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By Michael Adolphson —- COX TRIO TOPS TOUGH TENACIOUS RENEWAL; RUNNING MATE LOOKS TO SWEETEN CAMPAIGN IN SUGAR BOWL; GOLDEN MISCHIEF LOOKS TO MAKE AMENDS IN LETELLIER NEW ORLEANS (December 13, 2016) – Trainer Brad Cox entered three of the 12 horses in Saturday’s $75,000...

By David Joseph —- Stonetastic takes another crack at Sugar Swirl Grade 3 might be swan song for 5-year-old HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Trainer Kelly Breen has mixed emotions about running multiple graded stakes winner Stonetastic in Saturday’s $100,000 Sugar Swirl (G3) at...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Optimism abounds among trainers of the leading candidates for Saturday’s 13th running of the $100,000 Lightning City Stakes, a 5-furlong contest for fillies and mares on the Tampa Bay Downs turf course. Conditioners Larry Rivelli, Malcolm...

By Michael Adolphson —- FAIR GROUNDS ROYALTY CHOCOLATE RIDE RETURNS IN DILIBERTO; CASH CONTROL TOPS FULL FIELD IN BLUSHING K.D.; GREEN MASK BRINGS BACK CLASS TO BONAPAW NEW ORLEANS (December 12, 2016) – GenStar Thoroughbreds’ Chocolate Ride has won every turf stakes for...

By Brian Spencer —- HORSES TO BE TRAINED BY AL STALL, JR. NEW ORLEANS (December 12, 2016) – Following the success of the Churchill Downs Racing Club, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has created the Fair Grounds Racing Club that will have two horses trained by veteran...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Mena Pulls Clear in Competitive Jockey Race • Catalano Fillies Highlight Work Tab SAINT’S FAN POINTING TO LECOMTE Amid all the buzz of Louisiana-bred greats Sunbean and String King running — and ultimately falling short — in their respective...

By Robert Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. –California Chrome, the world’s richest active thoroughbred, is the headliner among 33 nominees to the $100,000-guaranteed Winter Challenge. Scheduled for 1 1/16 miles, the Challenge will be run Saturday, Dec. 17 and is scheduled to...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Although trainer Gerald Bennett and jockey Daniel Centeno have raced to healthy leads in the early Tampa Bay Downs standings, several track newcomers are showing the ability and eagerness to shape the character of the 2016-2017 meeting. Among...

By Robert Mieszerski —- ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR WINTER CHALLENGE DEC. 17 CYPRESS, Calif. – Preparing for a much anticipated start in the recently-created Winter Challenge Dec. 17, California Chrome worked five furlongs in 1:00 3/5 Saturday morning at Los Alamitos. Under...