Barn Notes

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will be chasing another milestone when Oaklawn’s 64-day split season begins Dec. 12. Asmussen enters 2025-2026 with a record 993...

By Christian Abdo —- Just Beat the Odds makes graded debut in G3 Elite Power  OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Donna Wright’s Just Beat the Odds is set to make his graded stakes debut in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Elite Power, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up, at Aqueduct...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Two-year-olds of both sexes will vie for the spotlight Saturday as Tampa Bay Downs launches its 2025-26 stakes schedule with the 40th running of the $125,000 Inaugural Stakes for males and the 48th edition of the $125,000 Sandpiper Stakes for...

WELCOME BACK TO THE 2025-2026 RACING SEASON BEGINNING DEC. 12 Oaklawn is preparing for its highly anticipated 2025–26 racing season, which opens with the Holiday Meet from Friday, December 12, through Sunday, January 4, followed by the Classic Meet from Friday, January 30,...

By Mike Henry —- (PHOTOS OF GERALD BENNETT AND PABLO MORALES) OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer Gerald Bennett unveiled two candidates for the $125,000 Pelican Stakes on Feb. 7 in Friday’s eighth race, a strong $56,500 allowance/optional claiming sprint on the main track. El...

By Mike Henry —- DEC. 6 INAUGURAL, SANDPIPER STAKES DRAW NOMS FROM TOP BARNS OLDSMAR, FL. – The 2025-26 Tampa Bay Downs stakes schedule kicks off Saturday, Dec. 6 with the 40th running of the $125,000 Inaugural Stakes for 2-year-olds and the 48th edition of the $125,000...