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By Jennifer Hoyt —- VETERAN IVAN FALLUNOVALOT SEEKS THIRD KING COTTON WIN Mathews, Howard Hit Equine Lottery with “Ivan” Three horses, each for $25,000, were claimed out of the ninth race March 6, 2014, at Oaklawn. However, only one of those horses has developed into a...

By Ed Golden —- Arrogate; Zoe Metz Photo • PEGASUS KING ARROGATE IS BACK HOME AT SANTA ANITA • LEWIS STRATEGY FOR ROYAL MO WILL BE UP TO ESPINOZA • BAFFERT HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY IN GRADE II SAN ANTONIO • HINDSIGHT IS LOOKING GOOD FOR TWENTYTWENTYVISION • RACING MOURNS THE...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Arklow to Risen Star • Promising Late-Bloomer Redesdale to Stretch Out for Walsh VALADORNA TO RACHEL ALEXANDRA Stonestreet Stables’ Valadorna has exited her comeback effort in top shape, according to trainer Mark Casse. The daughter of Curlin, a...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Rainbow 6 Offers $422,936 Jackpot Carryover G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 12th consecutive racing program Thursday, producing a jackpot carryover of...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Apprehender Returns in Search of Third King Cotton Stakes Ivan Fallunovalot isn’t the only two-time King Cotton Stakes winner entered in the $125,000 race for older sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. Apprehender won the 6-furlong King Cotton in 2013 and 2014...

By David Joseph —- Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday New Gelding Mutaraamy Ends Layoff with Maiden Win Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $377,728 for Thursday Jose Ortiz; NYRA Photos HALLANDALE...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The topsy-turvy nature of a jockey’s existence came into play recently for four-time Tampa Bay Downs riding champion Ronnie Allen, Jr. During a span of seven racing days, from Jan. 4-14, he rode only two winners, the kind of mini-slump that...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Whitmore to Wait for Hot Springs Stakes After running the fastest six furlongs in January in Oaklawn history, Whitmore won’t be seen in February, said Ron Moquett of Hot Springs, who co-owns and trains the 4-year-old son of Pleasantly Perfect. Instead,...

By David Joseph —- Classic Empire Continues Parade of Champions in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $339,874 for Wednesday’s Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Classic Empire, recently named 2-year-old champion at the 2016 Eclipse Awards Dinner, is...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Eclipse Award winners Classic Empire and Tepin, both trained by Mark Casse, headline a list of 142 Thoroughbreds nominated to the lucrative Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South stakes program on Feb. 11 at Tampa Bay Downs....