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By Ed Golden —- • ACCELERATE TO WORK FRIDAY FOR RICH PEGASUS • STUTE TRIES BAFFERT-FREE LA CANADA STAKES • RACE HORSE OHTANI TRIES TO TOP HIS NAMESAKE • TWO DEBUT WINNERS NOT A FIRST FOR HOFMANS • ONE DOLLAR STRONACH 5 STARTS TOMORROW • RACING MOURNS THE PASSING OF BOB...

By David Joseph —- All Star Ticket for Friday’s Stronach 5 Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands at $15,247 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The handicappers at Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields once again have collaborated to build an All Star ticket for...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jerold Zaro’s Blindwillie McTell will be going for his second consecutive stakes win as the most accomplished entrant in an 11-horse field for the fifth running of the $100,000 Rego Park for New York-bred 3-year-olds on Sunday...

By Ryan Martin —- LECOMTE CONTENDER PLUS QUE PARFAIT NEVER FAR FROM WALSH’S SIGHT Trainer Brendan Walsh doesn’t place just any horse right across from his Fair Grounds office in Stall 26; he wants one that is held in high regard for him to keep a close eye on. So the fact...

By David Joseph —- Stronach 5 Stops at Four Tracks Friday, $50,000 Guaranteed Pool Turf Races from Gulfstream, Santa Anita LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a $50,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, will travel from Maryland to South Florida to...

By David Joseph —- Heart to Heart; Leslie Martin Photo Fan-Favorite Heart to Heart Set for Tropical Turf (G3) Multiple Grade 1 Winner Back on Familiar Turf HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – While proving himself to be a most reliable wagering interest in graded-stakes competition,...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 9, 2019) – Competition for quality broodmares and yearlings remained spirited during Wednesday’s penultimate session of the four-day Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. Keeneland sold 238 horses for $4,074,300, for an average of...

By David Joseph —- Bombshell; Elsa Lorieul Photo Bombshell Looks to Make the Grade in $150,000 Marshua’s River (G3) One of Two Graded Turf Stakes Worth $250,000 Saturday, Jan. 12 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Team Valor International’s Bombshell, a winner of two straight to cap...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A contentious group of nine sprinters will look to start their respective 2019 campaigns with a stakes victory in the $100,000 Say Florida Sandy going seven furlongs for New York-breds, 4-years-old and up on Saturday at Aqueduct...

By David Joseph —- Three Defending Champions Top Sunshine Millions Nominations Jay’s Way, X Y Jet, Starship Jubilee Set for Jan. 19 Event Rainbow 6 Hit for $188,900 Jackpot Payoff HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Three defending champions top the nominations for the 2019 Sunshine...