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With a point distribution to the top five finishers of 100-50-25-15-10, Sandman (Tapit–Distorted Music, by Distorted Humor) came with a furious rally down the lane and took the top prize in the GI Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn. Off as a 7-2 shot here, the gray watched as a torrid pace battle ensued up fro...

Shortleaf Stable homebred and 'TDN Rising Star' Quietside (f, 3, Malibu Moon–Benner Island, by Speightstown) got the measure of unbeaten Simply Joking (Practical Joke) in Oaklawn's GII Fantasy Stakes Saturday. Simply Joking spent most of the race in front, setting fractions of :23...

All the hype about Oaklawn's GII Fantasy Stakes Saturday being a two-horse race was on the nose. 'TDN Rising Star' Quietside (f, 3, Malibu Moon–Benner Island, by Speightstown), so talented but so often a bridesmaid before winning the GIII Honeybee Stakes last out, faced unbeaten Simply Joking (

Tappan Street (c, 3, Into Mischief–Virginia Key, by Distorted Humor) surged to the lead in upper stretch and held off favored Sovereignty (Into Mischief) late to win the GI Curlin Florida Derby in stylish fashion Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 2-1 shot rushed up and over from his outside draw and was...

In his second consecutive victory of the year, 'TDN Rising Star' Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo) survived a rider's objection to claim the Listed American Pharoah Stakes at Oaklawn. Made the even-money choice here after he cleared optional claiming company by 3 3/4 lengths last out Jan. 25 at ...

David Heckerman's series was a sobering, but accurate depiction of why things are as they are.  Although the vast acreage of the race track properties were likely on a path for at least partial development regardless of the health of racing, the chickens have come home to roost. I remember the days when individuals (Donn

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Trainer David Jacobson, who happens to be Banishing's co-owner, already collected a pair of wins on the Arkansas Derby undercard, but his biggest conditioning feat came in the GIII Oaklawn Mile Stakes on Saturday. Returning to one his favorite ovals, Banishing rattled off three wins in a row starting against optional claimers at Churchill Downs

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Gatsas Stable's homebred Five G (f, 3, Vekoma–Triumphant, by Quality Road) was a wire-to-wire winner of the GII Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Park Oaks in Hallandale Saturday. The 6-5 favorite was pressed by second choice The Queens MG (Thousand Words) through a quarter in :23.63 and had inched clear through a ha...

A quartet of contenders for next weekend's GI Santa Anita Derby took to the track in Arcadia to work Saturday morning: Journalism (Curlin), Citizen Bull (Into Mischief), Rodriguez (Authentic) and Baeza (McKinzie). Jou...

White Abarrio followed up his scintillating win in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational in January with a romping score in the GIII Ghostzapper Stakes at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Sent off the 1-9 favorite, the gray veteran broke sharply and sat just off pacesetting longshot One Sharp Cookie (Sharp Azteca) with the filly Power Squeeze

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It was a battle down to the wire, but class prevailed as MGISW Far Bridge (English Channel) made a successful 2025 seasonal bow in the GIII Pan American Stakes. Content to watch Corruption (Medaglia d'Oro) as that one put up all the fractions on the front end, he had to muscle h...

It was a battle down to the wire, but class prevailed as MGISW Far Bridge (English Channel) made a successful 2025 seasonal bow in the GIII Pan American Stakes. Content to watch Corruption (Medaglia d'Oro) as that one put up all the fractions on the front end, he had to muscle h...

The Thoroughbred Racing Initiative is sponsoring a bus trip for members of the Thoroughbred community in Ocala to travel to Tallahassee Tuesday for the Florida Senate Committee hearing on the decoupling bill. The hearing on Senate Bill 408, which eliminates the minimum racing requirements and funding for purse and breeder awards in the statutes that

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The Thoroughbred Racing Initiative is sponsoring a bus trip for members of the Thoroughbred community in Ocala to travel to Tallahassee Tuesday for the Florida Senate Committee hearing on the decoupling bill. The hearing on Senate Bill 408, which eliminates the minimum racing requirements and funding for purse and breeder awards in the statutes that

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Godolphin's East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro), winner of last year's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, tuned up for next Saturday's GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes with a four-furlong work in :47.00 (7/106) at Keeneland Saturday. With Stephen Dolan aboard for trainer Brendan Walsh, East A...

Godolphin's East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro), winner of last year's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, tuned up for next Saturday's GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes with a four-furlong work in :47.00 (7/106) at Keeneland Saturday. With Stephen Dolan aboard for trainer Brendan Walsh, East A...

A very impressive winner of the Listed Hyacinth Stakes going Tokyo's one-turn mile on Feb. 23, Koichi Nishikawa's Luxor Cafe (American Pharoah) was even more eyecatching when taking out Saturday's $228,217 Fukuryu Stakes (allowance) at Nakayama by five dominating lengths over the metr...

9th-Oaklawn, $110,000, Msw, 3-28, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.75, gd, 1 length. MONEY GAME (c, 3, Candy Ride {Arg}–Miss Bling Bling, by Tapit) debuted with Lasix as a 7-1 shot here. The homebred was in no hurry out of the block...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark.–When 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Kentucky Oaks hopeful Quietside (Malibu Moon) jettisons like an escape pod from the Oaklawn Park gate in the GIII Fantasy Stakes on Saturday, the conflict between the light and the dark inside of John A. Ortiz will be at peace. It's the way of the trainer. In

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark.–When 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Kentucky Oaks hopeful Quietside (Malibu Moon) jettisons like an escape pod from the Oaklawn Park gate in the GIII Fantasy Stakes on Saturday, the conflict between the light and the dark inside of John A. Ortiz will be at peace. It's the way of the trainer. In

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