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By Mike Henry —- VILA IS BOOT BARN TRAINER OF MONTH OLDSMAR, FL. – Thoroughbred trainer Juan Carlos Avila typed three words in Spanish on his smartphone Thursday to describe his feelings when he and owner Victor Martinez, the retired all-star baseball slugger, discovered...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 Stay Hot; Benoit EURTON LOOKS TO ‘STAY HOT’ IN SATURDAY’S PASADENA STAKES SATURDAY’S $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 BEGINS AT 2:36 P.M. PT SANTA ANITA SQUAD HAS LUCRATIVE WEDNESDAY AT TURF PARADISE IRISH O’BRIEN STAKES ON TAP FOR ST....

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Stakes Preview Whitmore & Purple Martin Thursday’s first race at Oaklawn was all about family when trainer Andres Cambray saddled his first career winner, Bump in the Night, according to Equibase. Ridden by Lindsey Hebert, Bump...

By David Joseph —- Ryan Thompson Photo Champion Fierceness ‘Impressive’ in 5F Breeze Friday Morning Pletcher Star Slated to Return in G1 Florida Derby March 30 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable’s Fierceness breezed five furlongs Friday morning at Palm Beach Downs in...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 03.15.24 Ryan Thompson Photo Junior Alvarado on Woolf Award Win: ‘I Was in Disbelief’ Jockey was Regular Rider of 2023 Horse of Year Cody’s Wish Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $375,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – It was more than two...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Keith Asmussen spent approximately 45 minutes together Thursday morning at Oaklawn. The goal? To spend more time together in the winner’s circle March 30 at Oaklawn. Moments after the...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2024 PASADENA: LORD BULLINGDON GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT STAY HOT EXTREME WIND CUTS SHORT THURSDAY MORNING TRAINING MANDELLA/SPENTHRIFT DEBUT WELL-PEDIGREED FILLY SATURDAY LIVE RACING RESUMES FRIDAY WITH 1 P.M. FIRST POST PASADENA: LORD...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Lemon Muffin remains on track to make her next start in Oaklawn’s $750,000 G2-Fantasy Stakes for 3-year-old fillies March 30, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said Sunday morning. The 1 1/16-miles Honeybee is Oaklawn’s third and...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 3.13.24 Victory Avenue Returns to Gulfstream Work Tab with 5F Breeze Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $275,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Victory Avenue returned to the Gulfstream Park work tab Wednesday morning for the first time since...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Day Nominations Released New Orleans, La (March. 13, 2024) – Louisiana Derby Day is Saturday, March 23 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and the nominations to all eight stakes events on the card have been released. Headlined by the...