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By Victor Ryan —- GRADE I AMERICAN OAKS ATTRACTS CONTENTIOUS FIELD OF 11 INCLUDING TRIO FOR THOMAS, GROUP I-PLACED EUROPEAN INVADER ATSILA FOR BALTAS ON OPENING DAY AT SANTA ANITA NEXT SUNDAY The traditional day-after-Christmas start to the Santa Anita Classic Meet was...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, December 21, 2025 Unbeaten Grade 2 winner Ewing and stakes-winning Strategic Risk are scheduled to arrive Monday at Oaklawn to continue preparations for their 3-year-old campaigns, according to assistant Caden Arthur, who oversees...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 Trainer H. Ray Ashford Jr.’s 988th career winner made quite the impression. Favored D’code rocketed to a front-running 8 ¼-length debut victory in Sunday’s fourth race at Oaklawn, a dazzling performance that has his...

By Mike Henry —- WEDNESDAY’S CARD FEATURES ULTIMATE 6 JACKPOT FORCED PAYOUT OLDSMAR. FL. – Fans attending today’s action were greeted by glorious weather, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s. The forecast through the rest of 2025 is for more of the same, a...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 420 Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 Trainer Sarah Shaffer calls American Law her big horse. Her big horse did big things in Sunday’s eighth race at Oaklawn, a one-mile...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs trainer Juan Carlos Avila was 17 when he got a racetrack job at La Rinconada Hippodrome in his hometown of Caracas working for prominent Venezuelan trainer Gustavo Lopez. Avila spent six years observing Lopez’s daily routine...

By Joe Kristufek —- Top to Bottom, Tomorrow’s Road to the Derby Kickoff Day Card is Jam Packed with Quality & Wagering Opportunities Big ticket items, classy pedigrees & top connections prominent in non-stakes events New Orleans, La (December 29, 2025) – The...

By Jasmine Torrez —- SANTA ANITA PARK’S TRADITIONAL OPENING DAY BEGINS FRIDAY, DEC. 26 FEATURING GRADE I RACING, WALL CALENDAR GIVEAWAY, CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL AND MUCH MORE ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 19, 2025) – A tradition dating back 91 years, Santa Anita Park’s 2025-2026 racing...

Stakes Advance – $150,000 Tinsel Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025  $150,000 Tinsel Stakes Millionaire Grade 1 winner Rattle N Roll will make his Oaklawn debut in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Casse Keeps Big-Ticket Claim Kupuna on Turf in $100,000 Buddy Diliberto NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 18, 2025) — Claimed for $100,000 by Flying P Stable and transferred to Norm Casse’s barn in September, the former dirt specialist Kupuna will look to build on his...