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By Rick Francis —- Classy Act; Hodges Photography Race 10) 1&1/16th Mile. Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks OM FAIR GROUNDS OAKS. Grade II. Purse $400,000 FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD Post Time: 5:41/( 4:41)/ 3:41/ 2:41 A field of nine three-year-old fillies are slated...

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- WEST COAST RETAINS FIRST-PLACE FOR OLDER HORSES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, March 19, 2018) – Two prep races which ran over the weekend, the Rebel Stakes (G2) and the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), jostled the top-ten sophomores on...

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- WEST COAST REMAINS IN FIRST-PLACE FOR OLDER HORSES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ( Monday, March 12, 2018) – Prep races, an allowance race and a disqualification resulted in a flurry of sophomores moving in all directions on the...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Columnist —- American Pharoah; Anne M. Eberhardt It seems like a lifetime ago that most of us were thrilled by the dominance of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Horseracing fans had waiting 37 years for a three-year-old to win all...

By Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- WEST COAST REMAINS IN FIRST-PLACE FOR OLDER HORSES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ( Monday, March 5, 2018) – The Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park this past Saturday resulted in an extensive shuffling on the top-ten ladder...

By Mark Connor —- Hodges Photography • Yatta defends his title as thousands enjoy an action-packed day of racing NEW ORLEANS (March 3, 2018) – In step with beautiful spring weather at the venerable track, both patrons and their lovable four-legged friends enjoyed a...