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Sponsored by: Somelikeithotbrown (Big Brown) wins the Dinner Party Stakes (G2) at Pimlico on 5.15.21. Jose Ortiz up, Michael Maker trainer, Skychai Racing and Sand Dollar Stable owners. Juddmonte's multiple stakes winner Set Piece (GB) along with Skychai Racing and Sand Dollar Stable's two-time Grade 2 winner Somelikeithotbrown lead a field of 10 older horses that was entered in Saturday's $300,000 Wise Dan (G2) at Churchill Downs. Named after multiple champion and two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan, the 32nd running of the 1 1/16-mile turf event goes as Race 10 of 12 with a post t...

Speedy Elle Z Takes Off-The-Turf Edition Of Mardi Gras Stakes Sponsored by: 2/16/2021 - Elle Z with jockey Mitchell Murrill captures the 78th running of the $75,000 Mardi Gras Stakes at Fair Grounds. Hodges Photography / Jan Brubaker There were no fans in the stands, the temperatures were frigid, and beads were scarce, but as always, the traditional Fat Tuesday card at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots was highlighted by the 78th running of the Mardi Gras Stakes, and M Bar O's Elle Z turned it into a one-horse show. With an abundance of rain in the days leading up and record-low t...

The Derby Dispatch: Road to Kentucky Derby Championship Season Begins With Grade II, $400,000 Risen Star Feb 11, 2021 Kevin Kerstein Note: Please open the attached pdf document or paste the following in your browser for additional information: https://bit.ly/3qaUWKc The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with a field of 13 horses that were entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque Ford (Grade II) at Fair Grounds.    Over the next nine weekends, 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will continue their quest for points in select ra...

Sponsored by: Senor Buscador wins the $200,000 Springboard Mile by 5 3/4 lengths under Luis Quinonez It's 712 miles from Remington Park in Oklahoma City to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans. Trainer Todd Fincher always wanted to make the trip to the historic local oval, but he never had the right horse for the journey. He does now. Fincher rolls into town with the undefeated Senor Buscador, who rates as an exciting newcomer in a sterling renewal of Saturday's $400,000 Risen Star (G2), presented by Lamarque Ford-Lincoln. Run at 1 1/8 miles, the Risen Star is the 13th a...

Sponsored by: Travel Column (Frosted) wins the Golden Rod at Churchill Downs on 11.28.2020. Florent Geroux up, Brad Cox trainer, Oxo Equine owner. In horse racing, it's never too early to look ahead. Trainer Brad Cox started doing just that shortly after Travel Column's eye-catching Nov. 28 win in the Golden Road (G2) at Churchill Downs. The path to the April 30 Kentucky Oaks begins in earnest Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, when Travel Column starts as what figures to be a strong favorite in the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) presented by Fasig-Tipton. Run at 1 1/16 m...