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NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Belmont Park Notes U. S. S. Valor earns 95 BSF for G1 Champagne victory Forever Young resumes serious preparations for G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic with open gallop on the Belmont Park main track Dotsy a once-in-a-lifetime horse for Finger Lakes...

By Amy Owens —- For Immediate Release Grade 1 Winner Ag Bullet Leads Field for $400,000 Franklin Oct. 11 at Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 4, 2026) – Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran’s Ag Bullet headlines a field of eight entered Sunday for the 30th running of the $400,000...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 Multiple Oaklawn stakes winner Counting Stars (#2) is scheduled to face older horses for the first time in the $650,000 Spinster...

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Belmont Park Notes Dover Street looks to graduate in style in G2 Pilgrim Forever Young likely to breeze Sunday at Belmont Park Birdwell to saddle first New York stakes starters with Cafe Rose and My Kid’s Said No Delgado hopes well-bred G1 Champagne...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 Nitrogen tuned up for the Breeders’ Cup with a front-running 2 ¾-length victory in the $250,000 Beldame Stakes (G2) Friday at...

By Christian Abdo —- Libby Lloyd ready for second career start in G1 Frizette ELMONT, N.Y. – Bret Jones’ Libby Lloyd made a strong first impression with a debut win at Saratoga Race Course and looks to build upon the dominant performance in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000...

By Keith McCalmont —- Pletcher sends High Official, Stock Rising in search of record-extending seventh G2 Pilgrim score ELMONT, N.Y. – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher will have two strong chances in High Official and Stock Rising in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Pilgrim,...

By Mary Eddy —- U.S.S. Valor looks for more smooth sailing in G1 Champagne ELMONT, N.Y. – Team Valor International’s Kentucky homebred U.S.S. Valor was a no-doubt winner of a last-out maiden at Saratoga Race Course, and will look to build upon that effort in Saturday’s...

By Christian Abdo —- Queen of Hawaii looks to rebound in G3 Winter Memories ELMONT, N.Y. – Lindy Farms’ Irish-bred Queen of Hawaii is primed for a rebound effort in search of her first American stakes score in Sunday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Winter Memories, a one-mile Widener...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2026 Three starters from Oaklawn’s biggest two-turn race for older fillies and mares last April are entered in Breeders’ Cup preps this...