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Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 Unbeaten French Friction is under consideration for three upcoming stakes races, including two with major Kentucky Oaks...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Will the road to the Kentucky Derby go through the Grade III, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby, as it did for Street Sense in 2007 and Super Saver in 2010? Or has the Kentucky Derby winner already been here this winter, perhaps in the imposing...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 Blackout Time is by white-hot sire Not This Time, but there’s a little more to the story on how co-owner Lance Gasaway named the...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Veteran jockey Alonso Quinonez, who began today with six winners from 109 mounts this season, hopes a pair of longshot victories will help turn his meet around. The 42-year-old product of Guasave in Sinaloa, Mexico won the second race on...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 Asked what brought him back to Oaklawn for the first time in many years, owner Mark Cornett said he wanted to witness history. Did Haulin Ice ever deliver. Heavily favored Haulin Ice became the first accredited...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Crazy Mason working towards title defense in G2 Carter presented by NYRA Bets Tariff Mindset stylish in Saturday debut at the Big A New York-bred Bravaro among Joseph, Jr.’s Grade 2 Fountain of Youth contenders Phileas Fogg on...