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By Mike Henry —- O’CONNELL WINS TRAINER OF MONTH; 35 BETTORS COLLECT $21,765 ON PICK 5 OLDSMAR, FL. – Since her horses were sidelined for seven racing days in December, Tampa Bay Downs trainer Kathleen O’Connell has been making up for lost time. O’Connell sent out four...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, JAN 16, 2026 CAL CUP DERBY: SAMMY DAVIS WILL BE A SOLO ACT FOR SADLER CAL CUP OAKS: CECILIA STREET BACK IN 8 DAYS FOR POWELL WORKS: GI WINNERS HOPE ROAD, SPEED BOAT BEACH GEARING UP FREE PP’S AVAILABLE FOR FRIDAY’S $20K PICK 6 CARRYOVER CAL CUP...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After jockey Vernon Bush fractured his back in three places and broke a rib last August when his mount flipped over in the post parade at Belterra Park, some relatives and close friends began planning a retirement party. But the 64-year-old...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Walsh Looks to Lecomte With Stop the Car, Carson Street NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 15, 2025) – Led by Trade Winds Farm’s Stop the Car, undefeated in two starts, trainer Brendan Walsh enters a pair of colts in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Lecomte Stakes, the...

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...