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By Mike Willman —- ACCELERATE Benoit Photo FAVORED ACCELERATE POWERS TO 5 ½ LENGTH WIN IN GRADE I, $600,000 SANTA ANITA HANDICAP UNDER ESPINOZA; SADLER GETS FIRST BIG ’CAP WIN AS 5-YEAR-OLD SON OF LOOKIN AT LUCKY GETS MILE & A QUARTER IN 2:01.83 ON WET FAST TRACK...

By Don Stevens —- Bitsy’s Afleet; Coady Photography MIDNIGHT RULER WIRES THE FIELD IN THE OWNER APPRECIATION CUP AT DELTA DOWNS – THE TRACK CLOSED OUT THE 2017-18 SEASON WITH A 12-RACE PROGRAM – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs capped off its 2017-18 Thoroughbred...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Cosmic Burst; Oaklawn Photo HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, March 10, 2018) – Norma Lee Stockseth and Todd Dunn’s Cosmic Burst earned herself 50 points towards Kentucky Oaks eligibility with a late rally to win Saturday’s $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) before...

By Brian Bohl —- Skyler’s Scramjet; Coglianese/NYRA Photo Skyler’s Scramjet wins graded stakes debut in G3 Tom Fool OZONE PARK, N.Y. – SJB Stable and Marcello Micozzi’s Skyler’s Scramjet won her graded stakes debut in impressive fashion,...

By Mike Willman —- CITY OF LIGHT Benoit Photo FAVORED CITY OF LIGHT DRAWS CLEAR TO WIN GRADE I, $400,000 TRIPLE BEND STAKES BY 1 ½ LENGTHS AS VAN DYKE REGISTERS 4TH CONSECUTIVE WIN; TRAINED BY MCCARTHY, QUALITY ROAD COLT GETS SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:21.35 ARCADIA, Calif. (March...

By Mike Henry —- Quid; Tampa Bay Downs Photo SINGLE-DAY HANDLE RECORD ESTABLISHED OLDSMAR, FL. – Rodolphe Brisset has been training on his own for less than a year. And although he built a strong foundation working under Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott, winning a race...

By Ryan Martin —- KABELLA CLIMBS UP THE LADDER IN ALLEN “BLACK CAT” LACOMBE MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT STAKES; TRIPLE CHELSEA WINS NELSON J. MENARD MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT STAKES NEW ORLEANS (March 10, 2018) – Robert and Lawanna Low’s improving 3-year-old filly Kabella kept a perfect...

By Anthony Affrunti —- Enticed; Joe Labozzetta Photo OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a bit shorter following the conclusion of Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham at Aqueduct Racetrack, as Godolphin’s homebred colt Enticed closed...

By Don Stevens —- La Mistake; Coady Photos INSPEIGHTOFYOU TAKES THE OWNER APPRECIATION DISTAFF AT DELTA DOWNS – JOCKEY GERARD MELANCON WINS BOTH STAKES RACES ON THE PROGRAM – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs kicked off its closing weekend of live Thoroughbred racing on...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Chanteline; Oaklawn/Coady Photos CHANTELINE COMES THROUGH IN SPRING FEVER; J.E. HANDMEDOWN WINS NODOUBLE HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, March 3, 2018) – Ten Broeck Farm, Inc.’s Chanteline rebounded from a fourth-place finish as the favorite in the Jan. 27...