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By Joe Kristufek —- Tarifa Wears Down Our Pretty Woman to Take Fair Grounds Oaks With 150 in the bank, the Godolphin homebred is now the Kentucky Oaks points leader New Orleans, La (March 23, 2024) – Roughed up a bit early and rank on the backstretch, the Godolphin homebred...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Catching Freedom; Hodges Photography TRINITY, Fla. – Catching Freedom came the widest of all off the second turn to storm down the long stretch at Fair Grounds in New Orleans to win the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 23. The son...

2By Kevin Kilroy —- New Orleans, La (March 23, 2024) – Settling back to last early on in the 111th $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), Albaugh Family Stables’ Catching Freedom rallied down the center of the track and outkicked fellow closer Honor Marie by one...

By Bob Hill, TSV writer Louisiana Derby G2 – 1-3/16 miles at Fair Grounds The success of horses exiting the Louisiana Derby and heading to the Kentucky Derby has gone in a positive direction in recent years. Fair Grounds is both the winter home of some top connections and a...

No. 1 Sierra Leone’s Connections Have Eyes on Blue Grass Stakes (G1) for Next Start. Photo credit: Hodges Photography By NTRA Communications NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 18, 2024 Week 8 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The tote shutdown following Saturday’s 10th race at Tampa Bay Downs, the Grade III Florida Oaks, occurred because of a communications outage between AmTote International and Roberts Communication Network (RCN), according to officials with...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Derby in Oldsmar, Fla., was the only 3-year-old Kentucky Derby points race on March 9 and Domestic Product (Practical Joke) came out on top when the race was finally run after more than a...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview — TRINITY, Fla. – The Fountain of Youth was run at Gulfstream Park and the Gotham Stakes was run at Aqueduct on March 2 and both did little to clear up the 3-year-old picture. The Gotham was run in the mud and driving rain in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Camaro Z Prevails in No Holds Barred Black Gold Battle · “Hammer Time” in the Eddie Johnston as Jack Hammer Dominates · A G’s Charlotte Toys with Red Camela Rivals Adding Fourth Stake to Resume New Orleans, La (March 2, 2024) – In an all-out slugfest down...

By David Joseph —- Angelo Lieto Photo Dornoch Scores Popular Victory in G2 Fountain of Youth Speak Easy a Late Scratch After Unseating Rider Warming Up HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Dornoch, a full brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, made a significant step along the...