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THURSDAY NOTES By Lynne Snierson OLDSMAR, FL— There’s a lot of chatter about Spendthrift Farm’s Grade 2 winner Further Ado, who is making the first appearance of his sophomore season in Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby and is the morning line 9-5 favorite. But trainer Danny Gargan...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026 Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent two horses last week to Oaklawn for major Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races. Baffert said Explora returned to Southern California following her three-quarter length...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026 A nose separated dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse from a record-extending fourth consecutive victory in a Kentucky Derby qualifying race at Oaklawn. He’ll have an opportunity to begin a new streak later this...

By Mike HENRY —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The biggest day of the 2025-26 Thoroughbred meet at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday promises excitement galore, with the added bonus of the emergence of one or more Kentucky Derby candidates from the Grade III, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby....

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2026 GII SAN FELIPE: SO HAPPY, BRANT, POTENTE HAVE FINAL TUNE-UPS BLACKER TAKING BIG SWINGS WITH START THE RIDE, CEE DREW NOMINATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY FOR GIII SAN SIMEON, GIII SANTA ANA GII SAN FELIPE: SO HAPPY, BRANT, POTENTE HAVE FINAL...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Iron Honor earns 90 BSF for G3 Gotham Ohio-bred Crown the Buckeye a game second in G3 Gotham 7YO New York-bred Bold Journey lands second career graded win in G3 Tom Fool Komorebino Omoide earns 86 BSF in Listed Stymie score;...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 Another Deville found the Oaklawn winner’s circle. Trainer Kyle Deville saddled his first career winner Sunday when Front Runnin...

By Mike Henry —- GALLEGOS EARNS MARTIN’S TRAINER OF MONTH HONOR; GOLF TOURNEY IS 3/23 OLDSMAR, FL. – Owner Dennis Amaty and trainer Jose A. Gallegos had horses in the same barn at Gulfstream Park five years ago when they first met. A couple of years later, Amaty asked...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 2026 GII BUENA VISTA: GRAND SLAM SMILE SWINGS FOR GRADED GLORY HALL OF FAME: SHIRREFFS, O’NEILL, SADLER AMONG FINALISTS WORKS: BOTTLE OF ROUGE BACK ON TAB, DESERT GATE DRILLS DOUBLE CARRYOVER OF $198K IN $2 PICK 6; FREE PP’S AVAILABLE...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Ohio-bred Crown the Buckeye strives for first graded score in G3 Gotham Dirty Rich stretches out in G3 Gotham Beckman looks for barn title defense in Listed $200K Busher OZONE PARK, N.Y. – When an Ohio-bred colt by Yaupon...