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STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, JAN 15, 2026 CAL CUP: GRAND SLAM SMILE, SNEAKER MEET AGAIN IN TURF SPRINT CAL CUP DERBY: LEWIS SEEKS ONE BETTER FROM JOHN METCALFE DENMAN TO RECEIVE ECLIPSE AWARD FOR CAREER EXCELLENCE CTBA WINTER MIXED SALE SET FOR THIS TUESDAY AT FAIRPLEX...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Winning four races on a single card is a big deal for any jockey. Today at Tampa Bay Downs, it also turned into a major event for bettors. Thanks to leading jockey Samuel Marin’s fourth victory in the ninth and final race aboard 7-1 shot...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 Florida-based dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said in November that he would send some of his best horses to Oaklawn for its 64-day split season that began Dec. 12, adding they would arrive in waves. The latest...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Adelphi Racing Club has plenty to look forward to in 2026 One Nine Hundred earns 104 BSF in Aqueduct win; Morley stakes stars Donegal Momentum, Attfield back for more Ortiz to send Doc Sullivan south with G1 Pegasus World Cup...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, JAN 11, 2026 SO HAPPY WILL LIKELY GET 2-TURN TEST IN GII SAN FELIPE MARCH 7 WORKS: 4 BREEDERS’ CUP WINNERS ON STAR-STUDDED TAB CAL CUP DAY THIS SATURDAY FEATURES 5 STAKES FOR STATEBREDS LAS VIRGENES, GIII SANTA YSABEL BOTH PUSHED BACK A WEEK...

By Mike Henry —- DREXEL HILL RETURNS WITH FLOURISH, WINS WAYWARD LASS; TESSELLATE WINS OLDSMAR, FL.—Jockey Ben Curtis would have preferred a quicker early-pace scenario in the $125,000, mile-and-a-sixteenth Wayward Lass Stakes from which to launch 4-year-old filly Drexel...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, JAN 9, 2026 GII SAN VICENTE: ACKNOWLEDGEMEPLZ LEADS O’NEILL DUO STARK CONTRAST, LA VILLE LUMIERE ON THE ASCENT FOR MCCARTHY WORKS: IMAGINATION, CORNUCOPIAN, LITMUS TEST ON TAB $12K CARRYOVER IN FRIDAY’S $1 SUNSET PICK 6 UP FOR GRABS MAKEUP DAY...

By Mike Henry—- OLDSMAR, FL. – Every few months, Samy Camacho asks his wife Kismar Torcat and their children to decide what color to dye his hair. The 37-year-old jockey is graying around the edges, and he prefers to look as young as he feels. Camacho currently sports...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, JAN 8, 2026 BUETANE BACK IN GII SAN VICENTE; EXPLORA LOOMS IN SANTA YNEZ AFTER DELAYS, GIII ROBERT J. FRANKEL AND EDDIE LOGAN A GO RESCHEDULED GIII LAS FLORES JOINS GIII LAS CIENEGAS SUNDAY HALL OF FAME JOCKEY ESPINOZA BACK IN ACTION AT SANTA...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 The staggering numbers, lately sentimental, continue to pile up at Oaklawn for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Asmussen ($1,020,890) became the first trainer at the 64-day split season to reach $1 million in...