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By John Heims —- OCEANPORT, NJ. – Hope Haskell Jones’s Mello Groove closed with a wide run around the turn before opening up in the lane to post a 3 ¼-length victory in the $40,000 allowance optional claiming feature at Monmouth Park on Sunday. With a Mother’s Day crowd of...

By Ed Golden —- • ROYAL MO, TERM OF ART PREAKNESS BOUND • STELLAR WIND WORKS TOWARDS BEHOLDER • ARISTOCRATIC IN BARRERA FOR CALLAGHAN • TRAINER GIVES ‘EM SOMETHING TO CHEW ON STEVENS HAS FRESH HORSE FOR PREAKNESS Gary Stevens missed an opportunity to win his fourth Kentucky...

By Darren Rogers —- Gunnevera; Coady Photography GUNNEVERA POISED FOR REDEMPTION IN PREAKNESS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 12, 2017) – Peacock Racing Stables’ Gunnevera returned to the Churchill Downs surface under Victor O’Farrell on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. (all times...

By Bailey Gallison —- • Trace Creek Looks to Make It a Double • Surgical Strike Takes Aim on Hanshin Cup • Hootenanny Starts Season on Synthetic TRACE CREEK LOOKS TO MAKE IT A DOUBLE Trainer William Van Meter will look to repeat his victory in the Grade III Hanshin Cup with...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Zhukova ready to take on the boys in Saturday’s G1 Man o’ War • Highway Star looks to shine in G2 Ruffian • Practical Joke pointed toward G3 Dwyer; Cloud Computing tentative to work Saturday for Preakness • Bar of Gold back to dirt for Ruffian...

By John Heims —- RAINBOW HEIR GOES FOR BACK-TO-BACK WOLF HILL WINS Saturday’s Opening Day feature, the $60,000 Wolf Hill Stakes, has drawn an overflowing field of 14, including New Jersey-bred Rainbow Heir, who will look to defend his title after crushing his rivals in last...

By Ed Golden —- Songbird; Clockers Corner/Zoe Metz Photo • SONGBIRD JUST CRUISES UNDER MIKE SMITH • AFFIRMED IS LIKELY FOR BATTLE OF MIDWAY • LAZARO BARRERA DISTANCE SUITS KIMBEAR • CITY STORM TAKES STEP UP IN DESERT CODE SONGBIRD BREEZES FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLD DEBUT Two-time...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 11, 2017) – Five days removed from a fourth-place effort in the $2,395,800 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), John Oxley’s Classic Empire continued his preparation for the May 20 Preakness (GI) with a jog...

By David Joseph —- Panici Wins Three HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover will be $138,884 when racing resumes Friday with a nine-race program. First race post time is 1:15 p.m. Multiple winning tickets in Thursday’s Rainbow 6 returned...

By Heather Pettinger —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Woodslane Farm’s homebred Sadler’s Joy will look to build on his recent victory in last month’s Grade 2 Pan American, facing seven rivals in the first Grade 1 of Belmont Park’s spring/summer meet, the...