GRADE I, $750,000 RUNHAPPY SANTA ANITA DERBY HEADLINES BLOCKBUSTER 12-RACE CARD SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- GRADE I, $750,000 RUNHAPPY SANTA ANITA DERBY HEADLINES BLOCKBUSTER 12-RACE CARD SATURDAY THAT INCLUDES A TOTAL OF SIX STAKES, EARLY FIRST POST TIME SET FOR 12 NOON MANDATORY PAYOUT IN 20 CENT RAINBOW SIX ENSURES POSSIBILITY OF $5 MILLION POOL ARCADIA,...
Posted On 01 Apr 2021
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Undefeated Champion Essential Quality Headlines Field of Nine for Saturday’s $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY (March 30, 2021) — Godolphin’s undefeated homebred Essential Quality, the champion 2-year-old male of 2020, is the 3-5 morning line choice in a field of nine 3-year-olds entered Tuesday for Saturday’s 97th running of the $800,000 Toyota...
Posted On 31 Mar 2021
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Gulfstream: Florida Derby Week Begins with Wednesday’s Post-Position Draw

By David Joseph —- Florida Derby Week Begins with Wednesday’s Post-Position Draw Draw to be Simulcast at 12:15 on Florida Derby Week Begins with Wednesday’s Post-Position Draw Draw to be Simulcast at 12:15 on GulfstreamPark.com Greatest Honour, Spielberg, Known Agenda....
Posted On 23 Mar 2021
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By Amy Owens Click https://www.keeneland.com/racing/horsemen/2021-spring-meet-stakes-schedulehttps://www.keeneland.com/racing/horsemen/2021-spring-meet-stakes-schedule”>here for the Keeneland Spring Meet stakes schedule, which includes links to stakes nominees and their...
Posted On 23 Mar 2021
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Del Mar Looking Forward to Fans Returning

DMTC News —- Summer Meet To Open Friday, July 16 Grandstand Aerial – ESW With improving trends in public health data, growth in vaccination rates and the gradual relaxation of limits on attendance at sporting and performance venues in the state, Del Mar Thoroughbred...
Posted On 17 Mar 2021
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TURF DASH, LIGHTNING CITY STAKES MOVED TO SUNDAY, FEB. 21 BY WEATHER

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR – The $100,000, 5-furlong Turf Dash Stakes for horses 4-years-old-and-upward and the $100,000, 5-furlong Lightning City Stakes for fillies and mares 4-and-upward have been moved from Saturday to Sunday, Feb. 21, Tampa Bay Downs Vice...
Posted On 16 Feb 2021
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Factor This Looks to Get Rolling Again in Fair Grounds

By Brian Nadeau —- Turf Star Kicked Off Four-Race Win Streak in Last Year’s G3 New Orleans (February 10, 2021) – Trainer Brad Cox is hoping a return to Cajun Country will inspire a return to form for Factor Up, who figures to start as a solid favorite when he looks to...
Posted On 11 Feb 2021
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Fair Grounds: O Besos – Worth the Wait

By Brian Nadeau —- Talented Risen Star Contender Finally Brings the Foley Family & West Point Together New Orleans (February 6, 2021) – Jeff Lifson, the executive vice president of West Point Thoroughbreds, always knew when the young and up and coming horseman Travis...
Posted On 08 Feb 2021
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THE ARKANSAS ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY OAKS BEGINS SATURDAY

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021) – Oaklawn’s road to the Kentucky Oaks begins Saturday with the $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 mile. Probable post time for the Martha Washington, which drew a field of six, is 3:06...
Posted On 28 Jan 2021
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Santa Anita Stakes Previews

By Mike Willman —- BAFFERT TWOSOME OF SPIELBERG & MEDINA SPIRIT LOOM LARGE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES AT 1 1/16 MILES LEWIS ATTRACTS EIGHT SOPHS, WINNER TO RECEIVE 10 KENTUCKY DERBY QUALIFYING POINTS ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 2...
Posted On 28 Jan 2021
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