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RACING FORWARD | SEPTEMBER 2026   87 DAYS AND COUNTING: PREPARING FOR THE NEW LIVE RACE MEET With just 87 days until the start of the 2026-27 racing season, preparations are moving quickly to get Oaklawn ready for the arrival of horsemen and their horses. Construction is nearly...

Mark Your Calendars: Tampa Bay Downs Announces 2026-27 Stakes Schedule By Madeline Zeto —-                                                               September 3, 2026 TAMPA, FL – Tampa Bay Downs Stakes schedule has been released to include $3,460,000 in purses...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 Trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs is now a two-time Forego winner after Oaklawn-raced Hymn captured the $500,000 Grade 1 sprint...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Racing Commission Approves Fair Grounds’ 155th Racing Season Dates and Stakes Schedule 70-day meet set for Nov. 19 through March 21 58 stakes scheduled for upcoming Thoroughbred season NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 28, 2026) — The Louisiana State Racing...

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Saratoga Race Course Notes DeVaux barn represented by top sophomores Englishman, Golden Tempo on G1 DraftKings Travers Day Schultz relishing the ride with G1 DraftKings Travers contender Baby Vino Sunlit Uplands points to G2 Flower Bowl Arnold...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026 An Oaklawn-raced horse won the Alabama Stakes (G1), but it wasn’t the one most expected. Lightly raced My Gun’s Loaded, in her...