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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Keith Nations could not have envisioned how a $16,000 claim would change his life two years ago. He had spotted the unraced 3-year-old filly, Martini Glass, during Tampa Bay Downs training hours, and was impressed by her smooth, fluid running...

By Ryan Martin —- ELEVEN THREE-YEAR-OLDS FACE OFF IN $50,000 BLACK GOLD OVERNIGHT STAKES; EXTRA CREDIT HEADS FIELD OF NINE LOUISIANA-BREDS IN DIXIE POKER ACE NEW ORLEANS (February 28, 2018) – A competitive field of 11 3-year-olds have assembled for the 60th running of the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Amy’s Challenge; Oaklawn/Coady Photos Amy’s Challenge Heading to Honeybee Unbeaten Amy’s Challenge moved a step closer to her scheduled two-turn debut in the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies March 10 at Oaklawn by working over a...

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a list of Central Bank Ashland (G1) nominees Rachel Alexandra Winner Monomoy Girl, Champion Caledonia Road Lead Nominees to Keeneland’s $500,000 Central Bank Ashland LEXINGTON, KY (Feb. 27, 2018) – The 3-year-old fillies who are the respective...

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a list of Toyota Blue Grass (G2) nominees Champion Good Magic, Risen Star Winner Bravazo Top Nominees to Keeneland’s $1 Million Toyota Blue Grass LEXINGTON, KY (Feb. 27, 2018) – eFive Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ champion Good...

By Mike Willman —- BOLT D’ORO WITH CASTELLANO Zoe Metz Photography WITH CASTELLANO ABOARD, TOP DERBY CANDIDATE BOLT D’ORO WORKS SIX FURLONGS FROM THE GATE IN 1:12 FLAT AS HE PREPS FOR SANTA ANITA’S GRADE II, $400,000 SAN FELIPE STAKES AT 1 1/16 MILES ON MARCH 10 SAN...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- McKnight Making Most of First Meet at Oaklawn Following a slow start, training newcomer Norman McKnight continues to climb the standings at Oaklawn, ranking seventh through 26 days of racing. McKnight, riding the momentum of his first training title at...

By Ed Golden —- • UNBEATEN DREAM TREE DRILLS FOR THE SANTA YSABEL • BAFFERT COULD HAVE TWO FOR THE GRADE II SAN FELIPE • CHAMPION UNIQUE BELLA CRUISES IN A BULLET WORKOUT • BOLT D’ORO IN PIVOTAL WORK TOMORROW FOR SAN FELIPE • NEWCOMER ANDREW LERNER HAS PASSION FOR LEARNING...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs’ March 10 Festival Day program, headlined by the Grade II, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby for 3-year-olds and offering $1-million in total stakes purses, has attracted 192 nominations, Stakes Coordinator Gerry...

By Ryan Martin —- ArklowHodges Photography GRADE II MUNIZ MEMORIAL THE LIKELY GOAL FOR ARKLOW The Grade II $300,000 Muniz Memorial Handicap on Mar 24 will likely be the next spot for Donegal Racing’s graded stakes winner Arklow, who took Saturday’s ninth race following a...