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By Rick Francis —- FAIR GROUNDS Race 1) Crescent City Derby 8) Jax Man – gets perfect stalking trip; late rush. 1) Sydster – always forwardly placed, though susceptible late. 3) Atta Buoy – closing late in last two. 4) Kai Baby Kai – has enough for...

By Rick Francis FAIR GROUNDS Race 9) Grade 2 New Orleans Classic 6) Silver Dust – Tapit 6-year-old is firing on all cylinders now; winner of two straight taking the Grade 3 Mineshaft in last; the one to beat. 9) Gun It – dismissed in each of his last two but finished...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM PARK ANNOUNCES NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS RACING TO PAUSE FRIDAY AND RESUME SATURDAY FOR JOCKEYS’ ROOM UPDATE HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – At Gulfstream Park, Gulfstream Park West and Palm Meadows, the health, safety and welfare of every...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Set to make her first of the year, Stoneway Farm’s stakes-winning homebred Cofactor will headline a talented field of five in Saturday’s $100,000 Cicada for 3-year-old fillies going six furlongs at Aqueduct...

By Grant LaGrange —- Crescent City Derby, Crescent City Oaks & Costa Rising on tap (New Orleans – Wednesday, March 18, 2020) – With an early first post of 11 a.m CDT at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, Saturday’s 12-race Louisiana Derby Day card will feature...

By Mike Henry —- NORMALITY? FAR FROM IT, BUT ENTHUSIASM FOR RACING STAYS STRONG OLDSMAR, FL. – Anyone looking for signs of normality at Tampa Bay Downs today should have been within shouting distance of trainer Maria Bowersock during the third race. “Come on, Lucky,”...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Horsemen Praise Oaklawn’s Decision to Continue Live Racing Two high-profile horsemen praised Oaklawn for its decision to continue live racing as venues across the country close because of COVID-19. Keeneland has canceled its spring race meeting (April...

By Mike Willman —- COMEBACKERS CISTRON & BOUND FOR NOWHERE HEAD SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 SAN SIMEON STAKES AT 5 ½ FURLONGS ON TURF ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14, RACE IS PART OF NINE-RACE CARD WITH 12:30 P.M. POST ARCADIA, Calif. (March 18, 2020)—A pair of...

Joe Kristufek/Grant LaGrange Racing Analyst/Media Relations Joe.Kristufek@twinspires.com Grant.LaGrange@twinspires.com Muniz advance written by Alicia Winze-Hughes at NTRA —- SYNCHRONY BACK FOR MORE IN MUNIZ; CALHOUN DUO TAKES ON UPSTART FEARLESS IN NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC...