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By Mike Willman —- STREAKING DR. DORR HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 CALIFORNIAN STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES; RACE SERVES AS TRADITIONAL PREP FOR GRADE I GOLD CUP AT SANTA ANITA ON MAY 26 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 25, 2018)—A scintillating gate to wire minor stakes winner going...

By Mike Willman —- IRISH-BRED PLEIN AIR HEADS SATURDAY’S MARATHON GRADE III, $100,000 SANTA BARBARA STAKES AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (April 25, 2018)—Irish-bred Plein Air will hope to replicate her dazzling U.S. debut on Jan. 14 as she heads a field of six...

By Heather Pettinger —- Talented maiden winners A True Giant, Retonova headline NYSS Times Square OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A pair of stakes races will bring down the curtain on the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet Sunday with the $100,000 Memories of Silver for 3-year-old...

By Mike Willman —- BLACKJACKCAT, KENJISSTORM & FREE ROSE HEAD FIELD OF NINE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 AMERICAN STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (April 18, 2018)—Freshened since a disappointing effort on Feb. 10, trainer Mark Glatt’s Blackjackcat heads...

By Mike Willman —- RYE Benoit Photo CALIFORNIA-BRED RYE & FLORIDA INVADER NESSY HEAD WIDE OPEN MARATHON GRADE III, $100,000 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES ON SUNDAY AT 1 ¾ MILES ON TURF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GELDING A RED TIE DAY COULD HAVE THEFT ON HIS MIND WITH BAZE ABOARD...

By Mike Willman —- TEN BLESSINGS Benoit Photo TEN BLESSINGS, BOBBY ABU DHABI SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 KONA GOLD STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS IDLE SINCE BREEDERS’ CUP ON NOV. 4, DEFENDING CHAMP RANSOM THE MOON BACK IN ACTION ARCADIA, Calif. (April 18, 2018)—Bob...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, April 13, 2018) – Defending champion Whitmore will try to remain perfect in one-turn races at Oaklawn in Saturday’s $400,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap for older horses. Probable post time for the 6-furlong Count Fleet, the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Magnum Moon; Oaklawn Photos HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, April 13, 2018) – Robert and Lawana Low’s unbeaten Magnum Moon is the 8-5 program favorite for the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Oaklawn Photo HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, April 13, 2018) – Grade 1 winner and millionaire Accelerate is the 9-5 program favorite for the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the 1 1/8-mile Oaklawn...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Nine Enter 2018 Arkansas Derby Robert and Lawana Low’s undefeated Rebel Stakes (G2) winner Magnum Moon drew post position six and was installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1). The Malibu Moon colt will be...