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By Kevin Kilroy —- Dominant Texas Turf Mile Champ Neat Headlines $100,000 Black Gold Stakes A field of 12 3-year-old males sign on as Fair Grounds will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black Gold becoming the first Louisiana Derby champion to go on and win the Kentucky...

By Mike Henry —- MARCH 9 FESTIVAL DAY DRAWS 157 NOMINATIONS FOR FIVE STAKES RACES OLDSMAR, FL. – The top two finishers in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes, No More Time and Agate Road, and two of the top-10 horses in the Daily Racing Form “Derby Watch” rankings are among...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – A cool $1-million in stakes purse money and 105 “Road to the Kentucky Derby” qualifying points will be up for grabs on March 9 at Tampa Bay Downs when the track hosts its Festival Day 44 program. Nominations for all five stakes had not been...

By Mike Henry —- TURF SPRINT SHOWCASE DAY STAKES HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY ACTION OLDSMAR, FL. – By Saturday afternoon, the waiting will be over for 18 turf sprinters primed to show their best stuff against stakes competition. Postponed last week by a rainy weather forecast that...

By Kevin Kilroy —- El Dinero; Hodges Photography El Dinero Made Favorite as Ten Enter $100,000 Louisiana Stallion of the Year “Star Guitar” Stakes · Clearly a Test Headlines $100,000 Louisiana Broodmare of the Year “Lipstick Junky” Stakes New Orleans, La (Feb. 22, 2024) –...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Flexing Back Class and Firing Bullets, Best Actor Headlines the Mineshaft · Saturday’s Late Pick Five will be seeded with a $500,000 guaranteed pool · Advances for the Fair Grounds Stakes, Albert Stall Memorial, and Colonel Power New Orleans, La (Feb. 15,...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Risen Star and Rachel Alexandra Taking Shape as Louisiana Derby Preview Day Nominations Announced New Orleans, La (Feb. 7, 2024) – Nominations have been announced for the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) and the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) presented by...

By Robert Yates —- Dating to 2021, nationally prominent trainers Brad Cox, Bob Baffert, Steve Asmussen and Kenny McPeek have combined to win 11 of Oaklawn’s last 13 Kentucky Derby prep races. All can build on their total in the $800,000 G3-Southwest Stakes Saturday at...

By Mike Henry —- PLETCHER APPEARS LOADED FOR DAVIS; TURF CHAMPIONS DAY IS SATURDAY OLDSMAR, FL. – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has enjoyed a stranglehold on the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes since 2006, winning the Kentucky Derby prep race seven times in the...

By Brandon Leigh Lone Star Park Announces 2024 Stakes Schedule GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Thursday, February 1, 2024) – Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie will begin the 2024 Thoroughbred Racing Season on Thursday, April 18 and conclude on Sunday, July 14. The season will encompass 41...