By Kevin Kilroy —- Simply Joking; Hodges Photography Beckman Readies Two for Silverbulletday ML Favorite Simply Joking Tasked with Two Turns and Drexel Hill Adds Blinkers New Orleans, La (Jan. 15, 2025) – Four weeks ago on “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day” at Fair Grounds...
By David Joseph —- Boppy O ‘In Good Order’ for Saturday’s Sunshine Turf HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Gary Barber and D J Stable LLC’s Boppy O figures to be well acquainted with his surroundings when the veteran stakes performer makes his 10th career start at Gulfstream Park in...
By Victor Ryan —- MUSICAL MISCHIEF IS AMONG A TRIO OF GRADED WINNERS SIGNED ON FOR SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 LA CANADA STAKES FOR FILLIES AND MARES GOING 1 1/16 MILES AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 13, 2025)—Three graded stakes winners—Musical Mischief, Alpha Bella and...
By Kevin Kilroy —- Millionaires Nobals, Gigante Headline Trio of Turf Stakes On “Road to the Derby Day” New Orleans, La (Jan. 14, 2025) – Two sharp millionaires headline the trio of turf stakes on “Road to the Derby Day” at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, as Gigante...
By Kevin Kilroy —- Led By Hit Show, Kentucky Derby Alumni Set to Clash in Louisiana Stakes Stakes Laden “Road to the Derby Day” Program Averages One Dozen Runners New Orleans, La (Jan. 13, 2025) – Coming off a 4-year-old campaign where he strung together three graded stakes...
By Mary Eddy —- Regally-bred Ramify tops $125K Busanda OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Juddmonte’s Kentucky homebred Ramify will make her stakes debut on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks in Saturday’s $125,000 Busanda, a nine-furlong test for sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack. The...
By Kevin Kilroy —- Geaux Sugar Enters $100,000 Palmisano On Hot Streak Manama Gold Gets Another Chance to Prove Herself in Wright Saturday is Exotic Animal Racing Family Day New Orleans, La (Jan. 8, 2025) – Wire to wire in both the Andrew Ney and Louisiana Champions Day...
Compiled by Robert Yates Whether it’s run at Oaklawn or Parx, the Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds has been kind to trainer Brad Cox. Cox has won Parx’s version – a major local prep for September’s Pennsylvania Derby (G1) – two times in the last four years. His recent numbers...
Compiled by Robert Yates Trainer Chris Davis keeps horses in Kentucky and Florida, but his biggest race this weekend is in Arkansas. Lightly raced Mo Quality will try to give Davis his first career Oaklawn victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1...
