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Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The last prep races for the 2024 Kentucky Derby were held on April 6 in New York, Kentucky and California. The Wood Memorial run at Aqueduct on Long Island could have been at Turf Paradise in Arizona...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA announces John Imbriale’s retirement OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that John Imbriale has retired as NYRA’s track announcer, bringing to an end a distinguished 44-year career at NYRA in which he called...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Ryan Thompson Photo TRINITY, Fla. – The “good” Fierceness showed up again in the Florida Derby on March 30 and the colt romped by more than 13 lengths to win in a nice time of 1:48.22 for the mile-and-an eighth race. The son of...

By David Joseph —- Fierceness; Ryan Thompson Photos Fierceness Rebounds with Record Curlin Florida Derby Win Eclipse Champion Rolls to Victory by Record 13 ½ Lengths Gives Pletcher Record Eighth Win in Tradition-Rich Prep HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable’s Fierceness...

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...