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By Tom Luicci —- MIA’S CRUSADE, OFF A LENGTHY LAYOFF, LOOKS TO THREE-PEAT IN SATURDAY’S SPRUCE FIR HANDICAP AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Chuck Spina isn’t sure how much longer he will be able to follow the routine that has helped make Mia’s Crusade so...

By David Joseph —- Keep It Easy Cutting Back for Return in $150,000 Chick Lang Romans-Trained Colt Faces 10 Rivals in 6F Sprint for 3YOs Saturday BALTIMORE – Trainer Dale Romans has some advice for people handicapping the 50th running of the listed $150,000 Chick Lang...

By Tom Luicci —- GRADE 1 WINNER POWER SQUEEZE LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE STARTING WITH SUNDAY’S SERENA’S SONG STAKES AT MONMOUTH OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Jorge Delgado has ambitious plans this year for Grade 1 winner Power Squeeze that he hopes will ultimately end in the...

Santa Anita PressBox —- Freedom’s Not Free; Benoit STAKES WINNERS FREEDOM’S NOT FREE, ARTISLAS HEADLINE SUNDAY’S CINEMA STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS GOING ONE MILE ON TURF AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (May 6, 2025)—Freedom’s Not Free, recent winner of the Pasadena Stakes at a...

Santa Anita PressBox —- AIR FORCE RED, LOVESICK BLUES SET FOR REMATCH IN SATURDAY’S SIREN LURE STAKES FOR OLDER HORSES GOING 6 FURLONGS ON TURF AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (May 5, 2025)—After finishing one-two in the GIII San Simeon Stakes going about 6 furlongs on Santa...

By Christian Abdo —- Captain Cook is a leading contender in G3 Peter Pan OZONE PARK, N.Y. – St. Elias Stable’s stakes-winner Captain Cook is a leading contender as he seeks his third local victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Peter Pan, a nine-furlong test for...

Santa Anita PressBox —- TIRUPATI, UNCORKED AMONG A DEEP 13-HORSE FIELD SET FOR SATURDAY’S GRADE III ROYAL HEROINE STAKES FOR OLDER FILLIES AND MARES GOING A MILE ON TURF AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (April 21, 2025)— Tirupati, winner of last month’s GIII Wilshire Stakes, will...

Santa Anita PressBox —- Richi; Benoit Photo RICHI LOOMS A MAJOR THREAT FOR BAFFERT IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARIA STAKES FOR OLDER FILLIES AND MARES GOING 1 1/16 MILES AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (April 14, 2025)—Richi, who was narrowly beaten by star...

OP Stakes Preview – $1.25M Apple Blossom (G1) Compiled by Robert Yates Thorpedo Anna; Coady Media Friday, April 11, 2025 Trainer Kenny McPeek used to talk about all the major races he finished second in – misfires, often narrow-headed by the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky...

By Keith McCalmont —- Soontobeking and National Identity renew rivalry in $200K NYSSS Times Square OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Soontobeking and National Identity, who finished noses apart last out in the $125,000 Gander, will meet for the fourth time in Sunday’s $200,000 Times...