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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...

By David Joseph —- Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf (G2) to Draw International Field G1 Winners She Feels Pretty, Sacred Wish Among Invited Pletcher, Brown Each with Two Invites for Jan. 25 Event HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Group 1 winners from South Africa and Chile, a recent...

By Victor Ryan —- GRADE II-PLACED LOOK FORWARD TAKES ON PRACTICAL DREAM, BAFFERT TRIO IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 FASIG- TIPTON SANTA YNEZ GOING 7 FURLONGS AT SANTA ANITA The race for 3-year-old fillies starts the road to the Grade II Fasig – Tipton Santa Anita Oaks,...

By Victor Ryan —- BULLARD AND BARNES SET FOR 7-FURLONG CLASH IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, SAN VICENTE STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 30, 2024)—Bullard and Barnes, a pair of highly promising colts with Kentucky Derby aspirations, will square-off for the...

By Joe Kristufek —- Smoken Wicked‘ Hodges Smoken Wicked, Secret Faith Return on Short Rest to Headline Sunday’s Pair of Louisiana Futurities New Orleans, La (Dec. 27, 2024) – Two editions of the $100,000 Louisiana Futurity, one for the colts and one for the fillies,...