Fair Grounds Adds Race Dates to 2025-26 Meet

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds Adds Race Dates to 2025-26 Meet NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 17, 2026) – Inspired by the strong performance of purse sources, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots announced the addition of two race dates to the 2025-26 meet. The additional days will be...
Posted On 18 Feb 2026
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2026.02.14 OJC Dixie Belle Stakes Recap

150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | FRENCH FRICTION – Dixie Belle Stakes – 48th Running Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 For Immediate Release $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes Another stakes race at Oaklawn, another stakes victory for dual Hall of Fame...
Posted On 15 Feb 2026
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Oaklawn Stakes Advance – Dixie Belle 2026

Stakes Advance – $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 Unbeaten Little Miss Curlin is the 8-5 program favorite for the $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes for 3-year-old filly sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. The six-furlong Dixie Belle goes as...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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2026.02.13 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 Millionaire multiple stakes winner Coal Battle is back on the work tab at Oaklawn in advance of his 4-year-old debut, which trainer Lonnie Briley said could come in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) for older horses March...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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LEGENDS OF SPORT SHOW UP TO BENEFIT DISABLED JOCKEYS; MARIN WINS 5

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Bill Boland flexed his right hand a couple of times between autograph-seekers during today’s Jockeys & Jeans “Once in a Lifetime” Meet and Greet event at Tampa Bay Downs to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). At 92,...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 2026 Benoit Photo SOMBER MOOD AT SANTA ANITA AFTER DEATH OF JOHN SHIRREFFS SANTA ANITA HORSEMEN HONOR THEIR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE GIII SAN MARCOS: GOLD PHOENIX COMING IN ‘GUNS A BLAZING’ TRAINER MCCARTHY WINS 3 SUNDAY INCLUDING BOTH...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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Friday Stakes Advance – $150,000 American Beauty Stakes

Stakes Advance – $150,000 American Beauty Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 Another starter from the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) is scheduled to make her 2026...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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STORYLINES ABOUND FOR SATURDAY TURF SPRINT STAKES; CAMACHO WINS 4

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Veteran trainer Joe Orseno is swinging for the fences in Saturday’s Turf Sprint Showcase races at Tampa Bay Downs. Orseno, whose sterling career record includes a Preakness victory in 2000 with Red Bullet and two Breeders’ Cup victories that...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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2026.02.12 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 Next-race plans are pending for D’code following his eighth-place finish as the favorite in Friday’s $1 million Southwest Stakes...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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DeVaux Talks Trio, Updates on Various Louisiana Derby Preview Day Stakes Entries

By Kevin Kilroy —- DeVaux Talks Trio, Updates on Various Louisiana Derby Preview Day Stakes Entries Estimated $1 million All Stakes Late Pick Five on Louisiana Derby Preview Day NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 12, 2026) — Trainer Cherie DeVaux will send out a trio of stakes runners on...
Posted On 13 Feb 2026
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