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By Mike Henry —- PROCTOR, BRADDY TURN BACK THE CLOCK WITH QUICK STARTS TO MEET OLDSMAR, FL. – A pair of familiar names are off to quick starts in the training ranks this season. Tom Proctor, who trains for Glen Hill Farm, sent out his fourth winner from seven starters in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Double-Barreled for Gun Runner, McPeek Discusses Road to Derby Kickoff Day Stakes Entries Cross-entered Miss Call to run in Untapable NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 17, 2025) — With four stakes entries on Road to the Derby Kickoff Day at Fair Grounds Race Course...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Dec. 10, 2025 Jockey Francisco Arrieta wore out his right arm during the final 1 ½ months of the 62-day Oaklawn meeting in 2024-2025, parlaying a scorching stretch of success into his second local riding title. Arrieta raises his...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 For now anyway, Banishing is a sprinter. A star last season in Hot Springs, Banishing launches his 2025-2026 Oaklawn campaign in Saturday’s $150,000 Ring the Bell Stakes at six furlongs. Trained by David Jacobson,...

BY Mike Henry —- PHOTO IS OF SAMY CAMACHO WITH TRAINER MIKE DINI IN THE PADDOCK BEFORE TODAY’S FIRST RACE CA MACHO WINS IN RETURN TO HIS ‘RACE PLACE;’ AVILA SADDLES 2 WINNERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Samy Camacho was a forgotten man for the first three weeks of the Tampa Bay...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds Publishes Nominations for Road to the Derby Kickoff Day Touchuponastar One of Several Set to Defend Louisiana Champions Day Title NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 8, 2025) — Stakes nominations for Road to the Derby Kickoff Day have been published by Fair...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Sunday, December 7, 2025 Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Bishops Bay nets career-best 107 BSF for G2 Cigar Mile H. victory Zany earns 89BSF for G2 Demoiselle Brown hopes Paladin another star in the making after G2 Remsen victory Just Beat the Odds makes the...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Thursday, December 4, 2025 Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Honest Mischief, Galilean among stallions seeking success in Saturday’s rich NYSSS program St. Jude in top form for step up in G3 Elite Power Simoff hoping for first graded win with Jumping the Gun in...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will be chasing another milestone when Oaklawn’s 64-day split season begins Dec. 12. Asmussen enters 2025-2026 with a record 993...

By Christian Abdo —- Just Beat the Odds makes graded debut in G3 Elite Power  OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Donna Wright’s Just Beat the Odds is set to make his graded stakes debut in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Elite Power, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up, at Aqueduct...