Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Six mornings a week, Alex DeLima walks from barn to barn at Tampa Bay Downs, a thermos of hot coffee in hand, eager to share a message of hope and love with the track’s backstretch population. If DeLima sees someone is busy working with a...

By Robert Yates —- Sunny Isle Beach Photo Credit: Coady Photography Ten Strike Racing Off to Fast Start to 2022-2023 Season Ten Strike Racing considers Oaklawn its home track and the home team is off to a strong start in the owner’s standings after the first six days of the...

By David Joseph —- Ryan Thompson Photo White Abarrio to Work Up to Jan. 28 Pegasus World Cup Skippylongstocking, O’Connor Breeze for Harlan’s Holiday Simplification Tunes Up for Pegasus World Cup Prep Trainer Antonio Sano Notches Win No. 900 in U.S. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer John Vinson believes the 134 fans who correctly selected Red Crescent to win the Tampa Bay Owners Club Purse are going to develop a meaningful relationship with the 8-year-old Florida-bred gelding. “He’s a tough bird. He’s all heart,...

by Robert Yates —- Photo Credit: Coady Photography Cox’s First Winner for Shadwell Stable Comes at Oaklawn Trainer Brad Cox’s 1,948th career North American victory was noteworthy because of who it was for. Cawkab, who broke his maiden in Friday’s third race at Oaklawn,...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Photo: Hodges Photography Fair Grounds Welcomes “The Real Players Inside the Backstretch” New Orleans, La (December 17, 2022) – One of the most anticipated Louisiana-bred juveniles to emerge at the beginning of the 2021-2022 meet, Gary Barber’s Bron and...