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By My Standards Wears Down Warrior’s Charge to Win Oaklawn Handicap

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Allied Racing Stable’s By My Standards stalked the early pace before wearing down Warrior’s Charge and drawing off late to win Saturday’s $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) at Oaklawn Park. Breaking sharply from post…

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Oaklawn Handicap Preview: 13 Stakes Winners Comprise Toughest G2 In Years

HOT SPRINGS, AR – A total of 13 stakes winners – 11 graded – will comprise the toughest Grade 2 field seen in years when they enter the gate for Saturday’s $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Morning line favoritism nearly split three ways, with Combatant (4/1) getting a narrow… Read More

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Night Ops Clears Away Late in Essex

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Steve Landers Racing’s Night Ops split foes gamely before getting up to and past the leader, then cleared away late to capture Saturday’s $350,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Breaking from post 2 under Joe Talamo at 6/1 odds, Night Ops raced within range of early leader Snapper Sinclair,… Read More

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Warrior’s Charge All Heart in Razorback

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Ten Strike Racing and Madaket Stables’ Warrior’s Charge put his heart on full display when he held on determinedly to win Monday’s $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park. Breaking like a rocket from post 6 under Florent Geroux as the 3/1 favorite, Warrior’s Charge was intent… Read More

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Pioneer Spirit Holds Sway in Fifth Season

HOT SPRINGS, AR – On a day with lots of tight finishes, including two dead heats, the final stakes of the day also came down to the wire with Pioneer Spirit holding off a late charge by Bankit to prevail by a head in a final time of 1:38 4/5… Read More

News

Thoroughbred Elite Garner Invitations to Pegasus World Cup

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gary and Mary West’s Florida Derby (G1) winner and disqualified Kentucky Derby (G1) first-place finisher Maximum Security, and Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach, a three-time Grade 1 winner and the Kentucky Derby favorite before being scratched three days before the race, lead a list of 17 horses… Read More

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Tom’s d’Etat Coasts in Clark

LOUISVILLE, KY – G M B Racing’s Tom’s d’Etat hit the front at the top of the stretch and coasted home to an easy victory in Friday’s $600,000 Clark Stakes Presented by Norton Healthcare (G1) at Churchill Downs. Breaking from post 2 as the 4/5 favorite under Joel Rosario, Tom’s d’Etat… Read More

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City of Light Swan Dives into History in G1 Pegasus World Cup

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – It was the sweetest of swan songs for Mr. and Mrs. William Warren, Jr.’s City of Light on Saturday when the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile champion concluded his career in perfect form by romping home victorious in the Grade 1, $9,000,000 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park.… Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 359: Pegasus World Cup Instant Reaction

The Racing Dudes’ Aaron Halterman is joined by Mike Somich live from Gulfstream Park to recap the day of racing at Gulfstream Park, including the Grade 1, $9,000,000 Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the Grade 1, $7,000,000 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational. Watch the live video recording of this Blinkers Off… Read More

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Pegasus World Cup Preview: Accelerate Set for Final Race

The 3rd annual Pegasus World Cup is set for this Saturday at Gulfstream Park, while once again attracting a full field of 12 horses. This year, the purse has been cut down to $9,000,000, with the addition of the $7,000,000 Pegasus World Cup Turf. Still North America’s richest race, the Pegasus… Read More