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Old Friends —- The 31-year old dark bay stallion, who earned $1,061,193, had been at the farm since 2011.   GEORGETOWN, KY. – Feb. 15, 2023 – Afternoon Deelites, a six-time, graded-stakes winner, was euthanized February 14 at Old Friends, the Kentucky-based thoroughbred...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —-\ TRINITY, Fla. – Hit Show won the Withers at Aqueduct on Feb. 11 in New York. The Kentucky Derby prep race earned the son of Candy Ride 20 points toward getting in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May at...

By Mary Eddy —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gary and Mary West’s Kentucky homebred Hit Show announced his presence in the sophomore division with an emphatic 5 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for 3-year-olds, at Aqueduct Racetrack. The...

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...