Barn Notes

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,...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 2026 Benoit Photo SOMBER MOOD AT SANTA ANITA AFTER DEATH OF JOHN SHIRREFFS SANTA ANITA HORSEMEN HONOR THEIR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE GIII SAN MARCOS: GOLD PHOENIX COMING IN ‘GUNS A BLAZING’ TRAINER MCCARTHY WINS 3 SUNDAY INCLUDING BOTH...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Veteran trainer Joe Orseno is swinging for the fences in Saturday’s Turf Sprint Showcase races at Tampa Bay Downs. Orseno, whose sterling career record includes a Preakness victory in 2000 with Red Bullet and two Breeders’ Cup victories that...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 Next-race plans are pending for D’code following his eighth-place finish as the favorite in Friday’s $1 million Southwest Stakes...