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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Jesus Castanon had a good feeling about 3-year-old filly Tapa Tapa Tapa before Saturday’s 37th renewal of the $100,000 Suncoast Stakes. She had breezed five furlongs eight days earlier in 1:01 2/5, and Castanon knew she would be tough to beat...

By Mike Willman —- MOKAT, PRIZE EXHIBIT, HILLHOUSE HIGH & WILD AT HEART ALL PROMINENT IN WIDE OPEN GRADE II, $200,000 BUENA VISTA STAKES ON SATURDAY; FIELD OF 11 OLDER DISTAFFERS TO CONTEST FLAT MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2017)—A wide open field of 11 older...

By Michael T. Chamberlain —- STALL APPLICATIONS FOR 2017 MEET ARE DUE FEBRUARY 24 OPELOUSAS, LA – Evangeline Downs’ 2017 Thoroughbred racing season will begin on Wednesday, April 12 and continue through Saturday, September 2. There will be 84 days of live racing run on a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Gun Runner Sizzles Gun Runner recorded a 5-furlong bullet (:59.80) over a fast track Monday morning for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen in preparation for the $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3). Winner of the $500,000 Clark Handicap (G1) Nov. 25 at...

By Darren Rogers —- 143RD RUNNINGS OF KENTUCKY DERBY, KENTUCKY OAKS HEAD CHURCHILL DOWNS’ $8.84 MILLION SPRING MEET STAKES SCHEDULE Five Grade I Contests Included in 34 Events That Feature Nine Multi-Stakes Programs and Pair of Stakes Races Previously Run at Arlington Park...

By Ed Golden —- • ARCADIA REMATCH LOOMS IN THE GRADE I KILROE • BAFFERT UPS ANTE FOR SMITH IN JOCKEYS’ GAME • MIDNIGHT STORM TO WORK MONDAY FOR BIG ’CAP BOLO AND WHAT A VIEW COULD MEET IN KILROE Bolo and What a View, who treated fans to one of the most exciting races of the...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Ian Wilkes says his role in helping McCraken get to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs on May 6 is relatively simple. “I’ve just got to stay out of his way and let him take me,” Wilkes said this morning. The...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Shareholder Value on Fence for Risen Star • Summertime Sky Reroutes; Valadorna, Takeoff Work for Casse • Jenda’s Agenda Zips in Work, Tops Tab SHAREHOLDER VALUE ON FENCE FOR RISEN STAR One of the more impressive winners from the current sophomore...

By Ed Golden —- Law Abidin Citizen; Zoe Metz Photography • EXPERIENCE ON ‘LAW’S’ SIDE IN SAN VICENTE • STEVENS RESUMES RIDING CAREER IN MARCH • ANNUAL SANTA ANITA JOCKEYS’ GAME FEB. 23 • CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY AT SANTA ANITA SAN VICENTE DISTANCE SUITS LAW ABIDIN CITIZEN...