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Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 Trainer H. Ray Ashford Jr.’s 988th career winner made quite the impression. Favored D’code rocketed to a front-running 8 ¼-length debut victory in Sunday’s fourth race at Oaklawn, a dazzling performance that has his...

By Mike Henry —- WEDNESDAY’S CARD FEATURES ULTIMATE 6 JACKPOT FORCED PAYOUT OLDSMAR. FL. – Fans attending today’s action were greeted by glorious weather, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s. The forecast through the rest of 2025 is for more of the same, a...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 420 Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 Trainer Sarah Shaffer calls American Law her big horse. Her big horse did big things in Sunday’s eighth race at Oaklawn, a one-mile...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs trainer Juan Carlos Avila was 17 when he got a racetrack job at La Rinconada Hippodrome in his hometown of Caracas working for prominent Venezuelan trainer Gustavo Lopez. Avila spent six years observing Lopez’s daily routine...

By Joe Kristufek —- Top to Bottom, Tomorrow’s Road to the Derby Kickoff Day Card is Jam Packed with Quality & Wagering Opportunities Big ticket items, classy pedigrees & top connections prominent in non-stakes events New Orleans, La (December 29, 2025) – The...

By Jasmine Torrez —- SANTA ANITA PARK’S TRADITIONAL OPENING DAY BEGINS FRIDAY, DEC. 26 FEATURING GRADE I RACING, WALL CALENDAR GIVEAWAY, CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL AND MUCH MORE ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 19, 2025) – A tradition dating back 91 years, Santa Anita Park’s 2025-2026 racing...

Stakes Advance – $150,000 Tinsel Stakes Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025  $150,000 Tinsel Stakes Millionaire Grade 1 winner Rattle N Roll will make his Oaklawn debut in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Casse Keeps Big-Ticket Claim Kupuna on Turf in $100,000 Buddy Diliberto NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 18, 2025) — Claimed for $100,000 by Flying P Stable and transferred to Norm Casse’s barn in September, the former dirt specialist Kupuna will look to build on his...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 420 Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 The promising Zero Sugar recorded his second workout this season at Oaklawn, covering five furlongs in 1:02.40 Wednesday morning...