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By Jennifer Hoyt —- Next Race Plans Still Undecided for Martha Washington Winner Taraz Taraz answered one question in the $150,000 Martha Washington Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn, but one obvious question remained unanswered roughly 15 hours later regarding the unbeaten...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Unbeaten 3-year-old Independence Hall and Eclipse Award Turf Female finalist Got Stormy are expected to be the headliners on next Saturday’s Festival Preview Day card at Tampa Bay Downs. The stakes-laden program consists of three graded...

By Mike Willman —- STABLE NOTES BY MIKE WILLMAN SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 2020 BARGAIN BUY OSCAR DOMINGUEZ READY FOR SAN MARCOS SANTA ANITA HOSTS LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY EVENT TODAY CHIEFS OR 49ers? HORSEMEN AREN’T PUNTING COME FOR THE RACES AND STAY FOR BIG GAME SUNDAY AT...

BY MIKE WILLMAN & ED GOLDEN —- SAN MARCOS STAKES: UNITED WE STAND CLEOPATRA’S STRIKE COULD BE CROWNED IN SATURDAY’S SAN MARCOS ROADSTER ‘RAILED’ IN SATURDAY’S SAN PASQUAL STAKES MIDCOURT NEEDS FAST START IN SATURDAY’S SAN PASQUAL WIFE OF THE BALD EAGLE, PEGGY...

By Grant LaGrange —- Duke of Carthania a formidable threat in turf stakes for three-year-olds New Orleans (January 30, 2020) – It’s not often you get 12-1 odds on a Brad Cox-trained allowance winner, but such was the case when Godolphin LLC’s Hieronymus crossed the line...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Six-time Tampa Bay Downs jockeys champion Daniel Centeno rode three winners today, giving him 2,900 career victories in North America. Centeno, who won 847 races in his homeland of Venezuela, capped his three-bagger with a patented winning...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Smarty Jones Rematch Likely On Hold Until Rebel Any rematch between the top two finishers in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds last Friday at Oaklawn apparently won’t occur until at least March. While Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen...

By David Joseph —- Tiz the Law Returns to Action in $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) Sackatoga Stable Back In Spotlight on Derby Trail Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jack Knowlton lived every Thoroughbred owner’s dream when Funny Cide captured the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1), as well...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, Pantofel Stable and Mike Karty’s Shotski headlines a talented field of eight in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Strong Hall of Fame Presence at Oaklawn in 2020 Five trainers inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame have strings this year at Oaklawn, including one whose rise to national prominence began more than 40 years ago in Hot Springs....