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By Mike Henry —- TIME TO DREAM AGAIN: OPENING DAY POINTS TO SEASON OF POSSIBILITIES OLDSMAR, FL. – Like any racetrack, Tampa Bay Downs is a place where dreams often come true for horsemen, jockeys and bettors. Before dreams can be realized, though, they have to be clearly...

By Darren Rogers —- Churchill Downs Photo COX LOOKS AHEAD TO LEOFRIC’S 6-YEAR-OLD CAMPAIGN FOLLOWING GUTSY GRADE I CLARK VICTORY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018) – With Leofric’s indomitable victory in Friday’s $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare...

By Mike Henry —- ZAMBRANA SWITCHES TO AGENT’S ROLE WHILE RECOVERING FROM INJURY OLDSMAR, FL – Eddie Joe Zambrana has been waking up to a new reality since suffering compound fractures of his right tibia and fibula in a starting-gate accident at Presque Isle Downs in August....

By David Joseph —- Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $67,039 Leading Rider Edgard Zayas Notches 4-Win Day MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the sixth consecutive racing day Saturday at Gulfstream Park, producing a $67,039.62 carryover...

DMTC News – From the Wire ESCAPE CLAUSE GOES TO RED CARPET HOPING TO SCORE A 10 Escape Clause, the Canadian filly who extended her win streak to nine in the opening day Kathryn Crosby Stakes – albeit via disqualification – has booked a Del Mar return engagement ...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018) – Three Diamonds Farm and Joseph Besecker’s undefeated 2-year-old colt Dunph will attempt to land his third career victory in next Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) at Churchill Downs – a race...

By David Joseph —- Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $51,399 Gran Malbec Rallies for Sixth Straight Victory MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the fifth consecutive racing day Friday at Gulfstream Park, producing a $51,399.67 carryover...

DMTC News – From the Wire EAST COAST INVADERS DOT NOMS LIST FOR GRADED TURF STAKES Nominations for the eight graded stakes to be contested over the final two weeks of the meeting closed Thursday. And Friday morning, looking over the lists, Racing Secretary David Jerkens was...

By Darren Rogers —- Brad Cox; Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 16, 2018) – Arguably one of the nation’s fastest rising starts, Louisville native Brad Cox is two wins away from a major professional milestone: 1,000 career victories. Cox, 38, is not far removed...

DMTC News – From the Wire BAFFERT’S BOB HOPE HOPES DIMINISHED BY ONE Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Bob Hope Stakes – the first of nine graded stakes on the fall racing at Del Mar schedule – falls right in the wheelhouse of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. It’s for...