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STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2025 Barnes; Ernie Belmonte Photo WORKS: BARNES, RODRIGUEZ RETURN TO TAB FOR BAFFERT KY DERBY FUTURE WAGER: CLOSING ODDS FOR SANTA ANITA HORSES 9-RACE CARD THURDSAY KICKS OFF 4-DAY RACE WEEK STRONGHOLD, MIXTO DEPART FOR PEGASUS WORLD...

By Mike Henry —- TAMPA BAY STAKES, ENDEAVOUR PROMISE TO HEAT THINGS UP IN FEBRUARY OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will conduct six stakes races on the first two Saturdays in February, with track officials hopeful of attracting a number of top horses in training. The Oldsmar...

By David Joseph —- Derby Winner Mystik Dan Begins Year in $3 Million Pegasus World Cup Favored Locked Draws Post 11, White Abarrio Post 4 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Ken McPeek describes saddling Mystik Dan to victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) as reaching “the...

By Joe Kristufek —- Thursday’s Racing Card Moved to Monday * Schedule change due to incoming extreme weather conditions New Orleans, La (January 20, 2025) – Due to the extreme weather conditions that are expected the next couple of days, the nine-race Fair Grounds program...

By David Joseph—- Watch the Pegasus Post Position Draw Live Sunday Begins at 1 P.M. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Who will be the favorites on Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park, and what post positions will they draw? Fans can find out live Sunday, Jan. 19 when the...

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY OF MONTH GALLARDO GAINS INSPIRATION FROM LATE FATHER OLDSMAR, FL. – It’s the moments when Antonio Gallardo is away from the racetrack that he most feels the loss of his father, who died unexpectedly in mid-June in the family’s homeplace of Jerez de...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 2025 GLATT HOLDS STRONG HAND IN UNUSUAL HEAT TURF CLASSIC WORKS: MIRAHMADI, RICHI, EAGLES FLIGHT RETURN TO TAB CAL CUP DAY: $2 PICK 6 A CHALLENGING PUZZLE FOR HORSEPLAYERS 1st SANTA ANITA WINS FOR CASTELLANOS, OROZCO, TRAINER TAYLOR...

Racing Update – Due to the forecasted freezing temperatures on Monday, January 20 the race card originally scheduled for that day has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 23 kicking off our big race weekend featuring Southwest Stakes on Saturday, January 25. Compiled by...

By Joe Kristufek —- Courier Journal Photo Catching Up with Kenny McPeek Discusses His “Road to the Derby Day” entrants at Fair Grounds New Orleans, La (Jan. 18, 2025) – Coming off a dream year in which he won both the Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan and the Kentucky Oaks...