OAKLAWN: 30,000 TURN OUT OPENING SATURDAY FOR STAKES TRIPLEHEADER

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020) – Two photo finishes and a runaway favorite highlighted the stakes triple header at Oaklawn before a crowd of 30,000 on opening Saturday. On a day with lots of tight finishes, including two dead heats, the final...
Posted On 26 Jan 2020
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CAPTAIN SCOTTY HOLDS OFF FAVORED FLAGSTAFF LATE TO REGISTER NECK WIN IN GRADE II PALOS VERDES STAKES

By Mike Willman —- CAPTAIN SCOTTY HOLDS OFF FAVORED FLAGSTAFF LATE TO REGISTER NECK WIN IN GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES; CEDILLO & MILLER TEAM FOR SIX FURLONG SCORE IN 1:09.46 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2020)—In a race reduced to four horses as the result of a...
Posted On 26 Jan 2020
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FAIR GROUNDS: UNBRIDLED CLASS SPRINGS THE UPSET IN NELSON J. MENARD MEMORIAL

By Grant LaGrange —- A poor start costs favored Hotshot Anna all chance in her bid for six straight wins New Orleans (January 25, 2020) – Dismissed at odds of 25-1, L. T. B Inc. and Hillerich Racing, Inc.’s 5-year-old Indiana-bred mare Unbridled Class broke on top in the...
Posted On 26 Jan 2020
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Zulu Alpha Springs 11-1 Upset in Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1)

By David Joseph —- Zulu Alpha; All Photos provided by Gulfstream Park Millionaire Rides Rail to Score First G1 Triumph in 1 3/16-Mile Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Michael Hui’s multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Zulu Alpha added another chapter to his success...
Posted On 26 Jan 2020
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Pegasus: Mucho Gusto Rolls to Commanding Win in $3 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1)

By David Joseph —- Mucho Gusto; All Photos provided by Gulfstream Park Mucho Gusto Rolls to Commanding Win in $3 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Mucho Gusto won with complete authority Saturday at Gulfstream Park, giving his Hall of Fame trainer Bob...
Posted On 26 Jan 2020
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Aqueduct: Independence Hall shows Derby promise in $150K Jerome

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Robert and Kathleen Verratti’s Independence Hall kicked off his journey to the Kentucky Derby by capturing Wednesday’s $150,000 Jerome at Aqueduct...
Posted On 02 Jan 2020
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Fair Grounds: Our Lost Love, X Clown Score in Divisions of Louisiana Futurity

By Grant LaGrange —- Steve Asmussen denied 1,000th stakes score with favorite in filly race On the lead virtually every step of the way as the 3-1 second choice under jockey Mitchell Murrill, Tri-star Racing LLC’s Our Lost Love scored the first of two wins on the card for...
Posted On 30 Dec 2019
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OMAHA BEACH CRUISES TO 2 ¾ LENGTH WIN IN GRADE I RUNHAPPY MALIBU STAKES

By Mike Willman —- OMAHA BEACH BENOIT PHOTO OMAHA BEACH CRUISES TO 2 ¾ LENGTH WIN IN GRADE I, $300,000 RUNHAPPY MALIBU STAKES IN PENULTIMATE START; SMITH & MANDELLA TEAM FOR SEVEN FURLONG WIN IN 1:22.33 SMITH NOTCHES 217TH GRADE I WIN, SURPASSING RETIRED HALL OF FAMER...
Posted On 30 Dec 2019
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DALE’S LIL SIS SNARES FIRST STAKES WIN IN THE $70,000 LOOKOUT AT DELTA DOWNS

By Don Stevens —- – KARL BROBERG TRAINEE EXTENDS WINS STREAK TO FOUR IN A ROW – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the first of two stakes races this weekend on Friday night and it was Dale’s Lil Sis who proved best in the $70,000 Lookout Stakes for Louisiana-bred...
Posted On 28 Dec 2019
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SARACOSA SCORES FIRST STAKES WIN IN BOB FORTUS MEMORIAL

By Grant LaGrange —- The day after Christmas hangover was cured for trainer Brendan P. Walsh and team as their 4-year old filly Saracosa got up in time to win the Bob Fortus Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds Racecourse by three quarters of a length in a final time of 1:43.09...
Posted On 27 Dec 2019
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