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By Mike Willman —- CARIBO CLUB BENOIT PHOTO GLEN HILL HOMEBRED CARIBOU CLUB RALLIES TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 JOE HERNANDEZ STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER TALAMO; TRAINED BY PROCTOR, FLORIDA-BRED GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF IN 1:11.66 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. ...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables’ Mind Control set the early pace and maintained that edge in the stretch, outkicking a charging Our Braintrust to win the 149th running of the $150,000 Jerome for newly minted 3-year-olds on...

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Not That Brady made his stakes debut a winning one with a prominent effort to capture the $100,000 Damon Runyon on Monday, New Year’s Eve at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained and part-owned by Rudy Rodriguez with Michael...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- These are my top picks in each category for the 2018 Eclipse Awards. The finalist will be announced on Jan. 5 and the winners in all categories will be announced at the 48th annual Eclipse Awards on Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park in...

By Don Stevens —- Mariah’s Galaxy; Coady Photography JOCKEY KEVIN SMITH RIDES THE WINNER AFTER DIEGO SAENZ INJURY – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the $65,000 Lookout Stakes on Friday night and it was Riley Blanchet and Todd Matte’s filly Mariah’s Galaxy who...

By Mike Willman —- GIFT BOX ZOE METZ PHOTOGRAPHY IDLE SINCE MARCH, GIFT BOX, IN HIS FIRST START FOR SADLER, TAKES GRADE II, $300,000 SAN ANTONIO STAKES BY A HALF LENGTH UNDER ROSARIO; 5-YEAR-OLD SON OF TWIRLING CANDY GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:43.88 ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 26,...

By Mike Willman —- MCKINZIE Benoit Photo BAFFERT’S MCKINZIE ROMPS BY 4 ¾ LENGTHS IN GRADE I, $300,000 MALIBU STAKES; WELL BEATEN IN BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC, HE REBOUNDS TO GET SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:22.48 UNDER SMITH OPENING DAY CROWD OF 41,373 USHER IN 82ND SANTA ANITA WINTER...

By Mike Willman —- SPICED PERFECTION Benoit Photo CALIFORNIA-BRED SPICED PERFECTION RALLIES TO WIN GRADE I, $300,000 LA BREA STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS AS PRAT & KORINER TEAM FOR SEVEN FURLONG TALLY IN 1:23.54 ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 26, 2018)—Unimpeded while four-wide...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (December 26, 2018) – In walk-the-dog fashion, America’s Tale powered home in the $75,000 Tiffany Lass Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on Wednesday afternoon to score her third victory in a row. Owned by Naveed Chowhan and...

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Making his second start off a 13-month layoff, Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners’ Coal Front captured his third graded-stakes victory Saturday at Gulfstream Park while registering a 3 ¾-length triumph in the $100,000 Mr....