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NYRA RELEASE —- • Big names for Chad Brown put in Sunday works • O’Brien quartet eyeing G1 Belmont Derby, Oaks • Oscar Performance to breeze Monday for Belmont Derby ELMONT, N.Y. – Practical Joke breezed four furlongs in 48.09 seconds on Belmont Park’s...

By Darren Rogers —- THREE STAKES TOP CHURCHILL DOWNS’ CLOSING NIGHT ‘DOWNS AFTER DARK’ CARD First of 11 Races Friday is 6 p.m.; Mandatory Payout in Single 6 Jackpot Which Covers Races 4-9 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 25, 2017) – Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 24, 2017) – Trainer Dale Romans’ name was part of the 2017 Triple Crown picture with J Boys Echo but a pair of late-developing 3-year-olds, Stronach Stables’ Singing Bullet and Albaugh Family Stable’s Watch Me Whip, could...

By David Joseph —- Florida Sire Stakes Prospect Florida Fuego Debuts Impressively Three Rules, Delta Bluesman, Dearest Tune Up for Summit of Speed Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner Gunnevera Breezes Half-Mile Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Grow to $47,502 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – e...

By Bailey Gallison —- • Sofia Rodriguez Gets First North American Win • Local Runners Under Consideration for Million Preview Day SOFIA RODRIGUEZ GETS FIRST NORTH AMERICAN WIN New addition to the Arlington jockey colony Sofia Rodriguez rode her first North American winner...

NYRA RELEASE —- • ‘Remarkable’ Mind Your Biscuits exits bullet work in good order • Brown’s Stars & Stripes contingent to feature a mix of domestic and international stakes winners • NHC seats on the line in Stars & Stripes Challenge;...

By Ed Golden —- • • FAIRYTALE FILLY SOUTHERN TRUCE REMEMBERED • • KOBE’S BACK BACK TO DEFEND SAN CARLOS TITLE • • SINGLE TICKET PICK SIX JACKPOT REACHES $193,829 RAGS TO RICHES SOUTHERN TRUCE HONORED SUNDAY The tale of Southern Truce is one of many faded into the rich lore...

By David Joseph —- Gray Beau Posts Feature Upset; Majesto Fifth in Return Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands at $28,973 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jacks or Better Farm’s Awesome Banner turned in a bullet workout at Laurel Park Friday in preparation for a scheduled...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 23, 2017) – Five D Thoroughbreds’ 5-year-old chestnut mare Kathballu will attempt to upset heavily-favored Finley’sluckycharm in Saturday’s $100,000 Chicago Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs. Kathballu was beaten two...

By Ed Golden —- • • COLLECTED IS HEAVY FAVORITE FOR PRECISIONIST • • BATTLE OF MIDWAY RETURNS IN AFFIRMED STAKES • • RACING REMEMBERS MAN AMONG MEN, IVAN PUHICH BAFFERT HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY IN ‘TOUGH’ PRECISIONIST Bob Baffert has the 4-5 morning line favorite (Collected)...