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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – McCraken lived up to all the hype. And then some. The unbeaten 3-year-old colt extended his record to 4-for-4 with a one-and-a-half length victory from Tapwrit in the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in stakes and...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Amanda Laderer and Gary Downey’s Candid Desire overtook Loki’s Vengeance in deep stretch and outkicked Celtic Chaos at the wire to win the 39th running of the $100,000 Hollie Hughes for New York-bred 4 and up on Saturday...

By Brian Spencer —- FAIR GROUNDS, FIRST AMERICAN BANKCARD, INC. TO DONATE TO UNITED WAY TO AID TORNADO RELIEF EFFORTS; FAIR GROUNDS TO DONATE $1 FROM ALL FRIDAY STARLIGHT ADMISSIONS NEW ORLEANS (February 10, 2017) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots announced that in...

By Mike Willman —- ROYAL MO STAMPS HIMSELF A TOP TIER DERBY CANDIDATE WITH 3 ½ LENGTH WIN IN GRADE III, $150,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES; ESPINOZA & SHIRREFFS TEAM FOR 1 1/16 MILES SCORE IN 1:43.48 ARCADIA, Calif.—Idle since breaking his maiden on Nov. 27, Royal Mo...

By David Joseph —- Irish War Cry; Gulfstream File Photo Undefeated Irish War Cry Romps in G2 Holy Bull Eclipse Champion Classic Empire 3rd; Gunnevera 2nd HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Isabella de Tomaso’s Irish War Cry remained undefeated in three starts with a dominating...

By Najja Thompson —- El Areeb continues win streak in G3 Withers OZONE PARK, N.Y. – After winning the Grade 3 Jerome on January 2, El Areeb successfully continued his journey through New York toward a “Run for the Roses” for owners M M G Stables and...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR. – River Ridge Ranch LLC.’s Storm Advisory ran away with Saturday’s $125,000 King Cotton Stakes, leaving five other rivals in his dust, including 2-5 favorite Ivan Fallunovalot. Ivan Fallunovalot, who was seeking his third straight King...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview—- Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion and Eclipse Award winner Classic Empire started his 3-year-old campaign very impressively finishing a dull third in the Grade 2 Holy Bull on Feb. 4 at Gulfstream Park in South Florida. The son of...

By Brian Spencer —- EXCITATIONS GRADUATES FOR FAIR GROUNDS RACING CLUB; CLUB DONATES $32,800 TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES CANCER CENTER NEW ORLEANS (February 2, 2017) – The Fair Grounds Racing Club presented a check in the amount of $32,800 to the Children’s...

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Nearly four weeks to the day after breaking her maiden, Joemar Racing Stable’s homebred Dublin Girl added a stakes victory to her resume with a one-length score in the second running of the $100,000 Maddie May for...