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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer Chad Brown and jockey Flavien Prat enjoyed an afternoon most horsemen only fantasize about during last season’s “Turf Champions Day” card at Tampa Bay Downs. The reigning 2024 Eclipse Award winners teamed for four victories from four...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 Her first Oaklawn workout was a bullet. Nitrogen worked five furlongs in 1:00 Saturday morning for dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, who is pointing the millionaire Grade 1 winner for the $1.25 million Apple...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN MONDAY, JAN 19, 2026 FRENCH JOCKEY BELMONT GETS OFF THE MARK AT SANTA ANITA WORKS: SUPER CORREDORA, MOTORIOUS AMONG NOTABLES PRE-VETERINARY INTERNS FROM CAL POLY JOIN SANTA ANITA $20K CARRYOVER IN MONDAY’S $1 SUPER HIGH 5 GI WINNER SPEED BOAT BEACH...

By Mike Henry —- O’CONNELL WINS TRAINER OF MONTH; 35 BETTORS COLLECT $21,765 ON PICK 5 OLDSMAR, FL. – Since her horses were sidelined for seven racing days in December, Tampa Bay Downs trainer Kathleen O’Connell has been making up for lost time. O’Connell sent out four...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, JAN 16, 2026 CAL CUP DERBY: SAMMY DAVIS WILL BE A SOLO ACT FOR SADLER CAL CUP OAKS: CECILIA STREET BACK IN 8 DAYS FOR POWELL WORKS: GI WINNERS HOPE ROAD, SPEED BOAT BEACH GEARING UP FREE PP’S AVAILABLE FOR FRIDAY’S $20K PICK 6 CARRYOVER CAL CUP...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After jockey Vernon Bush fractured his back in three places and broke a rib last August when his mount flipped over in the post parade at Belterra Park, some relatives and close friends began planning a retirement party. But the 64-year-old...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Walsh Looks to Lecomte With Stop the Car, Carson Street NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 15, 2025) – Led by Trade Winds Farm’s Stop the Car, undefeated in two starts, trainer Brendan Walsh enters a pair of colts in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Lecomte Stakes, the...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, JAN 15, 2026 CAL CUP: GRAND SLAM SMILE, SNEAKER MEET AGAIN IN TURF SPRINT CAL CUP DERBY: LEWIS SEEKS ONE BETTER FROM JOHN METCALFE DENMAN TO RECEIVE ECLIPSE AWARD FOR CAREER EXCELLENCE CTBA WINTER MIXED SALE SET FOR THIS TUESDAY AT FAIRPLEX...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Winning four races on a single card is a big deal for any jockey. Today at Tampa Bay Downs, it also turned into a major event for bettors. Thanks to leading jockey Samuel Marin’s fourth victory in the ninth and final race aboard 7-1 shot...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 Florida-based dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said in November that he would send some of his best horses to Oaklawn for its 64-day split season that began Dec. 12, adding they would arrive in waves. The latest...