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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...

By Keith McCalmont —- Laurelin returns to New York for G3 Jockey Club Oaks OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Newstead Stables’ Laurelin looks to launch another win streak in Saturday’s Grade 3, $350,000 Jockey Club Oaks, an 11-furlong inner turf test for sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct...

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,...

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Polls – November 4, 2025 Sovereignty has won five of six starts in 2025, including three Grade 1 races. The Into Mischief colt’s most recent start was a win in the Grade 1 DraftKings Travers Stakes in August (shown above), which followed wins in the Kentucky...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 Oaklawn doesn’t have a grass course, but it can still spawn a successful grass runner. The 3-year-old filly Shisospicy showed that again, dominating males and older horses in a front-running 2 ½-length victory in the...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, OCT. 26, 2025 WORKS: KOPION BLITZES 3F, STRAIGHT NO CHASER DRILLS HALF MILE D’AMATO, BAFFERT DOWN TO THE WIRE IN TRAINER’S RACE MANDATORY PAYOUTS IN ALL PARI-MUTUEL POOLS SUNDAY BREEDERS’ CUP SIMULCAST WAGERING AVAILABLE AT SANTA ANITA WORKS:...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 2025 WORKS: NYSOS, NEVADA BEACH, FULL SERRANO DRILL 6F GIII AUTUMN MISS PUTS A BOW ON AUTUMN MEET SUNDAY HERNANDEZ CLOSES IN ON 9th SANTA ANITA RIDING TITLE FRIDAY’S $2 PICK 6 PAYS $28K FOR SINGLE WINNING TICKET MANDATORY PAYOUTS IN...

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, OCT. 24 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet runs through Saturday. First race is at 1 p.m. ET. ************************* “GOOD ENERGY,” MULLIKIN DRILLS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT DEVAUX SENDS OUT THREE BREEDERS’ CUP HORSES FOR FINAL BREEZES CLOSING-WEEK...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, OCT. 24, 2025 BREEDERS’ CUP: 43 HORSES FROM SANTA ANITA AMONG PRE-ENTRIES WORKS: BAFFERT QUARTET AMONG 10 BC CANDIDATES ON TAB SADLER LOOMS LARGE IN GII TWILIGHT DERBY, TOKYO CITY CUP GIII AUTUMN MISS, MANDATORY PAYOUTS ON CLOSING DAY SUND...