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By David Joseph —- Taylor Kingsley; Ryan Thompson Photo Jockey Taylor Kingsley Wins First Professional Race at Gulfstream Daughter of Trainer Arch Kingsley Wins on Mott-Trained Princetown HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Taylor Kingsley rode her first winner in a professional...

By David Joseph —- NYRA Photo Franco Fills in for Alvarado aboard Sovereignty in Curlin Florida Derby HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and Godolphin LLC have secured the riding services of Manny Franco for Sovereignty’s highly anticipated start in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Jose Ortiz Wins Fair Grounds Title Going Away Joe Sharp Finishes Strong to win First Trainer’s Title Godolphin Adds Second Leading Owner’s Trophy New Orleans, La (March 24, 2025) – On Sunday, Jose Ortiz was named leading rider in his first meet at Fair...

By Keith McCalmont —- Kendrick Carmouche closing in on 4,000 career wins OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Kendrick Carmouche, a well-respected leader in the jockeys’ room on the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit, is fast approaching his 4,000th career win. The 41-year-old...

By Joe Kristufek —- Training Title Going Down to the Wire With a first Fair Grounds crown in his crosshairs, Sharp leads Cox by three with five days to play New Orleans, La (March 19, 2025) – With only five racing days remaining in the 2024-25 meet at Fair Grounds Race...

By Joe Kristufek —- FAIR GROUNDS, TURFWAY TO TEAM UP FOR SPECIAL BAYOU BLUEGRASS PICK 5 FLORENCE, Ky. (Tuesday, March 18, 2025) – Fair Grounds Race Course and Turfway Park are teaming up Saturday to offer bettors a special $1 Pick 5 featuring an all-stakes lineup anchored...

Pat McKenna/ NYRA —- NYRA announces stakes schedule for the 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which will be held at...

By David Joseph —- Sonny Hughes Photo Sovereignty ‘In Great Shape’ after G2 Fountain of Youth Win G1 Curlin Florida Derby ‘in the Mix’ for Godolphin’s Rising Star HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Godolphin’s Sovereignty, who surged from last to first to capture Saturday’s $415,000...

Chris Ho —- Racing Update – Due to the forecasted severe weather and potential flash flooding for Thursday, January 30, the race card originally scheduled for that day has been rescheduled to Monday, February 3

By Joe Kristufek —- Courier Journal Photo Catching Up with Kenny McPeek Discusses His “Road to the Derby Day” entrants at Fair Grounds New Orleans, La (Jan. 18, 2025) – Coming off a dream year in which he won both the Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan and the Kentucky Oaks...