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By Rick Francis —- Race 11) 1&1/8th Mile Arkansas Derby Grade I. Purse $500,000 THREE YEAR OLDS. Post Time: 6:29/( 5:29)/ 4:29/ 3:29 ADVANCED FORECAST: Sunny, High 82, Low 64 1) Charlatan (Baffert/Garcia); Speightstown colt has been very impressive in his two career...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Wells Bayou Running for the Home Team Wells Bayou is running in a Derby on the first Saturday in May, just not the one at Churchill Downs. But for his local owners, the second division of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) is the next best thing. “We would...

By Amy Gregory —- Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton Announce Changes in Medication Policies for All Horse Sales LEXINGTON, KY (April 30, 2020) – Officials from Keeneland Association and Fasig-Tipton Company Inc. today announced restrictions on the use of non-steroidal...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- KJ’s Nobility; Oaklawn Park Photos HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – Trainer Cecil Borel has a chance to go out a winner – maybe this time for good – when he sends out 5-2 program favorite K J’s Nobility against 10 scheduled rivals in...

By Mike Henry —- STATE GRANTS REQUEST FOR 12 EXTRA DAYS, THROUGH MAY 30 OLDSMAR, FL. – Two months ago, plans already were underway to welcome 10,000 or more fans to Tampa Bay Downs this Saturday for a 12-race card, followed by the simulcast of the 146th Kentucky Derby...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Martin Garcia; Oaklawn Photos Garcia Teams with Baffert for Saturday’s Stakes Jockey Martin Garcia had a memorable Sunday at Oaklawn, and it included more than picking up two live mounts in upcoming major stakes races for Southern California-based...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- British Idiom; Oaklawn Park Photos CHAMPION BRITISH IDIOM AMONG 14 ENTERED IN FANTASY HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – Horses from all parts of the country converging for Friday’s ninth race at Oaklawn isn’t a fantasy. It is the Fantasy, a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, April 26, 2020) – In a move believed to be unprecedented in American racing history, Oaklawn will split the 84th running of the Arkansas Derby Saturday, May 2. Thanks to the cooperation of Churchill Downs, both divisions will...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Improbable Works Toward Oaklawn Handicap Grade 1 winner Improbable completed major preparations for the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses at 1 1/8 miles May 2 with a 5-furlong workout over a fast track Sunday morning at Oaklawn for Hall of...