The $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot To Take Place On Saturday, November 18

By Don Stevens —- THE $1,000,000 DELTA DOWNS JACKPOT TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 IMPORTANT KENTUCKY DERBY POINTS UP FOR GRABS IN THE GRADE III EVENT FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS VINTON, LA. – Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced that this year’s $1,000,000...
Posted On 31 May 2017
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CLASSY ILLUMINANT & IMPROVING ENOLA GRAY HEAD WIDE OPEN FIELD IN SATURDAY’S GII, MONROVIA STAKES

By Mike Willman —- CLASSY ILLUMINANT & IMPROVING ENOLA GRAY HEAD WIDE OPEN FIELD OF NINE FILLIES & MARES IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 MONROVIA STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF COURSE ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Trainer Michael McCarthy’s classy...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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Belmont: Derek’s Smile looks to rebound in turf stakes in Paradise Creek Saturday

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Derek’s Smile will stretch out in distance in his New York debut, headlining a field of seven 3-year-olds in Saturday’s $100,000 Paradise Creek at seven furlongs on the Belmont Park Widener turf. Trained by Kelly Breen,...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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Stakes action returns to Belmont Park in Soaring Softly

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Phillips Racing Partnership’s Bellavais will look to capitalize on class relief and a cutback in distance as part of a talented field of eight 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s fourth running of the $100,000 Soaring Softly at...
Posted On 18 May 2017
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BULLARDS ALLEY LOOKS FOR BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES IN LOUISVILLE HANDICAP

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 18, 2017) – Wayne Spalding and Faron McCubbins’ Bullards Alley will attempt to become a repeat winner of Saturday’s $100,000 Louisville Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs when he faces 11 rivals in the 1 ½-mile...
Posted On 18 May 2017
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Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming installed as 4-5 favorite for 142nd Preakness Stakes (G1)

By David Joseph —- Budweiser InfieldFest features multi-platinum crossover artist Sam Hunt BALTIMORE – At Wednesday afternoon’s post position draw for Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1), Always Dreaming, the impressive winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1), was...
Posted On 18 May 2017
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PIMLICO: BLACK-EYED SUSAN DAY STAKES PREVIEWS

By David Joseph —- Multiple G1 Winner Shaman Ghost Takes Aim at Pimlico Special (G3) One of Seven Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1.15 Million in Purses Friday Black-Eyed Susan Day Marks Return of Ultimate Girls Day Out BALTIMORE – Boasting a resume that already includes some...
Posted On 15 May 2017
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108 HORSES ENTERED FOR SATURDAY’S 11-RACE MONMOUTH OPENER

By John Heims —- RAINBOW HEIR TO DEFEND TITLE IN WOLF HILL STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – Monmouth Park opens this Saturday, May 13, with an 11-race program attracting a total of 108 entries. Topping the day’s card is the $60,000 Wolf Hill Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward, which...
Posted On 11 May 2017
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SANTA ANITA: GRADE III LAZARO BARRERA, DESERT CODE STAKES TOP SATURDAY’S CARD

By Mike Willman —- KIMBEAR & AMERICAN ANTHEM CUTBACK IN DISTANCE WHILE STAKES WINNING ARISTOCRATIC STRETCHES OUT A FURLONG IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 LAZARO BARRERA STAKES AT SEVEN FURLONGS ARCADIA, Calif. (May 10, 2017)—Eric Kruljac’s Kimbear and Bob Baffert’s...
Posted On 11 May 2017
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Belmont Stakes Advances: GII Ruffian, Grade 3’s Beaugay, Peter Pan

By Brian Bohl —- Indulgent, Highway Star rematch in Saturday’s G2 Ruffian ELMONT, N.Y. – Fresh off a career-high speed figure rating in her graded stakes debut, Godolphin Racing’s Indulgent will look to notch her first stakes win as part of a field of five...
Posted On 11 May 2017
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