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By Kevin Kilroy —- Six Louisiana-Bred Stakes Set for Opening Week at Fair Grounds Secret Faith Gets Second Chance at Blue Fire in Saturday’s Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 18, 2025) – Opening week of Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ 154th Thoroughbred racing season...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saturday, November 15, 2025 Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Dylan Davis recovering after Friday spill Phileas Fogg on point for G2 Cigar Mile Handicap Crazy Mason works for G2 Cigar Mile Balboa possible for G2 Remsen OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockey Dylan Davis will...

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY SAMUEL MARIN, LEFT, WITH HIS AGENT, MIKE MORAN) OLDSMAR, FL. – Samuel Marin, who won last season’s Tampa Bay Downs jockeys title by riding 116 winners, received feelers during the summer about shifting his base of operations to the New York winter...

By Mary Eddy —- Danner looks for more Big A stakes success with Nice as Pie in Forever Together OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Kelsey Danner has won with two of her four stakes starters this fall at Aqueduct Racetrack, and will look to further her success here with Nice as Pie...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Featuring Two Stakes and Trio of Turf Affairs, Fair Grounds Opening Day Card Attracts Full Fields Curtis Ready to Go for Fair Grounds Opening Day; Lopez Named to Six NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 13, 2025) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ Opening Day card has...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse made a splash in his Oaklawn return last season, winning nine races – a single-season personal best in Hot Springs – including the $1.5 million G1-Arkansas Derby with Sandman....

By Christian Abdo —- Fast Market stock rising before G3 Pebbles OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Hit The Bid Racing Stable’s Fast Market has been on the improve and seeks a breakthrough score in Sunday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Pebbles, a one-mile inner turf test for sophomore fillies, at...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 The arrows continue to point upward for trainer Greg Compton. A North Little Rock, Ark., native, Compton has ridden the momentum of his strongest Oaklawn meeting to date into a banner 2025, already establishing...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds Set to Unveil Venue Upgrades as Racing Season Kicks Off Nov. 20 NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 11, 2025) — Live racing returns to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on Thursday, Nov. 20, launching the 154th Thoroughbred racing season. The nation’s...

By Keith McCalmont —- Laurelin returns to New York for G3 Jockey Club Oaks OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Newstead Stables’ Laurelin looks to launch another win streak in Saturday’s Grade 3, $350,000 Jockey Club Oaks, an 11-furlong inner turf test for sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct...