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By Victor Ryan —- EXPLORA ROLLS TO 5 ¼-LENGTH ROMP IN SATURDAY’S SANTA YNEZ STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES GOING 7 FURLONGS AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 10, 2026)—After biding her time in last down the backstretch, Explora was roused by jockey Juan Hernandez on the turn...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Lotsandlotsofcandy Piles It On Menard Field in First Stakes Victory El Dinero Cashes in Palmisano; Blue Fire Turns Tables in Wright NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 10, 2025) — Jay Em Ess Stable’s Lotsandlotsofcandy broke to the front and never allowed her five rivals...

By Christian Abdo —- My World overtakes favored Balboa late in $150K Jerome OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Robert V. LaPenta and Madaket Stables’ My World edged past the 3-5 favorite Balboa late to win Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome, a one-turn mile for sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack....

250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | Photo Credit: Coady Media STRATEGIC RISK – Smarty Jones Stakes – 19th Running Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 For Immediate Release $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse’s magical...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Perfect Little Miss Curlin Notches Stakes Triple with Futurity NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 3, 2025) — Coteau Grove Farms’ homebred Little Miss Curlin reasserted her dominance Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, winning the fillies division of the...

By Christian Abdo —- Full Screen much the best in Listed Queens County OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Full Screen and jockey Manny Franco took advantage of an opening along the rail in the second turn and did not look back in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Queens County, a nine-furlong...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Montador Proves Best as Stidham Scores Woodchopper Exacta NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 27, 2025) — Godolphin’s Montador proved best for Mike Stidham on Saturday in the $100,000 Woodchopper at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, winning by 4 ¼ lengths over his...

$150,000 Pippin Stakes Recap Compiled by Robert Yates —- Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 For Immediate Release $150,000 Pippin Stakes Standoutsensation lived up to her name again, scoring a 1 ½-length victory in the $150,000 Pippin Stakes for fillies and mares, 3 and up, Friday at...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Déjà-vu as Idratherbeblessed Upsets Diliberto NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 20, 2025) — Last year’s long-odds winner of the Muniz (G2) struck again, as Idratherbeblessed wired the field at 17-1 in the $100,000 Buddy Diliberto Memorial at Fair Grounds Race Course...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Chip Honcho Earns Asmussen Third Gun Runner Title NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 20, 2025) — Leland Ackerley Racing’s Chip Honcho prevailed in a thrilling edition of the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, giving trainer Steve Asmussen...