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By Michael Chamberlain —- Big Changes; Coady Photography GELDING SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS TITLE AT EVANGELINE DOWNS AFTER WINNING 2017 EDITION AT LOUISIANA DOWNS OPELOUSAS, LA – Big Changes didn’t change a thing in the $50,000 John Henry Stakes from 2017 to 2018. The gelding...

By Bailey Gallison —- Daddy’s Lil Darling; Arlington Photos ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 7, 2018) – In her first graded stakes win of the year, Normandy Farm’s homebred Daddys Lil Darling backed up her class and favoritism in the 62nd running of the Grade III...

TSV Staff Selection —- Race 8) 1&1/4 Mile. (Inner Turf) Belmont Oaks Invitational S. Grade I. Purse $1,000,000 Post Time: ( 5:46)/ 4:46/ 3:46/ 2:46 1) Significant Form (Brown/Ortiz, I); owns a win and a last out second here; solid grass workout and extra distance, both...

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...