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APPLE BLOSSOM HANDICAP ADDED TO 2026 BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE SERIES Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff Berth on the Line in Historic Test for Fillies and Mares at Oaklawn Park LEXINGTON, KY. & HOT SPRINGS, AR. (Feb. 22, 2026) – The $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) has...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes G2 Cigar Mile Handicap runner-up Mika tries G1 Pegasus World Cup G1-winner Napoleon Solo back to work in Florida Bernietakescharge on the tab at Belmont Park Ortiz considering all options with Doc Sullivan, Moe Eighty Eight Blue...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds to Present Road to the Kentucky Derby Update Show Featuring Live UAE 2000 Guineas NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 22, 2026) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will present a special Road to the Kentucky Derby Update Show on Friday, Jan. 23, beginning...

By Victor Ryan —- BRILLIANTLY TABBED AS FAVORITE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III LA CANADA STAKES AT 1 /16 MILES; STAKES WINNERS HEY NAY NAY, LATER THAN PLANNED RETURN IN SUNDAY’S BAFFLE STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS ON THE HILLSIDE TURF COURSE AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 2...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer Chad Brown and jockey Flavien Prat enjoyed an afternoon most horsemen only fantasize about during last season’s “Turf Champions Day” card at Tampa Bay Downs. The reigning 2024 Eclipse Award winners teamed for four victories from four...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 Her first Oaklawn workout was a bullet. Nitrogen worked five furlongs in 1:00 Saturday morning for dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, who is pointing the millionaire Grade 1 winner for the $1.25 million Apple...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN MONDAY, JAN 19, 2026 FRENCH JOCKEY BELMONT GETS OFF THE MARK AT SANTA ANITA WORKS: SUPER CORREDORA, MOTORIOUS AMONG NOTABLES PRE-VETERINARY INTERNS FROM CAL POLY JOIN SANTA ANITA $20K CARRYOVER IN MONDAY’S $1 SUPER HIGH 5 GI WINNER SPEED BOAT BEACH...

By Christian Abdo —- Lucille Ball steps up in class for $135K Interborough OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gary Barber, Pantofel Stable and Wachtel Stable’s Lucille Ball is 2-for-2 and steps up in class for Saturday’s $135,000 Interborough, a seven-furlong sprint for older fillies and...

By Mike Henry —- O’CONNELL WINS TRAINER OF MONTH; 35 BETTORS COLLECT $21,765 ON PICK 5 OLDSMAR, FL. – Since her horses were sidelined for seven racing days in December, Tampa Bay Downs trainer Kathleen O’Connell has been making up for lost time. O’Connell sent out four...