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By Victor Ryan —- EL POTENTE BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN GIII THUNDER ROAD STAKES FOR OLDER HORSES GOING A MILE ON TURF SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 2, 2026)— The winner of last year’s Grade III Thunder Road Stakes, El Potente, looks for a repeat victory in the...

RACING FORWARD | FEBRUARY 2026 CLASSIC MEET STARTS THIS WEEKEND After Mother Nature turned our three-week break into a four-week hiatus, we are even more excited to begin our 2025-2026 Classic Season, now beginning on Thursday, Feb. 5 and going through Saturday, May 2. The good...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Preview Day Nominations Include Paladin, Renegade for Risen Star NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 1, 2026) — Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has released nominations for six stakes races scheduled for Louisiana Derby Preview Day, headlined by the...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 2026 6 STAKES NEXT WEEK INCLUDE GII LUKAS, GIII LEWIS, LAS VIRGENES WORKS: LAS VIRGENES NOMS SUPER CORREDORA, MEANING, ON TAB CORNUCOPIAN EARNS BIG BEYER IN SPLASHY COMEBACK KIMURA WINS 3 MORE SUNDAY, LEADS JOCKEYS’ STANDINGS 6 STAKES...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Tranquility Lake Farms continues legacy of the late Marty Wygod Ottinho one to watch in Listed $200K Withers Green sends out Two Bits and Ivy Girl in $135K Ruthless OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The life’s work of prominent breeder and...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Barn Tour: Meet-Leading Trainer Joe Sharp Highlights Key Runners at Fair Grounds Midpoint NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 29, 2026) — Midway through the 2025-26 Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots meet, trainer Joe Sharp continues to set the pace atop the standings,...

By Christian Abdo —- Schoolyardsuperman will be tested in Listed $200K Withers OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Hit The Bid Racing Stable’s Schoolyardsuperman impressed to break his maiden last out and will make his stakes debut in Saturday’s Listed $200,000 Withers, a nine-furlong...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Paladin, who won the Grade II Remsen Stakes on Dec. 6 at Aqueduct; Incredibolt, the winner of the Grade III Street Sense Stakes on Oct. 26 at Churchill Downs; and Zany, a daughter of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah who won the Grade...

By Keith McCalmont —- Maximus Meridius looks to defend his title in Listed $150K Toboggan OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Multiple stakes-winner Maximus Meridius returns to defend his crown in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Toboggan, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses, at Aqueduct...