Barn Notes

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...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, FEB. 22, 2026 · JOURNALISM, TOP OAKS PROSPECT MEANING WORK FOR MCCARTHY · SO HAPPY ON TRACK FOR GII SAN FELIPE AFTER SUNDAY DRILL · VODKA VODKA SET FOR BIG CAP, OM N JOY READY FOR GI BEHOLDER · GI WINNER GOLD PHOENIX REGROUPING AFTER SAN MARCOS...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – It looked for all the world as if pair of longshot winners had helped to create a huge late Pick-5 carryover pool going into Friday’s action. Instead, 9-5 second choice Midway Vow staged a dramatic rally in the ninth and final on the turf...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 Saffie Joseph Jr. has had only one stakes starter this season at Oaklawn, but the Florida-based trainer plans to be more active...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 Millionaire multiple stakes winner Coal Battle is back on the work tab at Oaklawn in advance of his 4-year-old debut, which trainer Lonnie Briley said could come in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) for older horses March...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Bill Boland flexed his right hand a couple of times between autograph-seekers during today’s Jockeys & Jeans “Once in a Lifetime” Meet and Greet event at Tampa Bay Downs to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). At 92,...