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NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Boule looks to step up in field of 10 for Interborough OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Battle Station will look to notch his second stakes victory, headlining a field of seven in the 39th running of the $100,000 Damon Runyon for...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Jan. 13, 2018) – Phoenix Thoroughbred III’s Mourinho is the 3-2 program favorite for Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, Oaklawn’s first of four major preps for the Kentucky Derby and beyond. The Smarty Jones will offer 17...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Three years ago, the Ontario-bred Chella was riding a three-race winning streak when Elliot Sullivan claimed her for $10,000 from a race at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio. Chella was beaten that day by more than six lengths...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- High North to Make Seasonal Debut in Southwest Stakes Shortleaf Stable’s High North is scheduled to make his 3-year-old debut in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 19 at Oaklawn, trainer Brad Cox said Saturday morning. Cox said High North, a son of...

By Ryan Martin —- BLACK GOLD CARRIES OVER INTO FAIR GROUNDS’ SUNDAY AFTERNOON CARD NEW ORLEANS (January 13, 2018) – A total of $177,036 will carry over into the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ Black Gold, a bet which pays out the entire pool only if there is a single...

By Ed Golden —- • IRISH AND FRENCH ADD ‘INTERNATIONAL’ FLAVOR TO MEGAHERTZ • VAN DYKE IS THE NEXT BILL SHOEMAKER, FORMER RIDER CLAIMS • DURKIN NARRATES NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO BOOK, ‘HALF A CHANCE’ TWO SEEK FIRST STAKES WIN IN MONDAY’S MEGAHERTZ If Monday’s Grade III Megahertz...

By Ryan Martin —- Gun Runner; All Photos by Amanda Hodges Weir NEW ORLEANS (January 12, 2018) – Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC’s Grade I Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and finalist for 2017 Horse Of The Year Gun Runner is scheduled to work over the Fair Grounds Race Course &...

By Mike Henry —- CHILEAN JOCKEY STRIVES TO MAKE NAME KNOWN TO OLDSMAR FOLLOWERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Andres Ulloa got a taste of the big time in 2016 when he traveled to Santa Anita to watch his older brother, Gonzalo Ulloa Perez, ride Chilean-bred Kitcat...

By Ed Golden —- • LA CANADA DISTANCE IDEAL FOR RESKY BUSINESS • INSTA IRMA SET FOR HOLIDAY FEATURE MONDAY • MARATHON ASTRA STAKES SUITS SHAZARA’S STYLE • VAN DYKE AT HIS BEST FOR THE KALOOKAN QUEEN MOREY FILLY ALL BUSINESS AT MILE DISTANCE OF LA CANADA Resky Business makes...