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By Mike Henry —- Litigate; SV Photography Just when a race seems more wide-open than you can imagine, and any one of eight or nine horses seems to have a chance to land in the winner’s circle, along comes this Pletcher fellow to snap you back to reality. Hall of Famer and...

By Brien Bouyea —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – In the history of thoroughbred racing, there is arguably no story as fascinating as the life led by Jimmy Winkfield. Born in Chilesburg, Kentucky, in 1880, Winkfield began riding horses as a young boy and quickly developed into...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – February started off with the Robert B. Lewis at Santa Anita in Southern California and the Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park in South Florida. Some of the colts that ran in those two contests may be in the “big...

By David Joseph —- Red Carpet Ready; Lauren King Red Carpet Ready Stays Perfect in $125,000 Forward Gal (G3) Improves to 3-0 with Impressive Victory in 3-Year-Old Filly Sprint HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Ashbrook Farm and Upland Flats Racing’s Red Carpet Ready, unbeaten in her...

By David Joseph —- Rocket Can; Gulfstream Park Photo Rocket Can Circles Field to Win G3 Holy Bull Mott Trainees Finish 1-2 in Triple Crown Prep HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – One week after saddling Art Collector for a victory in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1),...

By Mike Willman —- BAFFERT’S NEWGATE RUNS TO THE BETTING AS HE TAKES GRADE III, $200,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS BY A NECK WITH DETTORI UP ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2023)—Bob Baffert couldn’t lose. The trainer of all four horses in Saturday’s Grade III, $200,000 Robert B. Lewis...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photo credit: Coady Photography FAVORITE A MO REAY WINS SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 BAYAKOA STAKES HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023) – Hunter Valley Farm’s A Mo Reay benefitted from all the pressure put on pace setter Lovely Ride early in the race and...

By Mike Henry —- Emmanuel OLDSMAR, FL. – On a sunny, windy afternoon, a pair of lightly raced 4-year-olds delivered sparkling, whirlwind finishes to be remembered on Turf Champions Day at Tampa Bay Downs. A little more than an hour after 4-year-old filly Surprisingly...

By David Joseph —- Preakness Weekend to Feature 15 Stakes Worth $3.5 Million 148th Preakness (G1), Middle Jewel of Triple Crown, May 20 99th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for 3YO Fillies on Preakness Eve BALTIMORE – The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – It’s about three months to that “big race” for 3-year-olds on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, so let’s see who’s in this year’s crop. Arabian Knight...