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Santa Anita PressBox — BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER SPLENDORA LOOMS LARGE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I B. WAYNE HUGHES BEHOLDER MILE FOR FILLIES AND MARES AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (March 2, 2026)—Splendora, last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner, looms a likely heavy...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA unveils stakes schedule for the 2026 Saratoga summer meet Jockey Club Gold Cup to anchor Opening Day at Belmont Park SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 summer meet at...

By Kevin Kilroy —- $100,000 Black Gold Headlines Saturday’s Five-Stakes Program at Fair Grounds NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 25, 2026) – Saturday’s five-stakes program at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is highlighted by the $100,000 Black Gold Stakes for open-company...

Nation’s Top Jockeys Target Oaklawn for Rebel Day Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 For the first time in what will be the 66th running of the Rebel Stakes (G2), Oaklawn has scheduled the important Kentucky...

By Pat McKenna —- Wednesday, February 11, 2026 NYRA announces stakes schedule for the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival,...

NYRA Press Office —- Rice has strong hand in $135K Say Florida Sandy with Acoustic Ave, El Grande O $135K Damon Runyon, East View rescheduled for Saturday OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Linda Rice, leading trainer at the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet, will send out the pair of...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Star Power Builds as Stakes Entries Emerge for Louisiana Derby Preview Day NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 4, 2026) — Fields are taking shape for Louisiana Derby Preview Day on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, featuring six stakes races worth...

By Victor Ryan —- EL POTENTE BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN GIII THUNDER ROAD STAKES FOR OLDER HORSES GOING A MILE ON TURF SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 2, 2026)— The winner of last year’s Grade III Thunder Road Stakes, El Potente, looks for a repeat victory in the...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Preview Day Nominations Include Paladin, Renegade for Risen Star NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 1, 2026) — Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has released nominations for six stakes races scheduled for Louisiana Derby Preview Day, headlined by the...

By Joe Kristufek —- Devaux Holding a Strong Hand on Saturday’s Road to the Derby Card Barn sending out a pair of exciting contenders in both the Silverbulletday & Lecomte (G3) New Orleans, La (Jan. 16, 2026) – Trainer Cherie DeVaux has a pair of live horses in both...