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By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Hat Creek Racing’s Nootka Sound started strong and finished even better, going gate-to-wire to notch her first career stakes win in capturing the fifth running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Soaring Softly for 3-year-old fillies on...

Preakness S. (G1) Pimlico, Grade I Stakes, $1,500,000, 3 yo, 1 3/16 miles, 1:55.93, Sloppy. 1) Justify (ch, c, 3 yo), A++, $900,000 Scat Daddy – Stage Magic, by Ghostzapper B: John D. Gunther; O: China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Starlight Racing, WinStar Farm;...

By Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer —- Other than one saver bet, I am not recommending you play against Justify (7) in the Preakness Stakes. If the race is formful (a most likely scenario), even the trifecta may offer a very low payout. I’m going to take a shot in the trifecta...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The 143rd Preakness Stakes on May 19 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., will only have a field of eight 3-year-old colts, with four of them returning from the Kentucky Derby. Justify, the Derby winner, will top the field...

By Najja Thompson —- Joe Bravo; NYRA Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association has announced Joe Bravo as the 2018 recipient of the Mike Venezia Memorial Award, the prestigious honor awarded to jockeys who exemplify extraordinary sportsmanship and...

By Bailey Gallison —- Matrooh; Arlington Photo MATROOH GIVES CONTRERAS, SANJUR FIRST GRADED STAKES VICTORY WITH GRADE III HANSHIN CUP WIN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 12, 2018) – Crystal Racing Enterprises and Contreras Stable’s Matrooh motored home in Saturday’s 66th...

By Darren Rogers —- Triple Chelsea; Churchill Downs/Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 12, 2018) – Brad Grady’s Triple Chelsea displayed a powerful late kick in deep stretch to collar Morticia by a head and win Saturday’s eighth running of the $70,865...

By Najja Thompson —- Westwood; Chelsea Durand Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – Making his eighth career start and first start since finishing third in the Grade 3 Commonwealth at Keeneland on April 7, Godolphin Racing’s Westwood bested a field of six in the fifth running of...

By Mike Willman —- KANTHAKA Zoe Metz Photography KANTHAKA RETURNS HOME TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 LAZARO BARRERA STAKES BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY HOLLENDORFER, HE GETS SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:23.25 ARCADIA, Calif. (May 12, 2018)—Trainer Jerry...

By Heather Pettinger —- Hi Happy; Coglianese/NYRA Photo La Providencia’s homebred Hi Happy kicked on late to secure a half-length victory in the 60th running of the Grade 1, $700,000 Man o’ War at 1 3/8 miles on the inner turf to close out a stakes-packed card...