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By Mike Henry —- STAKES ACTION TO START HEATING UP WITH WEATHER OLDSMAR, FL. – Nominations for the Festival Preview Day 45 card on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs are expected to be released Tuesday. It promises to be an outstanding day of Thoroughbred racing,...

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 Compiled by Robert Yates They began seeking gold and now, almost two decades later, it’s all about being the king of speed. Trainer Ron Moquett and owner Ted Bowman are making headlines again with Speed King, who vaulted to second on the Kentucky Derby...

CITIZEN BULL (RAIL) & PILOT COMMANDER ERNIE BELMONTE STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 2025 WORKS: CHAMPION CITIZEN BULL FIRES BULLET FOR BAFFERT DEAD-HEAT HELPS TRIGGER A $33K PAYOUT IN FRIDAY’S $2 PICK 6 CLOCKERS’ CORNER STAKES FEATURED ON 10-RACE CARD SUNDAY...

Compiled by Robert Yates Needing one victory in early November to clinch a championship, Gaming is now seeking a resume reboot in late January. “He went from the top 12 to nowhere,” Bob Baffert, Gaming’s Southern California-based Hall of Fame trainer, said Wednesday mornin...

By David Joseph —- Pegasus World Cup Day News & Notes Hall of Famer Pletcher Well-Represented on Pegasus World Cup Day Program Connections Hoping Third Time’s the Charm for ‘Skippy’ in Pegasus World Cup Led by Integration, McGaughey has Three of a Kind for Pegasus Turf...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Honor Marie Posts First Breeze Since Travers East Avenue Drills Five Furlongs in Company Live Racing Set to Resume on Friday, Jan. 24 Fair Grounds Announces “Twilight Tailgate Racing” on Super Bowl Weekend New Orleans, La (Jan. 23, 2025) – Having joined...

By David Joseph —- Mystic Dan; G. Sonny Hughes Photo Pegasus World Cup Day News & Notes Albarado on Mystik Dan for Pegasus World Cup:‘I’m Expecting Him to Win’ Trainer Correas Seeking Pegasus Defense with Chilean G1 Winner Dona Clota Grade 1 Winner Nobals Making...

Compiled by Robert Yates Only six females have been crowned Horse of the Year since the Eclipse Awards, an equine version of the Oscars, were introduced in 1971. All but one raced at Oaklawn. Oaklawn is poised for a sixth female Horse of the Year in Thorpedo Anna, an expected...

By Mike Henry —- TOP TRAINERS APPEAR TO HAVE STRONG HANDS FOR “TURF CHAMPIONS DAY” OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer Chad Brown, whose wellspring of talented turf horses seems to never run dry, has nominated five horses apiece to the Grade III, $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes and the Grade...

Compiled by Robert Yates No. 32 was the “one” for Canadian trainer Ian Jewell. Jewell saddled his first career Oaklawn winner in Friday’s fourth race when Chick Command broke his maiden by 1 ¼ front-running lengths under apprentice jockey Joseph Romero. Chick Command ($15.80)...