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By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS – Tom Durant’s Silver Dust has been made the lukewarm 7-2 morning favorite for the Grade II $400,000 New Orleans Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots against a competitive field of ten other older horses. Trained by Bret Calhoun,...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS – In their final local opportunity to garner points on Churchill Downs’ Road To The Kentucky Oaks, eight fillies are scheduled to line up for Saturday’s Grade II $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks Presented by Twinspires.com. The Fair Grounds...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The 17th annual Florida Cup, a collection of six $115,000 stakes races for registered Florida-breds scheduled for Sunday, March 31, closed Saturday with 140 nominations, including 12 horses that were nominated to more than one race. Leading...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (March 17, 2019) – A ten-horse field that includes six graded stakes winners will go into line for Saturday’s Grade II $300,000 Muniz Memorial Handicap – a mile-and-an-eighth event for older horses over the Stall-Wilson Turf Course. Invading...

By David Joseph —- Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Soars to $1.9 Million HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot at Gulfstream Park grew to $1,900,013 for Wednesday’s program when the popular multi-race wager went unsolved for 23rd consecutive...

By Ryan Martin —- Barn Notes: Monday, March 18, 2019 • Owner Chester Thomas Confident in Louisiana Derby Pair OWNER CHESTER THOMAS CONFIDENT IN LOUISIANA DERBY PAIR Having grown up in Kentucky, Allied Racing Stables owner Chester Thomas has attended countless Kentucky...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Rebel Winners Exit Respective Races Well Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach emerged in good order from his nose victory in the second division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at 1 1/16 miles and will be flown back to his Southern California base Tuesday, the...

By Mike Willman —- THE STRONACH GROUP & THOROUGHBRED OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE HORSE SAFETY, WELFARE AND INTEGRITY OF HORSE RACING IN CALIFORNIA Arcadia, CA (March 16, 2019) – Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and the Thoroughbred...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (March 16, 2019) – A field of 11 sophomores has been set for Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ final prep on the Road To The Kentucky Derby – the 106th running of the Grade II $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby on Saturday, March...