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By Giselle Torres —- Coady Photography Omaha Beach Favored in Kentucky Derby Two stakes victories at Oaklawn made Rick Porter’s Omaha Beach the possible Kentucky Derby program favorite. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith sticking with the colt probably made Omaha Beach the...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Belmont Park Notes • Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets winner Tacitus breezes for Kentucky Derby • Castellano in search of first Kentucky Derby score with Vekoma • Therapist looks to Kingston following Elusive Quality victory in his seasonal...

By Ed Golden —- • SANTA ANITA A WINNING PATH TO KENTUCKY DERBY • OWNERS WELCOME OVERNIGHT PURSE INCREASES • CALLAGHAN FILLIES SHORTEN UP FOR THE SENORITA • FANS CAN MEET TRAINER RICHARD BALTAS ON XBTV SANTA ANITA HAS EDGE FOR DERBY, WEATHER OR NOT Horses based at Santa...

By Darren Rogers —- Morticia; Keeneland Photo MORTICIA TAKES ON NINE FOES IN UNBRIDLED SIDNEY; MILLIONAIRE OM RETURNS IN OPENING VERSE LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, April 27, 2019) – G. Watts Humphrey Jr.’s Morticia, winner of the Giant’s Causeway two weeks ago at Keeneland,...

By Tom Luicci —- FORCE THE PASS, HAWKISH AMONG 23 NOMINATIONS TO CLIFF HANGER STAKES FOR MONMOUTH’S OPENER ON MAY 4 OCEANPORT, N.J. – Defending race winner Force the Pass, who has a Grade 1 victory to his credit, and Grade 2 winner Hawkish were among 23 nominations for the...

NYRA RELEASE —- Belmont Stakes Racing Festival set for June 6-8; Twilight racing moves to Thursdays beginning May 9 ELMONT, N.Y. – Live thoroughbred racing will return to Belmont Park on Friday, April 26 for its 48-day spring/summer meet, featuring 59 stakes races...

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, APRIL 23 Racing resumes Wednesday with eight races that begin at 1:05 p.m. The 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday. First post is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** • TEN LONG-DISTANCE TURF RUNNERS ENTERED IN CLOSING-DAY BEWITCH • KEENELAND REPRESENTED BY...

By Darren Rogers —- ANOTHERTWISTAFATE TO WAIT FOR PREAKNESS; SERENGETI EMPRESS WORKS TOWARD KENTUCKY OAKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 23, 2019) – Trainer Blaine Wright said via text Tuesday morning that Peter Redekop’s Anothertwistafate would be flying back to his home...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Leading Rider Title Could Come Down to the Wire Ricardo Santana Jr. normally has the Oaklawn riding title sewn up by Arkansas Derby Day. But, this is not a normal year at Oaklawn since the meeting has been extended three weeks to May 4 (Kentucky Derby...

By Mike Willman —- DR. DORR & KANTHAKA HEAD SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 KONA GOLD STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS SHAH’S HOMEBRED ALL OUT BLITZ RETURNS HOME & WILL BE RIDDEN BY BAZE ARCADIA, Calif. (April 17, 2019)—Bob Baffert’s Dr. Dorr and Jerry Hollendorfer’s Kanthaka...