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Stakes Advance – $1 Million Southwest Stakes (G3) Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 Oaklawn’s “Road to the Kentucky Derby” resumes, belatedly, Friday with the $1 million...

By Mike Henry —- RENEGADE, CONFESSIONAL TOP DAVIS FIELD; ZANY HEADS SUNCOAST OLDSMAR, FL. – Three-year-old colts trained by Todd Pletcher and Brad Cox, who have combined to win the Kentucky Derby three times, comprise one-third of a nine-horse field for Saturday’s $250,000...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 Exercise rider Bethany Taylor, for now, is back on the Kentucky Derby trail. Taylor regularly gallops and works unbeaten D’code, who will make his stakes and two-turn debut in the $1 million Southwest (G3) for...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Star Power Builds as Stakes Entries Emerge for Louisiana Derby Preview Day NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 4, 2026) — Fields are taking shape for Louisiana Derby Preview Day on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, featuring six stakes races worth...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes De Paz hopes for memorable weekend at the Big A with three stakes entrants Hazlewood may expand presence in New York Light the Way set to shine in Listed $150K Toboggan OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Horacio De Paz has entered a...

Stakes Advance – $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 Oaklawn resumes racing Thursday with a 10-race card highlighted by the $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes for older horses at 1 mile. The Fifth Season was originally carded Jan. 30 in...

By Victor Ryan —- EL POTENTE BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN GIII THUNDER ROAD STAKES FOR OLDER HORSES GOING A MILE ON TURF SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 2, 2026)— The winner of last year’s Grade III Thunder Road Stakes, El Potente, looks for a repeat victory in the...

RACING FORWARD | FEBRUARY 2026 CLASSIC MEET STARTS THIS WEEKEND After Mother Nature turned our three-week break into a four-week hiatus, we are even more excited to begin our 2025-2026 Classic Season, now beginning on Thursday, Feb. 5 and going through Saturday, May 2. The good...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Preview Day Nominations Include Paladin, Renegade for Risen Star NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 1, 2026) — Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has released nominations for six stakes races scheduled for Louisiana Derby Preview Day, headlined by the...