Kentucky Derby 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
Belmont Stakes Motts Bring Hofburg & History to Belmont Stakes Horse racing is steeped in rich tradition and passed down from generation to generation. In its celebrated 150th running this year, the Belmont Stakes signifies the rich ancestry of the sport, as the bloodlines of great past champions and legendary horses flow strongly in this year’s contenders through generations of breeding. The stamina… Read More
Track Reports Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Dazzling Gem Breezes For Possible Preakness LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 15, 2016) – Steve Landers Racing’s Dazzling Gem had his third Churchill Downs work since finishing fourth in the Arkansas Derby (Grade I), breezing a half-mile in :49.60 Sunday morning. With exercise rider Fernando Espinoza aboard, Dazzling Gem was one of the first horses on the fast track after it opened for… Read More
Track Reports Oaklawn Park Barn Notes: Forever Unbridled and Effinex Arrive at Oaklawn Forever Unbridled and Effinex arrived at Oaklawn Monday following a flight originating in New York. Forever Unbridled is scheduled to run in Friday’s $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares. Effinex is scheduled to run in Saturday’s $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses. Post positions for the… Read More
News Suddenbreakingnews Leads Full Field in Saturday’s Rebel Stakes Hot Springs, Ark. (Friday, March 18, 2016) – A full field of 14 is entered in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds Saturday at Oaklawn, including 3-1 program favorite Suddenbreakingnews. Probable post time for the race, the 10th of 11 races, is 6:06 p.m. (Central). Racing begins at 1:05… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 280: Churchill Downs Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview Magic and Michael preview and give their picks for Saturday’s… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 503: Belmont Stakes Analysis and Summer Racing Preview The Racing Dudes recap Saturday’s 153rd running of the $1.5… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 279: What We Learned (Belmont Stakes Day) Mike is off this week, so Magic is joined by… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 502: Belmont Stakes 153 Instant Reaction The Racing Dudes give their instant reaction to Essential Quality… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 278: Belmont Saturday All-Stakes Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their picks… Read More
Art Collector Targeting Kelly’s Landing For 4-Year-Old Debut LOUISVILLE, KY – Bruce Lunsford’s 2020 Blue Grass (G2)-winning homebred Art… Read More
Mandaloun Gets The Job Done In Pegasus OCEANPORT, NJ – Juddmonte Farms homebred Mandaloun wasn’t flashy by… Read More
Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Western Dirt, Lit-Up Turf Highlight Weekend Action Though the weekend’s lineup was devoid of any Grade 1… Read More
The Chosen Vron Successfully Stretches Out In Affirmed ARCADIA, CA – After earning his first graded stakes score… Read More
Rideforthecause Nails Defending Champ Dogtag In Possibly Perfect ARCADIA, CA – Alpha Delta Stables’ Rideforthecause rallied hard in… Read More
