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By Jennifer Hoyt —- KJ’s Nobility Looks to Score Big in Saturday’s Nodouble Breeders’ Stakes An avid outdoorsman, Cecil Borel said he’s about to buy a new bass boat. Whether that payment comes out of his pocket, or from a financial windfall on the track, will be determined...

By David Joseph —- Zulu Alpha Back for More in $200,000 Pan American (G2) Among 10 Stakes, Six Graded, Worth $1.825 Million March 28 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Even if it wasn’t in the original plans, the connections for claimer-turned-Grade 1-winning multi-millionaire Zulu...

By Mike Henry —- MY BOY LENNY A HIT IN TWO BARNS; LAST PROMISE TRUE AGAIN OLDSMAR, FL. – Leading trainer Gerald Bennett and rival Darien Rodriguez enjoy claiming horses they think are capable of improvement with a few adjustments, or by just standing pat. Considering their...

By David Joseph —- Tiz the Law Favored in Saturday’s Curlin Florida Derby (G1) Fountain of Youth (G2) Winner Ete Indien Set for Rematch Florida Derby Highlights Card with 10 Stakes Worth $1.825 Million Mandatory 20-cent Rainbow 6 Payout Scheduled for Saturday $5 Million...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Aptly Named Big Return Hits Big for O’Neill Big Returns did just that in Sunday’s featured eighth race at Oaklawn, returning a whopping $125.20 to win after a 2 ½-length score in the first-level allowance/optional claiming sprint for 3-year-olds under...

By Joe Kristufek —- Coady Photo COX ENJOYS BANNER FAIR GROUNDS MEET Season cut shot six racing days due to COVID-19 pandemic New Orleans (March 23, 2020) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots returned to the traditional Thanksgiving Day opening for the start of the 148th...

By Ed Golden / Mike Willman —- REMATCH LOOMS IN SANTA ANITA DERBY HESS HOPES FOR HIT WITH WOUND TIGHT MARATHON MARE IS SET FOR SANTA ANA HONOR A.P. ON COURSE FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY Honor A.P., a leading contender for the Santa Anita Derby, continues to train well for Santa...

By Mike Henry —- EIGHT-RACE CARD WEDNESDAY; ELZEY REMEMBERED BY MARTINEZ, CAMACHO OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will continue racing without spectators during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis for the foreseeable future. Wednesday’s eight-race program begins at 12:40 p.m.,...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Apprentice Jockey Kelsi Harr Making Most of the Oaklawn Meet Tiny Slovak, Ark., is having a big impact on the jockey standings this year at Oaklawn. Kelsi Harr, raised in the unincorporated Grand Prairie farming community 55 miles east of Little Rock,...