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By Jennifer Hoyt —- Champion Game Winner, Improbable Get First Feel of Oaklawn Unbeaten champion Game Winner got his first feel of the Oaklawn racing surface Thursday morning, galloping after the renovation break in advance of his scheduled 3-year-old debut in the second...

By Ryan Martin —- GILLIGAN DOING WELL FOLLOWING SPILL ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NEW ORLEANS (March 13, 2019) – Jockey Jack Gilligan was in good spirits on Wednesday afternoon following a spill in the fourth race of the card. Gilligan, 22, was sent to University of New Orleans...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs trainer Luis Carvajal, Jr., experienced an evening of thrills Monday during the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association awards banquet and gala at the Circle Square Cultural Center Ballroom in Ocala. Now, the...

By David Joseph —- Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Climbs to $1,425,670 International Star Headlines Graded Stakes-Quality Feature HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 19th consecutive racing day Wednesday, producing a carryover jackpot...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Rebel Stakes Draws 19; Splits into Two Divisions As expected, one of Oaklawn’s signature races for 3-year-olds was divided into two divisions after 19 horses were entered Wednesday morning for Saturday’s Rebel Stakes at 1 1/16 miles, the final major...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Improbable; Coady Photography Baffert Confirms Champion Game Winner and Improbable for Rebel Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won the Rebel Stakes a record six times, all since 2010. Baffert will have a chance to add to that total with unbeaten...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Best hoping for big effort from Instagrand in G3 Gotham return • Pletcher contingent ready for Big A stakes action • Cross Country Pick 5 bolsters Gotham Day excitement OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Owner Larry Best, who races under the nom de course OXO...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Six Shooter Works towards Gazebo Stakes Six Shooter will make his next start in the $125,000 Gazebo Stakes for 3-year-olds March 23 at Oaklawn, trainer Paul Holthus of Hot Springs said Friday morning. Six Shooter had been under consideration for the $1...

By Ryan Martin —- • Serengeti Empress Pleases Amoss in Wednesday Morning Breeze • Eurton Could Send Giant Expectations, Core Beliefs for Grade II New Orleans ‘Cap • Fifth Season Stakes at Oaklawn Park a Possibility for Exclamation Point • Casse Sends Two ‘Similar’ Fillies...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – On sultry summer evenings in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., it’s not unusual to see owners John C. Oxley, Charlotte Weber and Tracy Farmer sharing a table with trainer Mark Casse, reliving the day’s excitement and spinning yarns about the sport’s...