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By Mike Willman —- THREE GRADE I, HALF MILLION DOLLAR STAKES HEAD 35 TOTAL ADDED MONEY OFFERINGS AS SANTA ANITA’S 2019 SPRING STAKES SCHEDULE RUNS FROM APRIL 13 THROUGH JUNE 23 MEET TO OFFER HORSEMEN $5.1 MILLION IN STAKES PURSES OVER COURSE OF 42-DAY RUN ARCADIA, Calif....

By Mike Willman — DANUSKA’S MY GIRL Benoit Photo DANUSKA’S MY GIRL BATTLES BACK TO TAKE $59,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH AS FRANCO & HOLLENDORFER TEAM FOR MILE WIN IN 1:38.81 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 11, 2019)—In an extra game effort,...

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Lawrence Goichman’s homebred Kathryn the Wise, with a powerful front-running performance, proved much the best in Saturday’s $100,000 La Verdad at Aqueduct Racetrack. Breaking alertly under Manny Franco for...

By David Joseph —- Boxwood; Lauren King Photo Boxwood Goes the Distance in $100,000 Ginger Brew Fancy Dress Party Stays Perfect in $75,000 Glitter Woman HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – William L. Pape’s homebred Boxwood, making her season and stakes debut, found her way to the lead...

By Mike Willman —- NEXT SHARES BENOIT PHOTO WITH REPLACEMENT RIDER FRANCO UP, NEXT SHARES IS JUST UP TO WIN GRADE II, $200,000 SAN GABRIEL STAKES BY A NOSE; TRAINED BY BALTAS, WINNER GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:48.61 WINNER HEADED TO $7 MILLION PEGASUS WORLD CUP TURF...

Jim Gluckson/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 5, 2019) – Led by Horse of the Year candidates Accelerate, Justify, and Monomoy Girl, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced...

By David Joseph —- Mihos; Lauren King Photo Mihos Wins Stakes Debut in Saturday’s Mucho Macho Man Jerkens Trainee Takes First Stakes on Road to Florida Derby HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Centennial Farms’ Mihos rallied off the pace to make his stakes debut a winning one in...

By Ryan Martin —- CONTRIBUTING GIVES BRAD COX THE EXACTA IN PAN ZARETA STAKES NEW ORLEANS (January 5, 2019) – A horse making their first start for a trainer can come with some question marks, but trainer Brad Cox got all the right answers his a pair of new acquisitions ran...

By Don Stevens —- Six Shooter; Coady Photography A M MILKY WAY UPSETS THE FIELD IN THE $50,000 SAM’S TOWN STAKES – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs capped off its 12th week of racing on Saturday night with an exciting program that included the $75,000 Big Drama and the...

By Don Stevens —- Sunset Wish; Coady Photography OXFORD COMMA CONTINUES HER DOMINANCE AT DELTA IN THE ORLEANS – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted a pair of stakes races Friday night headed by the $75,000 Take Charge Brandi Stakes, which was won by Godolphin, LLC’s...