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By Tom Luicci —- VALEDICTORIAN SURGES TO VICTORY IN $75,000 JERSEY GIRL TO GIVE 20-YEAR-OLD JOCKEY HERNANDEZ FIRST STAKES WIN OCEANPORT, N.J. – Valedictorian provided 20-year-old jockey Carlos Hernandez with his first stakes victory, grinding down frontrunner Heading Home...

By Tom Luicci —- 23-1 FUNTASTIC GOES GATE TO WIRE UNDER GALLARDO TO WIN GRADE 1 UNITED NATIONS AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – It’s hardly a surprise when trainer Chad Brown wins a major grass race. But it is shocking when he does so at 23-1. That’s what happened in...

By Brian Bohl and Heather Pettinger —- Midnight Bisou; NYRA Photos ELMONT, N.Y. – The ultra-consistent Midnight Bisou continued her stellar sophomore campaign, stalking the pace before overtaking Road to Victory out of the turn and cruising to a six-length win in the...

By Bailey Gallison —- Hotshot Anna; Arlington Park Photo ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 31, 2018) – Hotshot Anna brought the heat in Saturday’s Grade III $100,000 Chicago Handicap when the 4-year-old daughter of Trappe Shot broke the seven-furlong track record over the...

By Michael Chamberlain —- Mocito Rojo; Coady Photography AUTUMN WARRIOR TAKES THE $50,000 LAFAYETTE STAKES FOR LOUISIANA-BREDS OPELOUSAS, LA – Saturday night was another double stakes night at Evangeline Downs and the marquee event on the program was the $100,000 Evangeline...

By Darren Rogers —- CD/Coady Photography ASTROLLINTHEPARK SHARP IN $75,033 ROXELANA AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 23, 2018) – Dreamchaser Thorobreds’ 4-year-old homebred filly Astrollinthepark contested the pace from the outside, put away 9-5 favorite...

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Under a patient ride from Hall of Famer John Velazquez, Gary Barber’s Got Stormy earned his second consecutive stakes win, capturing the $100,000 Wild Applause for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at Belmont Park. Breaking...

By Michael Chamberlain —- Adore; Coady Photography ADORE SCORES A FRONT-RUNNING WIN IN THE $75,000 SPOTTED HORSE AT EVANGELINE DOWNS SEASIDE AMOUR WINS THE $50,000 ACADIANA STAKES FOR LOUISIANA-BREDS OPELOUSAS, LA – There were two stakes races on the Friday night card at...

By Mike Willman —- OLLIE’S CANDY Zoe Metz Photography NO CAL INVADER OLLIE’S CANDY WEARS DOWN FAVORED THIRTEEN SQUARED TO WIN GRADE II, $200,000 SUMMERTIME OAKS BY A NECK UNDER DESORMEAUX; TRAINED BY MOREY, SHE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:44.72 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 16,...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 16, 2018) – Staton Flurry’s 4-year-old gelding Mr. Misunderstood remained perfect in three starts on the Churchill Downs turf course when he surged past Mr Cub in the final yards to beat a closing Inspector Lynley by a...