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NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Ohio-bred Crown the Buckeye strives for first graded score in G3 Gotham Dirty Rich stretches out in G3 Gotham Beckman looks for barn title defense in Listed $200K Busher OZONE PARK, N.Y. – When an Ohio-bred colt by Yaupon...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA unveils stakes schedule for the 2026 Saratoga summer meet Jockey Club Gold Cup to anchor Opening Day at Belmont Park SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 summer meet at...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 Unbeaten French Friction is under consideration for three upcoming stakes races, including two with major Kentucky Oaks...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Will the road to the Kentucky Derby go through the Grade III, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby, as it did for Street Sense in 2007 and Super Saver in 2010? Or has the Kentucky Derby winner already been here this winter, perhaps in the imposing...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 Blackout Time is by white-hot sire Not This Time, but there’s a little more to the story on how co-owner Lance Gasaway named the...

By Kevin Kilroy —- $100,000 Black Gold Headlines Saturday’s Five-Stakes Program at Fair Grounds NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 25, 2026) – Saturday’s five-stakes program at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is highlighted by the $100,000 Black Gold Stakes for open-company...

Nation’s Top Jockeys Target Oaklawn for Rebel Day Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 For the first time in what will be the 66th running of the Rebel Stakes (G2), Oaklawn has scheduled the important Kentucky...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Veteran jockey Alonso Quinonez, who began today with six winners from 109 mounts this season, hopes a pair of longshot victories will help turn his meet around. The 42-year-old product of Guasave in Sinaloa, Mexico won the second race on...

By Christian Abdo —- Current Yield has plenty to prove in Listed $200K Busher OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Current Yield has plenty to prove as she steps up in class off a winning debut for Saturday’s Listed $200,000 Busher, a one-turn mile for sophomore fillies,...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 Asked what brought him back to Oaklawn for the first time in many years, owner Mark Cornett said he wanted to witness history. Did Haulin Ice ever deliver. Heavily favored Haulin Ice became the first accredited...