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By Kevin Kilroy —- Gigante and Northern Invader Move Rivalry Back to the Turf in Saturday’s Woodchopper Watch This Birdie Gets Morning Line Nod Over Tufani In Overdrawn Pago Hop New Orleans, La (Dec. 28, 2023) – With four stakes victories to his name, the versatile...

By Pat McKenna —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. –-The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced its 2024 racing schedule, which includes 195 live race days at Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course. The ongoing construction of a new and re-imagined Belmont Park...

By Mike Henry —- TAMPA TURF TEST BEGINS SATURDAY; MORALES EXPECTS TO MISS 4 MORE WEEKS OLDSMAR, FL. – The opening legs of the Tampa Turf Test starter handicap series will be contested Saturday. Both the Fillies and Mares Division and the Horses, Colts and Geldings Division...

By Mike Willman —- Easter; Benoit HEAVILY FAVORED EASTER STORMS HOME TO TAKE GRADE II, $200,000 SAN GABRIEL STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS AS HE GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:47.60 ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2023)—Heavily favored at 3-5, Phil D’Amato’s French-bred Easter tipped five-wide...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2023 KAZUSHI KIMURA; BENOIT PHOTO KIMURA LATEST JAPANESE STAR TO JOIN L.A. SPORTS SCENE LA BREA: CLEARLY UNHINGED RETURNS AFTER BC TRY 2-YEAR-OLDS TAKE SPOTLIGHT IN FRIDAY TURF STAKES FIRST POST FRIDAY IS 12 P.M. JOCKEY KIMURA...

By Mike Willman —- ANISETTE; BENOIT PHOTO CLASSY ANISETTE BACK TO HER BEST AS SHE TAKES GRADE I, $300,000 AMERICAN OAKS BY 1 ¾ LENGTHS, GETTING 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF IN 2:00.22 ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2023)—Freshened since a disappointing effort on Nov. 5, English-bred Anisette...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 12.26.23 Romagna Mia Wins Like a 4-5 Favorite in Via Borghese Oisin Murphy Begins Championship Meet Stint Thursday Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $100,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Team Valor International LLC’s...

By Mike Willman —- Benoit Photo SPEED BOAT BEACH & HEJAZI ‘THROW-DOWN’ AS BAFFERT RUNS 1-2 IN GRADE I, $300,000 MALIBU STAKES WITH ‘SPEED BOAT’ PREVAILING BY 1 ½ LENGTHS ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2023)—In a stretch battle befitting it’s status as Santa Anita’s Classic Meet...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 12.23.23 Il Miracolo Breezes for Planned Start in G1 Pegasus World Cup Skippylongstocking, O’Connor, Maryquitecontrary on Work Tab Rainbow 6 Returns $6,399 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Alexandres LLC’s Il Miracolo breezed an ‘easy’ five...

By Mike Henry —- O’CONNELL KEEPS WINNING; CONVERSING TURNS ON THE BURNERS IN 7TH OLDSMAR, FL. – The old saying “I’d rather be lucky than smart” fails to address the outcome when an individual displays both characteristics on a consistent basis. Given the luck required to...