2025.02.16 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates —- Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 Oaklawn’s third Kentucky Derby qualifying race was popular at the entry box Sunday, as were the four other stakes races carded for the 12-race card Saturday, Feb. 22. Fourteen horses were entered for the...
Posted On 17 Feb 2025
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, FEB. 16, 2025 WORKS: JOURNALISM, BULLARD, MADAKET ROAD AMONG 229 ON TAB CITIZEN BULL, BARNES CO-FAVORITES IN KY. DERBY FUTURE WAGER SATURDAY’S PICK 6 SCOOPED FOR $46K WITH $64 TICKET SPECIAL PRESIDENTS’ DAY RACING MONDAY; FIRST POST 12:30 P.M....
Posted On 17 Feb 2025
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Live racing at Aqueduct canceled on Sunday due to winter storm

By Pat McKenna —- Live racing at Aqueduct canceled on Sunday due to winter storm OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled live racing on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack due to high winds associated with a strong winter storm forecast to...
Posted On 16 Feb 2025
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2025.02.15 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Compiled by Robert Yates —- Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 The Oaklawn racing department Saturday morning listed 11 horses under consideration for the $1.25 million Rebel Stakes (G2) Feb. 22, including winners of Oaklawn’s first two Kentucky Derby qualifying races. Entries...
Posted On 16 Feb 2025
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Louisiana Derby Preview Day Undercard Races are Stacked

By Joe Kristufek —- Louisiana Derby Preview Day Undercard Races are Stacked Big ticket items, classy pedigrees & top connections prominent in non-stakes events New Orleans, La (Feb. 14, 2025) – The marquee events on Saturday’s Louisiana Derby Preview Day card at Fair...
Posted On 15 Feb 2025
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Gulfstream News & Notes: Victory Avenue Makes Long-Awaited Return to Action Sunday

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Park News & Notes Victory Avenue Makes Long-Awaited Return to Action Sunday $1 Million Florida Derby (G1) Remains in Play for Ferocious Howard Wolowitz Looking to Go the Distance in Saudi Arabia G1 Winner Nakatomi Tops Nominees to...
Posted On 13 Feb 2025
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2025.02.13 Oaklawn Racing Updates

2025.02.13 Oaklawn Racing Updates —- Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 Just Steel’s 2024-2025 Oaklawn resume doesn’t include a race, but D. Wayne Lukas, the colt’s Hall of Fame trainer, said that will change. Unraced since finishing fifth in last May’s Preakness, Just Steel is...
Posted On 13 Feb 2025
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Fair Grounds: Recent Claim Vamos Carlitos to Class Up in Risen Star

By Kevin Kilroy —- Recent Claim Vamos Carlitos to Class Up in Risen Star Warrior Johny Adds Blinkers Ahead of Mineshaft $1 Million Estimated All Stakes Pick 5 Pool on “Louisiana Derby Preview Day” New Orleans, La (Feb. 12, 2025) – Claimed for $40,000 on Nov. 22 at Churchill...
Posted On 13 Feb 2025
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TURF SPRINT SHOWCASE NOMS RELEASED; “HEARTS REACHING OUT” IS MARCH 3

By Mike Henry —- TURF SPRINT SHOWCASE NOMS RELEASED; “HEARTS REACHING OUT” IS MARCH 3 OLDSMAR, FL. – Nominations have been released for the $125,000 Turf Dash Stakes and the $125,000 Lightning City Stakes, a pair of 5-furlong grass events highlighting Turf Sprint Showcase...
Posted On 13 Feb 2025
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