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NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Belmont Park Notes Forever Young visits Belmont Park Tapeta track as preparations continue for G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Nitrogen breezes at Belmont Park for G2 Beldame Minaret Station targeting G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic ELMONT, N.Y. – Susumu Fujita’s...

By Mary Eddy —- Friday, September 11, 2026 Phileas Fogg; NYRA provided photo Phileas Fogg on target for G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Money Game to miss G1 JCGC; Forever Young gallops over main track ELMONT, N.Y. – Jupiter Stable’s dual graded stakes-winner Phileas Fogg is on...

By Mary Eddy —- Thursday, September 10, 2026 Forever Young takes first spin around Belmont Park main track in preparation for G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup ELMONT, N.Y. – Globetrotting superstar Forever Young arrived from Japan at the new Belmont Park in the early hours Tuesday...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 A Breeders’ Cup berth is on the line for several Oaklawn-raced horses in the $225,000 Princess Rooney Stakes (G3) for fillies and...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 An Oaklawn stakes winner rebounded Sunday at Del Mar. Odds-on favorite Desert Gate took command on the inside turning for home and...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 Oaklawn stakes winner Goodall bids for her first career graded victory in the $225,000 Prioress (G3) for 3-year-old filly...

By Mary Eddy —- The Good Life looks to hit it rich in G1 Spendthrift Farm Hopeful SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – WinStar Farm, First Go Racing and CHC’s The Good Life steps up off a dominant first-out maiden victory for his stakes debut in Sunday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Spendthrift...

RACING FORWARD | SEPTEMBER 2026   87 DAYS AND COUNTING: PREPARING FOR THE NEW LIVE RACE MEET With just 87 days until the start of the 2026-27 racing season, preparations are moving quickly to get Oaklawn ready for the arrival of horsemen and their horses. Construction is nearly...

Mark Your Calendars: Tampa Bay Downs Announces 2026-27 Stakes Schedule By Madeline Zeto —-                                                               September 3, 2026 TAMPA, FL – Tampa Bay Downs Stakes schedule has been released to include $3,460,000 in purses...