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Gray Attempt Wires $150,000 Smarty Jones

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Dwight Pruett’s Gray Attempt sprung sharply from the gates to take the early lead and never relinquished it en route to wiring the 12th running of the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park…

Kentucky Derby

Smarty Jones Stakes Preview: Oaklawn Kicks off Historic 2019 Meet

Oaklawn Park is back and better than ever heading into its 2019 race meet. For the first time in many years, the Hot Springs, Arkansas-located track will run all the way into May, closing on Kentucky Derby Day instead of Arkansas Derby Day. The calendar extension means that Oaklawn starts… Read More

Race Recaps

Current Prevails Over Henley’s Joy in G3 Bourbon

LEXINGTON, KY – A thrilling stretch run led to several minutes of anxiety for both horses’ connections, but in the end, the photo finish determined that Current had prevailed by a mere nose over Henley’s Joy to win Sunday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Dixiana Bourbon Stakes at Keeneland. The Bourbon is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re… Read More

Race Recaps

King of Speed Breaks Through in $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Turf

DEL MAR, CA – Del Secco DCS, Inc.’s King of Speed broke through along the rail in the stretch en route to breaking his maiden in fine fashion in Sunday’s $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes. Breaking cleanly from post 8 at 15/1 odds under Gary Stevens, King of Speed soon settled comfortably… Read More

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