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by Robert Yates Muth; Renee Torbit Photo For Immediate Release HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, March 30, 2024) – No Derby, no problem. Zedan Racing Stables’ Muth, running for purse dollars and style points only, gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record-tying fifth Arkansas...

Story: Phil Janack Photos: Coglianese Photos —- Mike Smith Recalls Florida Derby (G1) Winner Holy Bull 30 Years Later: ‘I Knew, ‘Oh Man, He’s Gonna Run Today’ HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Though it will be 30 years this month, Mike Smith recalls the 1994 Florida Derby (G1) like...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Red Route One Reels in Touchuponastar in New Orleans Classic I’m Very Busy Magnificent in the Muniz Delahaye Grabs First Stakes in the Benson New Orleans, La (March 23, 2024) – Eighth of nine in the early going of the $500,000 New Orleans Classic (G2)...

By Mike Henry —- Forever Souper; SV Photography OLDSMAR, FL. – Chamber of Commerce weather – clear skies, temperatures in the 70s and enough wind to keep things interesting – greeted a crowd of 3,720 enthusiastic racegoers to Tampa Bay Downs for the 21st annual Florida Cup,...

By Joe Kristufek —- Tarifa Wears Down Our Pretty Woman to Take Fair Grounds Oaks With 150 in the bank, the Godolphin homebred is now the Kentucky Oaks points leader New Orleans, La (March 23, 2024) – Roughed up a bit early and rank on the backstretch, the Godolphin homebred...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Catching Freedom; Hodges Photography TRINITY, Fla. – Catching Freedom came the widest of all off the second turn to storm down the long stretch at Fair Grounds in New Orleans to win the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 23. The son...

2By Kevin Kilroy —- New Orleans, La (March 23, 2024) – Settling back to last early on in the 111th $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), Albaugh Family Stables’ Catching Freedom rallied down the center of the track and outkicked fellow closer Honor Marie by one...

By Bob Hill, TSV writer Louisiana Derby G2 – 1-3/16 miles at Fair Grounds The success of horses exiting the Louisiana Derby and heading to the Kentucky Derby has gone in a positive direction in recent years. Fair Grounds is both the winter home of some top connections and a...

No. 1 Sierra Leone’s Connections Have Eyes on Blue Grass Stakes (G1) for Next Start. Photo credit: Hodges Photography By NTRA Communications NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 18, 2024 Week 8 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The tote shutdown following Saturday’s 10th race at Tampa Bay Downs, the Grade III Florida Oaks, occurred because of a communications outage between AmTote International and Roberts Communication Network (RCN), according to officials with...