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By Kevin Kilroy —- Lou and Amanda Fair Grounds Track Photographer Lou Hodges Jr. Announces Retirement Third-generation Amanda Hodges Weir set to take over New Orleans, La (Feb. 1, 2025) – Since 1976, second-generation track photographer Lou Hodges Jr. has captured horse...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Accomplished Girl; Hodges Photography Accomplished Girl Adds Bobby Kelly Memorial for Second Stakes Score of Meet New Orleans, La (Feb. 1, 2025) – Gentry Farms’ Accomplished Girl scored her second stakes victory of the meet at Fair Grounds Race Course...

By David Joseph —- Burnham Square the Holy Bull credit Lauren King Focused Burnham Square Springs Holy Bull (G3) Upset Captures Stakes Debut to Earn 20 Kentucky Derby (G1) Points HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Whitham Thoroughbreds’ Burnham Square, exiting an eye-catching maiden...

By Jasmine Torrez —- Benoit Photo CHAMPION CITIZEN BULL COMES BACK A WINNER IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $200,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS GOING A MILE AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 1, 2025)—Citizen Bull, last year’s champion 2-year-old male, got the 2025...

By Christian Abdo —- Captain Cook announces presence in Listed $250K Withers OZONE PARK, N.Y. – St. Elias Stable’s Captain Cook announced his presence on the Kentucky Derby trail with a winning stakes debut in Saturday’s Listed $250,000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for...

NTRA —- White Abarrio defeats 10 others in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park. Coglianese Photo/Nicole Thomas NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – January 27, 2025 Week 1 of the 2025 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National...

By Joe Kristufek —- Fair Grounds’ Track Crew Wins the Battle Against Historic Winter Storm Management adjusts racing schedule as track maintenance crew works overtime New Orleans, La (Jan. 24, 2025) – Before Tuesday it is highly likely that most New Orleanians believed...

By David Joseph —- Spirit of St Louis the Pegasus Turf credit Ryan Thompson Spirit of St. Louis cruises to victory in the $1M Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) Gaffalione guides New York-bred to narrow win over Integration HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Spirit of St. Louis...

By David Joseph —- White Abarrio the Pegasus credit Angelo Lieto White Abarrio Romps in $3M Pegasus World Cup (G1) Victory 6YO Horse Breaks Stakes Record with 6 ¼-Length Win over Locked HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – C2 Racing Stable, Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Speed King races to Southwest win TRINITY, Fla. – The demolition derby that was run as the Southwest Stakes on Jan. 25 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., saw the three top betting favorites basically eliminated at the start. The...