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Princess Secret is probably the most talented filly in Saturday’s My Dear Girl at Gulfstream Park, but the daughter of Khozan is without a doubt the most battle-tested entrant in the $400,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes final at Gulfstream Park. The My Dear Girl, the 1 1/16-mile two-turn test for…
A competitive field of nine horses were drawn Wednesday morning for Sunday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park, with Indiana Derby winner Shared Sense being made the 5-2 morning-line favorite. The 32nd Oklahoma Derby is set for the 10th race of 11 on Sunday. The stakes-laded program of…
“You don’t get in a pissing match with a skunk.” Those words were first conveyed to me in the mid-1970s when I was dealing with a political operative in Washington, D.C., who wasn’t happy with something written by a newspaper columnist nationally syndicated by the company for which I was…
Six-time graded stakes winning millionaire Firenze Fire will take on five others in Saturday’s Grade 2, $150,000 Vosburgh at Belmont Park. The six-furlong event over the main track is named in honor of the late Walter S. Vosburgh, the official handicapper for the Jockey Club and for the New York…
Ten Strike Racing and Madaket Stables’ multiple stakes winner Warrior’s Charge tops a full field of 14 that were entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Ack Ack (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs. The one-mile Ack Ack, carded as Race 9 with a post time of 4:53 p.m., could serve as a prep…
Presque Isle Downs, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, is pleased to announce a 20 percent across the board increase for all purses. This is effective with the races to be run Monday, Sept. 28 – for which entries will be taken today. “This has been…
On Sept. 24, Thistledown will host the sixth running of the $75,000 Catlaunch Stakes, a 1-1/16-mile race on the dirt for Thoroughbreds 3-years-old and up for accredited Ohio foals. The contest is scheduled as the seventh race on the card with a 3:50 post time. Without question, Catlaunch was a…
The leading jockey by stakes wins for the week, Diego Saenz was named Jockeys’ Guild Jockey of the Week for September 14 thru September 20. The award is voted on by a panel of racing industry experts. This award is for jockeys who are members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the…
The 2020 season has brought challenges to those involved in racing. With COVID-19 regulations in place, Indiana Grand jockeys must only ride in Indiana, and those coming in must adhere to specific rules, including a 14-day quarantine. It’s a commitment that Apprentice Jockey Joshua Morales didn’t back down from. A…
The 2020 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series for 2-year-olds will conclude Saturday, Sept. 26 at Gulfstream Park, where the $400,000 In Reality and the $400,000 My Dear Girl will co-headline a program offering six stakes worth $1.175 million. The In Reality, the 1 1/16-mile open-division final, and the My Dear…
