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Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, March 7, 2025 Barring any setbacks, Thorpedo Anna figures to have the heaviest workload for a reigning Horse of the Year in more than a decade in 2025. The work starts Saturday at Oaklawn when Thorpedo Anna makes her...

By Mike Henry —- NAUGHTY RASCAL CARRIES TB DERBY HOPES OF BENNETT, OLDSMAR FANS OLDSMAR, FL. – Samy Camacho had a chance to ride Naughty Rascal on Nov. 2 in the Armed Forces Stakes on the turf at Gulfstream Park. Instead, Camacho chose to ride Scarecrow after working that...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 ALPHA BELLA GOES IN BEHOLDER, EAGLES FLIGHT BACK FOR SADLER WORKS: GAMING DRILLS 6F ON SYNTHETIC TRAINING TRACK JOURNALISM VAULTS TO NO. 2 IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL FRIDAY’S $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 STARTS AT 1:38 P.M. PT ALPHA...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Park News & Notes Horacio Karamanos Gulfstream Park Photo Journeyman Karamanos Enjoying Winter at Gulfstream Sweezey on Track for Best Championship Meet Yet Top Three Swale Runners Nominated to $115,000 Hutcheson HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – By...

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY FRANKIE DETTORI ON STAR LIST FOR STAKES-LADEN FESTIVAL CARD OLDSMAR, FL. – The stars are set to shine Saturday during Festival Day 45 at Tampa Bay Downs. Triple Crown prospects Chancer McPatrick and Hill Road, both trained by Chad Brown, and trainer...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, March 6, 2025 Anticipating Zero Sugar’s career debut, Hot Springs owner Staton Flurry said he was excited to see the Twirling Candy colt entered in a maiden special weight sprint for 3-year-olds last month at Oaklawn. Then,...

By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO OF NO. 6 OWEN ALMIGHTY FINISHING SECOND TO JOHN HANCOCK IN SAM F. DAVIS STAKES COURTESY SV PHOTOGRAPHY) OWEN ALMIGHTY TRIES TO LEAVE OLDSMAR FANS WITH GLORIOUS MEMORIES OLDSMAR, FL. – It could be argued that 3-year-old colt Owen Almighty has been the...

By David Joseph —- Burnham Square; Ryan Thompson Photo GULFSTREAM TODAY 3.5.25 Burnham Square Headed to Blue Grass after FOY Disappointment Blueberry Hill Makes Awaited Return in Thursday Feature Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $75,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Trainer Gary “Red Dog” Hartlage’s one-horse stable will soon become a no-horse stable. Hartlage said Sunday morning that the 2024-2025 Oaklawn meeting will be his last, ending a 45-year career highlighted by...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, March 2, 2025 No. 1 is still No. 1, at least to start. Thorpedo Anna, the 2024 Horse of the Year, is scheduled to break from the rail in her 4-year-old debut, the $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares at 1...