54th Eclipse Awards: Sierra Leone goes to top

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Sierra Leone; Hodges Photo TRINITY, Fla. – The 54th Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner will be held Jan. 23, 2024, at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Fla. As a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, one of the three...
Posted On 04 Jan 2025
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Old Friends Welcomes Six Graded-Stakes Winners for Retirement

Old Friends Welcomes Six Graded-Stakes Winners for Retirement The six thoroughbreds are Count Again, Delaunay, Mission Impazible, Normandy Invasion, Rainbow Heir, and Warrior’s Reward   GEORGETOWN, KY. – Dec. 30, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in...
Posted On 31 Dec 2024
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Aqueduct: Phileas Fogg dominant in $150K Queens County victory

Phileas Fogg dominant in $150K Queens County victory By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jupiter Stable’s Phileas Fogg made his return to stakes company a winning one with a pacesetting romp in Sunday’s Listed $150,000 Queens County, a nine-furlong route for 3-year-olds and up, at...
Posted On 30 Dec 2024
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2024.12.29 OP Stakes Recap Year’s End; Barn Notes

by Robert Yates Jenkin; Andrew Stauffer Photo For Immediate Release HOT SPRINGS, AR – Arkansas lumberman John Ed Anthony now has two horses on the Kentucky Oaks trail following Jenkin’s three-quarter length victory in the $175,000 Year’s End Stakes for 2-year-old fillies Sunday...
Posted On 30 Dec 2024
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Smoken Wicked, Secret Faith Add Louisiana Futurity to Stakes Resume

By Kevin Kilroy —- Smoken Wicked, Secret Faith Add Louisiana Futurity to Stakes Resume New Orleans, La (Dec. 29, 2024) – Louisiana-bred juveniles took centerstage on Sunday at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots as two editions of the 6-furlong $100,000 Louisiana Futurity...
Posted On 30 Dec 2024
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Lagynos Gives Asmussen and Morales Second Consecutive Woodchopper

By Kevin Kilroy —- Lagynos Gives Asmussen and Morales Second Consecutive Woodchopper; Wild Bout Hilary Unaccosted in Pago Hop Lagynos; Hodges Photos New Orleans, La (Dec. 28, 2024) – Saturday’s stakes action at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots included two 1 1/16 miles...
Posted On 29 Dec 2024
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J B Strikes Back Springs 16-1 Upset In First-Ever Running Of Grade II, $200,000 Laffit Pincay Jr.

By Victor Ryan —- Benoit J B STRIKES BACK SPRINGS 16-1 UPSET IN FIRST-EVER RUNNING OF GRADE II, $200,000 LAFFIT PINCAY JR. STAKES ON OPENING DAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2024)—In the first-ever running of the Grade II, $200,000 Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes, J B...
Posted On 27 Dec 2024
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FAVORITE RAGING TORRENT PREVAILS IN GRADE I, $300,000 MALIBU STAKES ON OPENING DAY AT SANTA ANITA

By Victor Ryan —- Benoit Photo FAVORITE RAGING TORRENT PREVAILS IN GRADE I, $300,000 MALIBU STAKES ON OPENING DAY AT SANTA ANITA; KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER MYSTIK DAN LAST ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2024)—Raging Torrent, bet down to the 5-2 favorite, finished best of all to provide...
Posted On 27 Dec 2024
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Gulfstream: Major Dude Thrilling Winner of $215,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2)

By David Joseph —- Major Dude; Ryan Thompson Photo Major Dude Thrilling Winner of $215,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2) 4YO Colt Becomes Millionaire, Punches Ticket to Pegasus Turf (G1) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Spendthrift Farm’s Major Dude rediscovered his graded-stakes winning form...
Posted On 22 Dec 2024
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