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By Kevin Kilroy —- Golden Rod Winner Bella Ballerina Headlines Grade 2 $300,000 Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 7, 2026) — Making her first start as a 3-year-old, Golden Rod Stakes (G2) winner Bella Ballerina headlines Saturday’s $300,000 Grade 2 Rachel...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 6, 2026 GIII LEWIS: INTREPIDO RETURNS AFTER TROUBLE IN BREEDERS’ CUP GII LUKAS: ME AND MOLLY MCGEE BACK FROM LAYOFF FOR EURTON $52K CARRYOVER IN FRIDAY’S $2 PICK 6; FREE PP’S AVAILABLE 1/ST & ARRANCA TV LAUNCH SPANISH-LANGUAGE RACING...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 Ricardo Santana Jr. became just the fourth jockey in Oaklawn history to reach 800 career victories when he guided Will Take It to a...

Stakes Advance – $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 A champion at 2 and 3, Nitrogen’s quest to become a champion at 4 begins Saturday at Oaklawn...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 Bob Baffert’s 47th scheduled starter in a Kentucky Derby points race at Oaklawn resembles so many of his previous 46 – well bred,...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Superstar jockeys Irad Ortiz, Jr., and Flavien Prat, along with Hall of Fame member Javier Castellano, Gulfstream Park mainstay Edwin Gonzalez and other out-of-town fortune-seekers, will descend on Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for Festival...

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...