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Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 Oaklawn Announces New Enhancements for Southwest Stakes Weekend Horseplayer Contests Oaklawn is raising the stakes for the weekend of the Southwest Stakes (G3) 2026, announcing major enhancements to its high-profile horseplayer contests that will bring top...

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 Kevin Kilroy —- Cox Targets Third Lecomte Title With Trio of Contenders NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 14, 2025) – With two Lecomte titles to his name, trainer Brad Cox will saddle three of the 11 colts entered in the Grade 3 $250,000 Lecomte Stakes, the headlining event on Road to...

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...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Just a Touch Eyes Elusive Stakes Title in Grade 3 Louisiana NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 12, 2025) — Tabbed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite, Just a Touch leads a field of eight older males entered in the Grade 3 $175,000 Louisiana Stakes presented by Hagyard on...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Graded Stakes-Placed Atropa Tabbed Atop Six-Filly Silverbulletday Field NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 11, 2025) — Tabbed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite, graded stakes-placed Atropa leads a field of six fillies in the $150,000 Fasig-Tipton Silverbulletday Stakes on...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Adelphi Racing Club has plenty to look forward to in 2026 One Nine Hundred earns 104 BSF in Aqueduct win; Morley stakes stars Donegal Momentum, Attfield back for more Ortiz to send Doc Sullivan south with G1 Pegasus World Cup...