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By Kevin Kilroy —- Webslinger; Gulfstream Photo Second in Pegasus Turf, I’m Very Busy Ships to Fair Grounds for Muniz Al Stall Memorial Winner Spirit And Glory Made the Favorite of Fourteen in the Benson New Orleans, La (Feb. 17, 2024) – Fresh off a second-place finish in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Touchuponastar; Hodges Photography Louisiana-bred Win Machine Touchuponaster Entered to Take On Mineshaft Superfecta in New Orleans Classic Former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme could call an audible and instead run in Sunday’s restricted Star Guitar...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Run Down in the Risen Star, Track Phantom Aims to Hold Off Eleven in the Louisiana Derby Tarifa, Intricate Rematch in Fair Grounds Oaks 100-50-25-15-10 qualifying Derby and Oaks Points are on the line at Fair Grounds on Saturday, March 23 New Orleans, La...

By David Joseph —- Ryan Thompson Photo Champion Fierceness ‘Impressive’ in 5F Breeze Friday Morning Pletcher Star Slated to Return in G1 Florida Derby March 30 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable’s Fierceness breezed five furlongs Friday morning at Palm Beach Downs in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Day Nominations Released New Orleans, La (March. 13, 2024) – Louisiana Derby Day is Saturday, March 23 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and the nominations to all eight stakes events on the card have been released. Headlined by the...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Draw Show Scheduled Probables and Possibles for Louisiana Derby Day Stakes March Special Events at Fair Grounds New Orleans, La (March 10, 2024) – On Saturday, March 16 at 11:15 a.m. CT at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the field...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Older Arkansas-bred sprinters are spotlighted Saturday at Oaklawn, with Bohemian Bo and Kantex headlining the $150,000 Nodouble Breeders’ Stakes and $150,000 Downthedustyroad Breeders’ Stakes, respectively. Both races are six...

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...