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By Victor Ryan —- GRADE I-PLACED BUETANE HEADLINES GRADE II SAN VICENTE STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS; BREEDERS’ CUP RUNNER-UP EXPLORA RETURNS IN SANTA YNEZ STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA First post is 12 p.m. for a 10-race card ARCADIA, CA (Jan. ...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse did it again Saturday at Oaklawn, padding his glowing resume with a 1-2 finish in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds. Strategic Risk beat stablemate Silent Tactic by ...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Before running Book’em Danno in the 2024 Boutique Group Saudi Derby for 3-year-olds in Riyadh, Tampa Bay Downs trainer Derek Ryan received an offer from Prince Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud to move to Saudi Arabia to train a string of his...

Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Paladin points to G2 Risen Star; Ottinho, Schoolyardsuperman possible for Listed $200K Withers Dazzling Dame earns 91 BSF for $150K Busanda My World impressive in Jerome victory Lucille Ball earns 103 BSF in comeback score OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Five-time...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, JAN 4, 2026 ECLIPSE AWARDS: SUPER CORREDORA AMONG 9 SA-BASED FINALISTS SANTA YNEZ, GIII LAS FLORES RESCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND SYNTHETIC TRAINING TRACK PROVING VALUE AMID RAINSTORMS RACING RESUMES THURSDAY WITH MAKEUP CARD; JAN. 15 ADDED...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Big Trouble Back in Menard After Pan Zareta Win Saturday’s Trio of Stakes Includes Palmisano and Wright NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 4, 2025) — Exiting a career-best effort in which she captured the Pan Zareta by open lengths, Donamire Farm’s homebred Big Trouble...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Sunday racing is set for its 2025-26 season debut with a nine-race card beginning at 12:32 p.m. Course conditions permitting, there are three turf races on tap – the fifth, seventh and ninth – all at a distance of 1 mile. Sunday racing was...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 Dazzling Oaklawn debut winner D’code returned to the work tab Wednesday morning, covering a half-mile in :51.20 for trainer H. Ray Ashford Jr. Ashford said Bethany Taylor, D’code’s normal morning partner, was aboard...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Martin’s Italian Trainer of the Month Juan Arriagada got an offer most people wouldn’t refuse after his (then)-2-year-old filly Strike D’ Oro won her career debut on July 4 at Presque Isle Downs in an eye-popping 57.57 seconds for the...