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By Joe Kristufek —- Senior Producer/Media Relations Joe.Kristufek@kyderby.com Hodges Photography Bella Ballarina Guts Out a Game Win in Rachel Alexandra Follows the same path as her half sister, 2023 Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous New Orleans, La (Feb. 14, 2026) –...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Paladin gets up; Hodges Photography Paladin Surges Late to Win Risen Star, Takes Derby Points Lead NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 14, 2026) — Remsen winner Paladin added another Derby prep title to his resume, surging in the final strides to narrowly beat Chip Honcho...

$150,000 King Cotton Stakes Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | Chris Ho, Vice President of Marketing ROLL ON BIG JOE – King Cotton Stakes – 75th Running Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 For Immediate Release $150,000 King Cotton Stakes Heavily favored Roll On Big Joe carried his...

From Mike Henry Lynne Snierson contributed to this report Zany; sv Photography OLDSMAR, FL. – Zany’s victory in the Grade II Demoiselle Stakes on Dec. 6 at Aqueduct stamped her as a filly with a bright future. The 3-year-old daughter of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah...

From Mike Henry Lynne Snierson contributed to this report. — Renegade; Tampa Bay Downs Photo RENEGADE, ORTIZ DASH LONGSHOT AMBITIONS; CONCRETE GLORY WINS PELICAN OLDSMAR, FL. – From where Tampa Bay Downs jockey Marcos Meneses was sitting, the 46th running of the $250,000...

$1,000,000 Southwest Stakes Stakes (G3) Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | Photo Credit: Coady Media —- Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 For Immediate Release $1,000,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) It’s now a Mark Casse trifecta. Casse, the dual Hall of Fame trainer, recorded his third...

Just Katherine up in time in $135K Interborough By Keith McCalmont OZONE PARK, N.Y. – R.T Racing Stable’s Grade 2-placed Just Katherine arrived in the final strides to pick up her first career stakes win in Friday’s $135,000 Interborough, a seven-furlong sprint for fillies and...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana-bred Synthetic Steamrolls Open Rivals With Fastest Local Six Furlongs Since 2023 NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 1, 2026) — Keith Plaisance’s 4-year-old filly Synthetic continued her perfect record Saturday with a dazzling performance in the featured dirt...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – On a day when the sun stayed hidden and high winds made it feel like 40 degrees, Quatrocento and Aussie Girl did their best to take Tampa Bay Downs spectators’ minds off the weather. Quatrocento, a 5-year-old Kentucky-bred homebred racing for...

By Joe Kristufek —- Sails Up, Taken by the Wind Puts Wires the Silverbulletday Ken McPeek charge, earns 20 Kentucky Oaks points & remains undefeated New Orleans, La (Jan. 17, 2026) – Away alertly from post position four of six, jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr. backed the...