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By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018) – Terry Wallace, Oaklawn Park’s track announcer for 37 years, has died following a lengthy illness. Wallace, known as “The Voice of Oaklawn” for decades, began calling races at the Hot Springs track in 1975 and...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (December 5, 2018) – A total of $1.05 million in purse money will be on line among 11 stakes events, including three races for Quarter Horses, on Louisiana Champions Day Presented by Acadian Ambulance, which is scheduled for Saturday, December...

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said Tuesday that Calumet Farm’s Bravazo, third in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) and second in the Preakness Stakes (G1), is being pointed toward the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1)...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Four stakes races worth a combined $450,000 in purse money, the collective centerpiece of the track’s Dec 15 Cotillion Festival Day card, have attracted 103 nominations. The announcement was made by Gerry Stanislawzyk, the Tampa Bay Downs...

By David Joseph —- Two-Time Defending Champ Luis Saez Wins Four Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $65,441 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Two-time defending Championship Meet titlist Luis Saez rode four winners Wednesday at Gulfstream Park. The 26-year-old jockey scored aboard...

By Ryan Martin —- • Monte Man Goes for Undefeated Year in Louisiana Champions Day Sprint • Ninety One Assault Looks to Make Amends in Champions Day Turf • Remember Daisy Aims for Three in a Row in Ladies Turf • Wicked Indeed Meets Expectations in Friday Career Debut MONTE...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Multiple graded stakes winner Vertical Oak, set to make her first start since capturing the Dream Supreme on November 4 at Churchill Downs, will headline a competitive field of five in the 33rd edition of the $100,000 Garland of...

By Bob Mieszerski —- CHASING YESTERDAY STRETCHES OUT FOR FIRST TIME IN STARLET CYPRESS, Calif. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who became the first trainer to win the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity and the Starlet in the same year in 2017, will try to duplicate the feat...

By Ryan Martin —- Buggin Out; Hodges Photography BUGGIN OUT SEEKS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MAGIC CITY CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS (December 3, 2018) – Dennis Murphy’s Buggin Out will attempt to win the $50,000 Magic City Classic Stakes for a fifth straight year in the Friday featured...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – As trainer Jason Servis prepared to watch his 6-year-old horse Vision Perfect compete in the $100,000 Turf Dash via simulcast from Gulfstream Park, he thought about calling his assistant, Frank Malocsay, to try to relay new instructions to...