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NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saturday, November 15, 2025 Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Dylan Davis recovering after Friday spill Phileas Fogg on point for G2 Cigar Mile Handicap Crazy Mason works for G2 Cigar Mile Balboa possible for G2 Remsen OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockey Dylan Davis will...

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY SAMUEL MARIN, LEFT, WITH HIS AGENT, MIKE MORAN) OLDSMAR, FL. – Samuel Marin, who won last season’s Tampa Bay Downs jockeys title by riding 116 winners, received feelers during the summer about shifting his base of operations to the New York winter...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse made a splash in his Oaklawn return last season, winning nine races – a single-season personal best in Hot Springs – including the $1.5 million G1-Arkansas Derby with Sandman....

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 The arrows continue to point upward for trainer Greg Compton. A North Little Rock, Ark., native, Compton has ridden the momentum of his strongest Oaklawn meeting to date into a banner 2025, already establishing...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds Set to Unveil Venue Upgrades as Racing Season Kicks Off Nov. 20 NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 11, 2025) — Live racing returns to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on Thursday, Nov. 20, launching the 154th Thoroughbred racing season. The nation’s...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 Trainer Nancy Knott’s one-horse stable has returned to Oaklawn, with the goal of another dream season in 2025-2026. Knott’s lone runner, Arkansas-bred star Navy Seal, won three races at the 2024-2025 Oaklawn meeting,...