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By Keith McCalmont —- Maximus Meridius looks to defend his title in Listed $150K Toboggan OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Multiple stakes-winner Maximus Meridius returns to defend his crown in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Toboggan, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses, at Aqueduct...

By Victor Ryan —- VETERAN GRADED WINNER MIDNIGHT MAMMOTH, STAKES WINNER GETAWAY CAR AMONG EVENLY MATCHED FIELD SET FOR SATURDAY’S GRADE II SAN PASQUAL GOING 1 1/8 MILES AT SANTA ANITA The San Pasqual serves as a lead-in to the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap on March 7...

By Victor Ryan —- BRILLIANTLY TABBED AS FAVORITE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III LA CANADA STAKES AT 1 /16 MILES; STAKES WINNERS HEY NAY NAY, LATER THAN PLANNED RETURN IN SUNDAY’S BAFFLE STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS ON THE HILLSIDE TURF COURSE AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 2...

By Christian Abdo —- Lucille Ball steps up in class for $135K Interborough OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gary Barber, Pantofel Stable and Wachtel Stable’s Lucille Ball is 2-for-2 and steps up in class for Saturday’s $135,000 Interborough, a seven-furlong sprint for older fillies and...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Just a Touch Eyes Elusive Stakes Title in Grade 3 Louisiana NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 12, 2025) — Tabbed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite, Just a Touch leads a field of eight older males entered in the Grade 3 $175,000 Louisiana Stakes presented by Hagyard on...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Graded Stakes-Placed Atropa Tabbed Atop Six-Filly Silverbulletday Field NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 11, 2025) — Tabbed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite, graded stakes-placed Atropa leads a field of six fillies in the $150,000 Fasig-Tipton Silverbulletday Stakes on...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Top Barns Take Aim at Chip Honcho in Grade 3 $250,000 Lecomte NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 11, 2025) – Leland Ackerley Racing’s Gun Runner Stakes winner Chip Honcho anchors the field for Saturday’s Grade 3 $250,000 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course &...

By Victor Ryan —- POSTPONEMENT LEADS TO EXPANDED FIELD FOR THIS SUNDAY’S GRADE III LAS FLORES; MAGNIFICAT, THERMAL STILL LOOM IN 6-FURLONG SPRINT FOR FILLIES AND MARES ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 6, 2026)—A seven-day postponement of the Grade III Las Flores Stakes due to rain has...

By Victor Ryan —- GRADE I-PLACED BUETANE HEADLINES GRADE II SAN VICENTE STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS; BREEDERS’ CUP RUNNER-UP EXPLORA RETURNS IN SANTA YNEZ STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA First post is 12 p.m. for a 10-race card ARCADIA, CA (Jan. ...

Stakes Advance – $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Friday, Jan. 2, 2026  $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Arkansans Brent and Sharilyn Gasaway are on the Kentucky Derby...