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By Ed Golden —- JUSTIFY Benoit Photo • SMITH HOPES TO JUSTIFY HIS POSITION IN DERBY • NEW GELDING LA LA LAND RUNS IN SINGLETARY • TRAINER ROOTS FROM KENTUCKY ON SATURDAY SMITH SITTING PRETTY FOR OAKS AND DERBY Mike Smith appears to be in the enviable position of riding...

By Bailey Gallison —- Arlington International Racecourse is pleased to announce the addition of handicapper Noel Michaels to the broadcast team as Racing Analyst. Michaels recently worked as Editor-in-Chief and contributor to American Turf Monthly Magazine in addition to...

By Bailey Gallison —- FAN APPRECIATION DAY KICKS OFF 2018 ARLINGTON SEASON FEATURING 36TH ARLINGTON MILLION AND MORE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 1, 2018) – Live racing and entertainment return to Arlington International Racecourse in 2018 with another event-filled calendar...

By Darren Rogers —- COMBATANT WORKS TOWARD DERBY 144, MENDELSSOHN DUE TO ARRIVE MONDAY AFTERNOON; MONOMOY GIRL 2-1 MORNING-LINE FAVORITE FOR KENTUCKY OAKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 30, 2018) – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s Combatant completed his...

By Ed Golden —- INSTILLED REGARD Zoe Metz Photography • VAN DYKE READY FOR HIS FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY • SPAWR HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY NEXT WEEKEND • PRAT RIDES WITH MOMENTUM AS DERBY DAY NEARS VAN DYKE ON INSTILLED REGARD IN HIS FIRST DERBY At the tender age of 23 and already...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Things were different in 1999. Current WinStar Farm President/CEO & Racing Manager, Elliott Walden, was one of the top Thoroughbred trainers in the country, coming off a year in which he won the Belmont Stakes with Victory Gallop to deny...

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • BOLT D’ORO PICTURE-PERFECT IN DERBY BREEZE • APPRENTICE RIDER ASA ESPINOZA IS ‘ACING IT’ • BEJARANO IS GETTING READY TO RESUME RIDING • FIRST POST WILL BE 12:30 P.M. STARTING ON MAY 3 BOLT D’ORO, MIDNIGHT BISOU WORK FOR KENTUCKY Under a...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Colts and geldings that compete in the inaugural $100,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Silver Charm Florida Sire Stakes on Saturday, May 5 at Tampa Bay Downs will be racing for more than the winner’s purse. The race...

By Darren Rogers —- CHAMPION GOOD MAGIC TOPS LIST OF SIX DERBY WORKS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS; MONOMOY GIRL DRILLS FOR KENTUCKY OAKS RUN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 28, 2018) – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ 2-year-old champion Good Magic headed a group...

By Darren Rogers —- PLETCHER QUARTET DRILLS FOR DERBY 144, LONE SAILOR WORKS FOR AMOSS; JUSTIFY WORKS SEVEN-EIGHTHS AT SANTA ANITA; SIX OAKS CANDIDATES PUT IN DRILLS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, April 27, 2018) – Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Todd Pletcher put his...