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By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet opens Friday, Oct. 3 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 25. First race is at 1 p.m. ET. No racing Mondays and Tuesdays. ************************* FALL STARS WEEKEND FIELDS TAKING SHAPE FRIDAY WORK TAB PROSPECTIVE...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont at the Big A Notes Cimbora, Jr. trying his luck with Twenty Six Black in Saturday’s G3 Belmont Turf Sprint Rebel’s Romance and El Cordobes headline G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Phileas Fogg seeks redemption in G2 Woodward Patriot Spirit fits the...

Record Stall Applications Highlight Strong Demand for Oaklawn’s 2025–26 Racing Season Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 420 Link to press release on our website Thursday, September 25, 2025 Hot Springs, AR – Oaklawn is preparing for...

By Victor Ryan —- UNBEATEN GRADE I WINNER CAVALIERI, LAST YEAR’S WINNER SUGAR FISH LEAD SUNDAY’S GRADE II ZENYATTA STAKES GOING 1 1/16 MILES AT SANTA ANITA An automatic berth in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff goes to the winner ARCADIA, CA (Sept. 23, 2025)—Unbeaten Grade...

By Mary Eddy —- Locked looks to bounce back in G2 Woodward OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm’s dual Grade 1 winner Locked seeks a return to winning form in Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Woodward, a nine-furlong route for 3-year-olds and up, at...

By Victor Ryan —- CHAMPION STRAIGHT NO CHASER SET FOR TITLE DEFENSE IN SUNDAY’S GRADE II SANTA ANITA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP; DR. VENKMAN, SPEED BOAT BEACH AMONG KEY RIVALS ARCADIA, CA (Sept. 23, 2025)—A year ago, Straight No Chaser parlayed a win in the Grade II Santa Anita...

Champion Rebel’s Romance makes New York return in G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic By Michael Adolphson OZONE PARK, N.Y. – On Saturday at Belmont at the Big A, another chapter will be written in the storied history of the Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, a race that has...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Multiple Oaklawn stakes winner Haulin Ice surpassed Nodouble as the leading accredited Arkansas-bred career money winner with a runaway victory in the $200,000 Princess Rooney Invitational (G3) for female...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 Multiple Oaklawn stakes winner Haulin Ice has her second opportunity to become No. 1 in the $200,000 G3-Princess Rooney Invitational for female sprinters Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Probable post time for the...