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By Darren Rogers —- Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Runs Concurrently, Betting Menu Includes Oaks/Derby Future Double LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, March. 5, 2019) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Grade I-winning duo of Game Winner and Improbable along with last weekend’s...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2019) – Code of Honor’s breakout triumph in the Grade 2 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes on March 2 allowed the son of Noble Mission to leapfrog into the top five of this week’s National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)...

By David Joseph —- Code of Honor; Photos provided by Gulfstream Park HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – W.S. Farish’s Code of Honor rebounded from a disappointing effort in his 2019 debut to capture Saturday’s $400,000 Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park and stamp...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- COUNTRY HOUSE JOINS TOP TEN IN 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; VOTERS PAY TRIBUTE TO BATTLE OF MIDWAY LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 25, 2019) – Support for Risen Star Stakes runner-up Country House and tributes to the late Grade 1 winner Battle of Midway...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Team Penney Racing’s Stonesintheroad surged to the front and never relinquished the lead, wiring the six-horse field by 3 3/4 lengths to win the fifth running of the $100,000 Franklin Square for New York-bred 3-year-old...

By David Joseph —- Prince Lucky; Lauren King Photos Prince Lucky Comes Back Running in Saturday’s Hal’s Hope (G3) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Daniel McConnell’s Prince Lucky was the beneficiary of a perfect trip Saturday at Gulfstream Park, but there was nothing lucky about his...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Usual Suspect; Photos provided by Oaklawn Park HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019) – A return home and an uncontested lead helped Usual Suspect outrun her Arkansas-bred rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Downthedustyroad Breeders’ Stakes before a crowd...

By Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- WAR OF WILL MOVES UP 3-YEAR-OLD RANKS; MARLEY’S FREEDOM JOINS TOP TEN IN NTRA POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 19, 2019) – An emphatic victory by War of Will in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds this past Saturday was enough to elevate the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Coal Front; Photos provided by Oaklawn Park HOT SPRINGS, AR (Monday, Feb. 18, 2019) – Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners LLC.’s Coal Front did not disappoint as the 6-5 favorite despite having to break from post position 14 of 14 and won Monday’s...

By Mike Willman —- GALILEAN BENOIT PHOTO HEAVILY FAVORED GALILEAN OVERWHELMS COMPETITION TO TAKE $200,000 CALIFORNIA CUP DERBY BY 4 ½ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY HOLLENDORFER, UNCLE MO COLT GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:43.43 DERBY IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR...