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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...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 2026 6 STAKES NEXT WEEK INCLUDE GII LUKAS, GIII LEWIS, LAS VIRGENES WORKS: LAS VIRGENES NOMS SUPER CORREDORA, MEANING, ON TAB CORNUCOPIAN EARNS BIG BEYER IN SPLASHY COMEBACK KIMURA WINS 3 MORE SUNDAY, LEADS JOCKEYS’ STANDINGS 6 STAKES...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Tranquility Lake Farms continues legacy of the late Marty Wygod Ottinho one to watch in Listed $200K Withers Green sends out Two Bits and Ivy Girl in $135K Ruthless OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The life’s work of prominent breeder and...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Barn Tour: Meet-Leading Trainer Joe Sharp Highlights Key Runners at Fair Grounds Midpoint NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 29, 2026) — Midway through the 2025-26 Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots meet, trainer Joe Sharp continues to set the pace atop the standings,...