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By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020) – Two photo finishes and a runaway favorite highlighted the stakes triple header at Oaklawn before a crowd of 30,000 on opening Saturday. On a day with lots of tight finishes, including two dead heats, the final...

By Mike Willman —- CAPTAIN SCOTTY HOLDS OFF FAVORED FLAGSTAFF LATE TO REGISTER NECK WIN IN GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES; CEDILLO & MILLER TEAM FOR SIX FURLONG SCORE IN 1:09.46 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2020)—In a race reduced to four horses as the result of a...

By Grant LaGrange —- A poor start costs favored Hotshot Anna all chance in her bid for six straight wins New Orleans (January 25, 2020) – Dismissed at odds of 25-1, L. T. B Inc. and Hillerich Racing, Inc.’s 5-year-old Indiana-bred mare Unbridled Class broke on top in the...

By David Joseph —- Zulu Alpha; All Photos provided by Gulfstream Park Millionaire Rides Rail to Score First G1 Triumph in 1 3/16-Mile Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Michael Hui’s multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Zulu Alpha added another chapter to his success...

By David Joseph —- Mucho Gusto; All Photos provided by Gulfstream Park Mucho Gusto Rolls to Commanding Win in $3 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Mucho Gusto won with complete authority Saturday at Gulfstream Park, giving his Hall of Fame trainer Bob...

Alicia Hughes/Jim Gluckson/NTRA —- BRICKS AND MORTAR VOTED 2019 RUNHAPPY HORSE OF THE YEAR; MAXIMUM SECURITY WINS CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD MALE 2019 RUNHAPPY ECLIPSE AWARD WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (January 23, 2020) – The National Thoroughbred Racing...

By Joe Kristufek —- Tom Amoss; Hodges Photography Trainer still dabbles in claiming, but developing young horses is the priority New Orleans (January 2, 2020) – By purses earned ($5.3 million), Tom Amoss enjoyed the third best season of his 33-year career in 2019, but...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Robert and Kathleen Verratti’s Independence Hall kicked off his journey to the Kentucky Derby by capturing Wednesday’s $150,000 Jerome at Aqueduct...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview The 49th Eclipse Awards will be presented on Jan. 23, 2020, at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. As a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters I’m allowed to vote in both the equine and human categories for the...

By Grant LaGrange —- Steve Asmussen denied 1,000th stakes score with favorite in filly race On the lead virtually every step of the way as the 3-1 second choice under jockey Mitchell Murrill, Tri-star Racing LLC’s Our Lost Love scored the first of two wins on the card for...