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By Kevin Kilroy —- Hodges Photography Fair Grounds 153rd Racing Season Set for Friday, Nov. 22 Top barns return for renewed glory; McPeek, Walsh, and DeVaux add stalls Eclipse winners Jose Ortiz and Axel Concepcion to join the riders colony New Orleans, La (Nov. 7, 2024) –...

By Mike Henry —- HORSES BEGIN ARRIVING FOR A MEET THAT ALREADY SEEMS BLESSED OLDSMAR, FL. – For Tom McLaughlin, each season at Tampa Bay Downs brings a fresh set of challenges. But dealing with the damage and destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton proved to be...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Photo Fierceness Heads Gulfstream’s Breeders’ Cup Contingent Record-Setting Florida Derby (G1) Winner in $7M Classic (G1) Pegasus Winner Didia Top Contender in Filly & Mare Turf (G1) Gulfstream Leading Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. with Four...

By Mike Henry —- Skippylongstocking; Tampa Bay Downs Photo SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING, TRAINER JOSEPH SET FOR BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE OLDSMAR, FL. – If Skippylongstocking wins the $1-million Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Saturday, trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., may look back...

By David Joseph —- First-Race Post Time Moves to 12 Noon Starting Friday Sunday’s Late Pick 5 Produced Multiple $5,091 Payoffs Zayas, Gonzalez Neck-and-Neck in Sunshine Meet Title Race HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – With the end of Daylight Savings Time looming next weekend,...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 2024 Straight No Chaser; Ernie Belmonte WORKS: NEWGATE AMONG 4 BREEDERS’ CUP CONTENDERS ON TAB CLOSING DAY: BAFFERT, D’AMATO ALL SQUARE IN TRAINER’S RACE WITH 4 WINS SATURDAY, HERNANDEZ NEARS ANOTHER RIDING TITLE MANDATORY PAYOUTS IN...

By David Joseph —- Miss Mary Nell; Lauren King Photos Bellavinino, Ramsey Pond Back on Home Turf in Our Dear Peggy Mandatory Payout of Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Set for Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A P Stable and Fox Tale Racing Stable’s Bellavinino and Ken Ramsey’s Ramsey...

By David Joseph —- Five on the Turf for Saturday’s 1/ST Coast-to-Coast Pick 5 Stay Hot, Ramsey Pond Could Be Keys to Sequence Races from Santa Anita, Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Five turf races from Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park – including the $200,000...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 2024 DOUBLE CARRYOVER OF $153K FOR FRIDAY’S PICK 6 44 SANTA ANITA-BASED RUNNERS PRE-ENTERED IN BREEDERS’ CUP BC PRE-ENTRANTS NOONI, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM WORK CLOSING DAY ON SUNDAY FEATURES MANDATORY PAYOUTS DOUBLE CARRYOVER OF $153K FOR...