Race Previews

Bayakoa Preview: The Queen Makes Her 2021 Bow

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The current undisputed queen of horse racing Monomoy Girl makes her 2021 bow sporting new silks in Sunday’s $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The Bayakoa is a 1 1/16-mile…

Race Previews

Tiznow Preview: Fashionably Fast Set For Title Defense

ARCADIA, CA – After sprinting in his first start off the bench, Harris Farms homebred Fashionably Fast is set to defend his title in Sunday’s $100,000 Tiznow Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The Tiznow is a mile-long dirt route restricted to California-breds ages 4 and up. This year’s edition is… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Southwest Preview: The Champ Is Here

After multiple weeks’ worth of weather delays, the second of four Oaklawn Park-based Kentucky Derby prep races will finally go off this Saturday with the Southwest Stakes (G3). A field of 7 sophomores will take aim at the $750,000 purse and the 2-year-old Horse of the Year Essential Quality leads… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Fountain Of Youth Preview: Stars Are Out In Florida

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park has a star-studded 14-race extravaganza planned for Saturday on a card that includes 9 stakes and first post kicking things off at 11:30 AM EST. The highlight will be the $300,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) which attracted a strong field comprising of several… Read More

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Pasadena Preview: Best of Both Worlds Square Off

ARCADIA, CA – The best of both worlds will square off Saturday at Santa Anita Park when the fleet-footed Rock Your World faces off with the thundering closer Cathkin Peak and four others in the $100,000 Pasadena Stakes. The Pasadena is a mile-long turf route restricted to 3-year-olds. This year’s… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Battaglia Preview: Gretzky the Great Gets Going

FLORENCE, KY – A finalist for Canada’s top honors as a juvenile, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber’s Gretzky the Great gets what could be a big season going when he faces a packed field in Friday’s $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park. The Battaglia Memorial is a… Read More

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Mr. Buff looks to loom large once more in $125K Stymie

OZONE PARK, NY – Chester and Mary Broman’s New York-bred legend Mr. Buff will attempt to notch his 11th career stakes victory in Saturday’s 65th running of the $125,000 Stymie contested at a one-turn mile at Aqueduct Racetrack. The 7-year-old son of Friend Or Foe has put together a notable… Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Champion Filly Vequist Returns to Action in $200,000 Davona Dale

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, and Swilcan Stable’s Vequist, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2020, is set to launch her highly-anticipated sophomore season against 11 rivals in Saturday’s $200,000 Davona Dale (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The 34th running of the 1-mile Davona Dale is part of a… Read More

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Mystic Guide Leads Saturday’s Razorback Field

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Post positions for the rescheduled $600,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) for older horses Saturday at Oaklawn were drawn Tuesday. One horse entered again in the 1 1/16-mile Razorback is the royally-bred Mystic Guide, who races for his breeder, Godolphin LLC, and trainer Mike Stidham. The Razorback is one… Read More

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Spring Fever Preview: Bella Vita’s Big Return

ARCADIA, CA – Absent for the past 9 months, Kaleem Shah’s Bella Vita makes her big return to the races in Sunday’s $100,000 Spring Fever Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The Spring Fever is a 6-furlong dirt sprint restricted to California-bred fillies and mares ages 4 and up. This year’s… Read More