Barn Notes

By Mike Henry—- OLDSMAR, FL. – Every few months, Samy Camacho asks his wife Kismar Torcat and their children to decide what color to dye his hair. The 37-year-old jockey is graying around the edges, and he prefers to look as young as he feels. Camacho currently sports...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, JAN 8, 2026 BUETANE BACK IN GII SAN VICENTE; EXPLORA LOOMS IN SANTA YNEZ AFTER DELAYS, GIII ROBERT J. FRANKEL AND EDDIE LOGAN A GO RESCHEDULED GIII LAS FLORES JOINS GIII LAS CIENEGAS SUNDAY HALL OF FAME JOCKEY ESPINOZA BACK IN ACTION AT SANTA...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 The staggering numbers, lately sentimental, continue to pile up at Oaklawn for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Asmussen ($1,020,890) became the first trainer at the 64-day split season to reach $1 million in...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Drexel Hill, who finished a determined second to Good Cheer in last year’s Longines Kentucky Oaks, heads a six-horse field for Saturday’s $125,000 Wayward Lass Stakes for fillies and mares 4-years-old-and-upward at Tampa Bay Downs. The 42nd...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse did it again Saturday at Oaklawn, padding his glowing resume with a 1-2 finish in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds. Strategic Risk beat stablemate Silent Tactic by ...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Before running Book’em Danno in the 2024 Boutique Group Saudi Derby for 3-year-olds in Riyadh, Tampa Bay Downs trainer Derek Ryan received an offer from Prince Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud to move to Saudi Arabia to train a string of his...