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By Heather Pettinger —- Avery Island; All Photos by Coglianese/Alysse Jacobs OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Godolphin Racing’s homebred Avery Island will return to the site of his biggest races to date as he makes his 3-year-old debut on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack in...

By Mike Willman —- Roy H; All Photos by Santa Anita ECLIPSE AWARD-WINNING SPRINTER ROY H LOOMS STANDOUT GOING SIX FURLONGS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2018)—Recently crowned America’s Eclipse Award-winning...

By Mike Henry —- COME RAIN OR SHINE, TRAINER OF MONTH BENNETT ALWAYS ON LOOKOUT OLDSMAR, FL. – Cold, rainy weather rolled in about halfway into Gerald Bennett’s recent road trip to Kentucky with his wife Mary to look at a 2-year-old for sale. After discussion, the owner...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Songbird’s Half-Sister Debuts Thursday at Oaklawn Songbird never raced at Oaklawn, but a half-sister to the two-time Eclipse Award winner is scheduled to make her career debut in Thursday’s seventh race, a 1-mile maiden special weights event for...

By John Heims —- BETFAIR.COM HASKELL TOPS 2018 MONMOUTH PARK STAKES SCHEDULE; $4.3 MILLION IN STAKES TO BE OFFERED WHEN SEASON OPENS MAY 5 Oceanport, N.J. – Led by the Grade 1, $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational on July 29, Monmouth Park is set to offer $4,340,000...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Jockey David Cabrera Taking Oaklawn by Storm Newcomer David Cabrera became the first jockey to reach double-figure victories at the Oaklawn meeting when he swept Saturday’s late daily double, including his first local stakes score aboard Swing and Sway...

By Ed Golden —- • CASTELLANO TO RIDE BOLT D’ORO IN SAN FELIPE • PAVEL SHOULD FANCY DISTANCE OF SAN PASQUAL • THE MOREY THE MERRIER AND A ROMAN HOLIDAY • SANTA ANITA JOCKS VS. HOLY ANGELS THURSDAY Bolt d’Oro; Zoe Metz/Clockers Corner BOLT D’ORO GETS NEW RIDER FOR...

By Mike Henry —- BENNETT 3-FOR-3; GALLARDO, FELICIANO OK OLDSMAR, FL. – If all goes according to plan over the next two weeks, Thoroughbred racing fans will get to welcome a Breeders’ Cup winner and Eclipse Award champion to Tampa Bay Downs on Festival Preview Day Presented...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (January 28, 2018) – Following negative tests for equine herpes virus-1 involving a horse based at Belmont Park, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots have announced that as of Sunday, January 28, all horses based in the state of New York are...