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St. Omer’s Farm and Christopher Feifarek’s Beren, second in each of his last three races but never by more than a length, stepped up and ran the biggest race of his life to put away a pair of graded-stakes winners and go on to a 2 ¾-length triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park.

While graded-stakes winners Special Reserve, Wondrwherecraigis and Pickin’ Time figure to garner plenty of attention in Saturday’s $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Maryland's Laurel Park, Pocket 3’s Racing’s Threes Over Deuces will be flying under the radar – again.

Claimer-turned-multiple graded-stakes winner Special Reserve will face seven rivals in Saturday’s $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash

If the betting public was surprised that the “other” Kelly Breen horse captured the John J. Reilly Handicap Sunday at Monmouth Park, the trainer insisted he wasn’t.

Half-brothers Pickin’ Time and Royal Urn head a field of 10 state-breds going six furlongs in the John J. Reilly Handicap

There’s A Chance Stable, Medallion Racing, Abbondanza Racing, LLC, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Paradise Farms Corp, and David Staudacher’s Horologist has been named 2021 New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year and champion older female by the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey for the second consecutive year. 

Members of the Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce held their regular meeting Oct. 20 at the Billy V. Hall Senior Activity Center. President Steve Harari welcomed those present and introduced his fellow officers, treasurer Sundee Hendren and secretary Nicole Jowers. He said there is a vacancy in the vice-president's position and he has been talking with a person who is interested in that position.

By Richard Rosenblatt The last time we saw Soup and Sandwich at the races was on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs, finishing 19 th and last in the…

The City Council in Gentry on Aug. 2 passed on its third reading an ordinance allowing for virtual attendance at council meetings even without a declared emergency. Since the state is currently in a declared state of emergency, no emergency clause was deemed necessary.

By Richard Rosenblatt Mandaloun – Photo Courtesy of Coady/ Fair Grounds Should anyone be surprised by the official result of the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1)? Hot Rod Charlie outdueled Mandaloun in a thrilling stretch duel to finish first by the slimmest of margins but was disqualified for interfering with Midnight Bourbon (unseating jockey Paco Lopez), and Mandaloun was declared the winner of Saturday’s Haskell at Monmouth Park. Just what horse racing needs – another controve...