fairgrounds on Jan. 18. A win is a win, but this one was just a short head over Built, the...
Posted On 19 Jan 2025
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Disco Time Nails Built at Lecomte Wire, 20 Points Closer to Dancing in the Derby

By Kevin Kilroy —- Disco Time Nails Built at Lecomte Wire, 20 Points Closer to Dancing in the Derby New Orleans, La (Jan. 18, 2025) – Overcoming a troubled start and a wide trip, Disco Time came flying late to run down Built and Innovator in the final strides of the...
Posted On 19 Jan 2025
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