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By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Following a win in his stakes debut, Shadwell Stable’s Haikal proved he could handle a step up in class, making a strong rally from the outside in the final furlong to run down three competitors and post a one-length win in...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott clearly is not a man in a hurry. A mere 22 years after his first victory in Tampa Bay Downs’ biggest race, Mott grabbed another Grade II Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby triumph. And he did it with Tacitus, a colt...

By Mike Willman/Tiffani Steer SANTA ANITA’S ONE MILE MAIN TRACK TO REOPEN FOR TRAINING MONDAY AT 5 A.M.; TRACK TO BE AVAILABLE TO JOGGERS & GALLOPERS ONLY, WORKOUTS EXPECTED TO RESUME IN THE COMING DAYS ARCADIA, Calif. (March 9, 2019)—Santa Anita’s one mile main track will...

By Mike Willman —- SCOTT STEVENS COADY PHOTOGRAPHY IDAHO NATIVE SCOTT STEVENS WINS PRESTIGIOUS 2019 GEORGE WOOLF MEMORIAL JOCKEY AWARD; CONSISTENCY & WORK ETHIC HALLMARKS OF ICONIC 43-YEAR CAREER SCOTT & GARY STEVENS ARE FIRST BROTHER-WINNING COMBO SINCE AWARD’S...

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA TO REOPEN INNER EXERCISE TRACK Arcadia, CA – March 7, 2019 – Starting Friday, March 8, 2019, Santa Anita will reopen its inner exercise track to all horses stabled on the grounds. That track, about six furlongs (3/4 of a mile) in...

By Don Stevens —- Testing One Two; Coady Photography TESTING ONE TWO AS EASY AS ONE TWO THREE IN THE OWNERS APPRECIATION DISTAFF AT DELTA DOWNS – BRITTLYN STABLE CHARGE WINS HER SECOND STAKES RACE OF THE SEASON – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the $68,000...

By Mike Willman —- VETERAN TRACK EXPERT WILL BEGIN SANTA ANITA INSPECTION THURSDAY Arcadia, CA – March 6, 2019 – Highly respected track man Dennis Moore will begin extensive testing and a thorough review of the one-mile main track at Santa Anita tomorrow. Mr. Moore and Dr....

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (March 5, 2019) – Gary Broad’s Student Body ($24.80, $14.40 and $10.20) broke sharp from the starting gate and never looked back in Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ Fat Tuesday feature – the $75,000 Mardi Gras Stakes over the Stall-Wilson...

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)...