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By Ryan Martin —- Curlin’s Honor, Hodges Photography PROMISING 3-YEAR-OLD CURLIN’S HONOR POSSIBLE FOR GRADE II REBEL AT OAKLAWN PARK Following an impressive allowance victory at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on Sunday afternoon, John C. Oxley and Breeze...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Keith Nations could not have envisioned how a $16,000 claim would change his life two years ago. He had spotted the unraced 3-year-old filly, Martini Glass, during Tampa Bay Downs training hours, and was impressed by her smooth, fluid running...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Amy’s Challenge; Oaklawn/Coady Photos Amy’s Challenge Heading to Honeybee Unbeaten Amy’s Challenge moved a step closer to her scheduled two-turn debut in the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies March 10 at Oaklawn by working over a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- McKnight Making Most of First Meet at Oaklawn Following a slow start, training newcomer Norman McKnight continues to climb the standings at Oaklawn, ranking seventh through 26 days of racing. McKnight, riding the momentum of his first training title at...

By Ed Golden —- • UNBEATEN DREAM TREE DRILLS FOR THE SANTA YSABEL • BAFFERT COULD HAVE TWO FOR THE GRADE II SAN FELIPE • CHAMPION UNIQUE BELLA CRUISES IN A BULLET WORKOUT • BOLT D’ORO IN PIVOTAL WORK TOMORROW FOR SAN FELIPE • NEWCOMER ANDREW LERNER HAS PASSION FOR LEARNING...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs’ March 10 Festival Day program, headlined by the Grade II, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby for 3-year-olds and offering $1-million in total stakes purses, has attracted 192 nominations, Stakes Coordinator Gerry...

By Ryan Martin —- ArklowHodges Photography GRADE II MUNIZ MEMORIAL THE LIKELY GOAL FOR ARKLOW The Grade II $300,000 Muniz Memorial Handicap on Mar 24 will likely be the next spot for Donegal Racing’s graded stakes winner Arklow, who took Saturday’s ninth race following a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Sporting Chance; Coady Photography Sporting Chance Returns to Track Following Southwest Grade 1 winner Sporting Chance has returned to the track to begin preparations for his scheduled start in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) March 17, Hall of Fame...

By Ed Golden —- MCKINZIE Zoe Metz Photography • BAFFERT THREE-YEAR-OLDS BREEZE ON DERBY TRAIL • MAJESTIC HEAT COMES BACK QUICK FOR SPRING FEVER • ASA ESPINOZA WINS HIS FIRST RACE AT THE AGE OF 18 • NEW 11:30 A.M. SUNDAY FIRST POST STARTS MARCH 11 • MAIDEN RACE NEXT FOR...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Today’s Tampa Turf Test starter handicap series races, the first for fillies and mares and the second for older male horses, played out in eerily similar fashion. So did the post-race interviews with jockey Jose Ferrer, who rode both winners....