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By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Multiple graded-stakes winner Green Gratto will look to earn a return trip to the winner’s circle for the first time in almost a year as part of a field of 10 4-year-olds and up in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Tom Fool...

By Ryan Martin —- TRIPLE CHELSEA HEADS A DOZEN IN NELSON J. MENARD MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT STAKES; COMPETETIVE BUNCH OF 3-YEAR-OLDS FACE OFF IN ALLEN “BLACK CAT” MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT STAKES NEW ORLEANS (March 7, 2018) – Brad Grady’s Triple Chelsea will be in search of her second...

By Anthony Affrunti —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – This Saturday, the 70th winner in the history of the Grade 3, $300,000, Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack will try to become just the second horse since the mighty Secretariat to use the race towards a successful path before...

3/6/18 Effective Tuesday, March 6 and until further notice, Oaklawn Jockey Club, in coordination with the Arkansas Racing Commission and the Arkansas Agriculture Department will implement the following policy, which supersedes any previous policies regarding EHV-1: Beginning...

By Mike Willman —- BOLT D’ORO Zoe Metz Photography TOP DERBY PROSPECT BOLT D’ORO WORKS HALF MILE WITH ESPINOZA UP IN 46.40, RUIS SAYS ‘WE HAVE A PLAN’ AS HE APPROACHES SATURDAY’S GRADE II SAN FELIPE STAKES AT 1 1/16 MILES SAN FELIPE IS FINAL MAJOR PREP TO GRADE I, $1...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Triple Crown hopefuls and a trio of Grade I stakes winners are among the standout Thoroughbred performers expected to invade Tampa Bay Downs for Saturday’s stakes-laden Festival Day 38 card. Total purse money for the five stakes is...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Exclamation Point Wins Second Straight Start Trainer Brad Cox said it’s “very possible” unbeaten Exclamation Point will run again this year at Oaklawn, but it won’t be in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds March 17. Cox said the 1 1/16 Rebel,...

By Ed Golden —- McKINZIE Zoe Metz Photography • McKINZIE WORKS ‘VERY WELL’ FOR SAN FELIPE STAKES • GIANT EXPECTATIONS FIRES A BULLET FOR THE BIG ‘CAP • CITY OF LIGHT IS ON COURSE FOR GRADE I TRIPLE BEND • PRAT RIDES CHAMPION WORLD APPROVAL IN KILROE McKINZIE ‘LOO...

By Ryan Martin —- • Gr. II Louisiana Derby Is An Option For Catholic Boy • Monomoy Girl Returns To Work Tab • Black Gold Winner Dragon Drew Will Point To Gr. III Transylvania GRADE II LOUISIANA DERBY IS AN OPTION FOR CATHOLIC BOY One can add Robert La Penta and Madaket...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Highway Star gears up for 2018 debut in Heavenly Prize Invitational • Firenze Fire strong in company for final breeze ahead of G3 Gotham • Registration now open for Gotham Handicapping Challenge • Fields coming together for Gotham Day stakes OZONE PARK,...