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Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2026 Three starters from Oaklawn’s biggest two-turn race for older fillies and mares last April are entered in Breeders’ Cup preps this...

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Thursday, September 24, 2026 Belmont Park Notes Delacour hopeful for continued Belmont Park success with Evershed in G2 Flower Bowl Dutrow, Jr. reaches 2,000 wins, has Ignite the Light in G3 Vosburgh De Paz with stakes runners in multiple states this...

By Jessica Saddler —- Iowa Classic Headlines Grand Finale Weekend of Live Horse Racing Season at Prairie Meadows September 26 Iowa-bred Horses to Compete for $1.2 Million in Stakes Purses ALTOONA, IA – The Iowa Classic, featuring 15-race card, serves as the grand finale of...

By Christian Abdo —- Beauty Reigns seeks first stakes win in G2 Gallant Bloom ELMONT, N.Y. – Tranquility Lake Farms’ Beauty Reigns has hit the board in four stakes, and seeks the elusive victory at the level in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Gallant Bloom, a 6 1/2-furlong...

By Mary Eddy —- El Cordobes leads strong trio of European shippers in G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic ELMONT, N.Y. – A triad of European contenders will compete amid a field of seven in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, led by Godolphin’s multiple Grade...

By Mary Eddy —- Walter Wiodarczyk Photo Fan favorite Nitrogen returns to action in G2 Beldame ELMONT, N.Y. – The path to this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff will continue through New York for D.J. Stable’s reigning Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Nitrogen in Friday’s Grade 2,...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 Oaklawn-raced Explora (#1, 3-5), one of the country’s top 3-year-old fillies, is the program favorite for the $300,000 Dogwood...

From Kevin Kilroy Presque Isle Downs & Casino —- Reagan’s Flame; Keeneland Photo REAGAN’S FLAME HEADLINES GRADE 2 MASTERS ON STAKES-PACKED FRIDAY AT PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS Late Pick 4 and Late Pick 5 each carry estimated $100,000 pools on five-stakes card ERIE, Pa....

By Tom Law —- Wednesday’s Pennsylvania Derby & Cotillion News