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Split TVG Stakes Offer Wednesday Excitement At Kentucky Downs

FRANKLIN, KY – After receiving 21 entries, Wednesday’s featured TVG Stakes was split into two divisions, each offering the original $400,000 purse. The stakes, known last year as the Tapit, […]

Race Previews

Del Mar Futurity: Last Chance For Grade 1 Glory By The Sea

DEL MAR, CA – The final Grade 1 of the Del Mar meet is set for this Monday with six juveniles stepping forward in the $300,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity […] Read More

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Del Mar, Kentucky Downs and Saratoga Picks for September 6, 2021

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀 has some good news and some bad news. The good news is that it’s Labor Day, which means we have primetime racing on Monday all over the […] Read More

Saratoga

Odds-On Echo Zulu Delivers In Spinaway

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Odds-on 3/5 favorite Echo Zulu delivered a strong gate-to-wire performance for her many supporters in Sunday’s $300,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Echo Zulu broke well […] Read More

Del Mar

Grace Adler Romps In Debutante

DEL MAR, CA – Willow Grace Farm and Michael Lund Petersen’s Grace Adler circled many of her rivals in the far turn and romped home a dominating winner of Sunday’s […] Read More

Race Recaps

Liam’s Dove Breaks Maiden In Juvenile Fillies Turf

DEL MAR, CA – Gary Barber’s Liam’s Dove led the field on a merry gate-to-wire chase and broke her maiden with authority in Sunday’s $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf […] Read More

Race Recaps

Accredit Provides Matejka Biggest Career Win In Dueling Grounds Derby

FRANKLIN, KY – Trainer Pavel Matejka won the biggest race of his training career as Accredit went gate to wire in the $750,000 Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby, rewarding […] Read More

Race Recaps

Adventuring Takes Dueling Grounds Oaks

FRANKLIN, KY – Godolphin homebred Adventuring, sent off as the even-money favorite, didn’t disappoint as she scored a front-running, 1 3/4-length victory in the $500,000 Dueling Grounds Oaks for 3-year-old […] Read More

Race Recaps

Double Thunder Shakes Free Late To Win Sapling

OCEANPORT, NJ – The most accomplished horse in Sunday’s field for the $200,000 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park turned out to be the toughest one as well. Double Thunder overcame […] Read More

Race Recaps

Officiating Rules The Day With Bear’s Den Victory

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Vegso Racing Stable’s Officiating took advantage of a dream race scenario in Sunday’s $75,000 Bear’s Den, kicking in through the stretch to score by 3 1/2 […] Read More