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By Kevin Kilroy —- Luv Your Neighbor (6); Hodges Photo Luv Your Neighbor, Love and Trust Take on Bella Ballerina in Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks NEW ORLEANS (March 19, 2026) — Luv Your Neighbor, second in all three local Kentucky Oaks preps this meet, gets another shot at...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Overfilled Costa Rising Kicks Off Estimated $1 Million All-Stakes Pick 5 NEW ORLEANS (March 16, 2026) – Thirteen entered, and a dozen older statebred turf sprinters will run in the 5 ½-furlong $100,000 Costa Rising Stakes on Louisiana Derby Day at Fair...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Day Graded Stakes Probables Take Shape at Fair Grounds NEW ORLEANS (March 13, 2026) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ Louisiana Derby Day program is beginning to take shape from a strong group of nominees targeting the...

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...