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Will Take It Slides Up the Rail to Take Fifth Season
on 02/05/2026 7:08 PM
Riding the rail under Ricardo Santana Jr., Will Take It came through a narrow opening in early stretch and outfought Woodcourt to win the $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes Feb. 5 at Oaklawn Park.
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Confessional, Renegade to Battle in Sam F. Davis
on 02/05/2026 3:04 PM
Promising 3-year-olds Confessional and Renegade square off against seven other rivals in the Feb. 7 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Southwest Stakes Next Test for Strategic Risk
on 02/05/2026 2:02 PM
After two runaway wins in ungraded stakes, Strategic Risk steps into graded company and a $1 million spotlight Feb. 6 in the Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.
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Frigid Temperatures Cause Weekend Racing Cancellations
on 02/05/2026 2:02 PM
Due to frigid temperatures and windy conditions, Aqueduct Racetrack, Laurel Park, and Charles Town have preemptively canceled racing Feb. 7. Aqueduct also canceled racing Feb. 8
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Canterbury Park Announces 2026 Stakes Schedule
on 02/05/2026 11:54 AM
Canterbury Park announced Feb. 5, the 2026 Thoroughbred stakes schedule for its 51-day race meet that runs May 23-Sept. 19. The schedule includes 23 stakes and named allowances totaling $1.1 million in purses.
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Laurel Park, Charles Town Cancel Racing Feb. 7
on 02/05/2026 11:54 AM
Due to frigid temperatures and windy conditions expected to impact the Mid-Atlantic region, Laurel Park and Charles Town have preemptively canceled racing on Saturday, Feb. 7.
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Former Lukas Trainee Lemon Muffin a Longshot in Lukas
on 02/05/2026 9:48 AM
Lemon Muffin, a former D. Wayne Lukas trainee, will face 2025 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) winner Splendora in the $200,000 D. Wayne Lukas Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park Feb. 7.
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Former Lukas Trainee Lemon Muffin a Longshot in Lukas
on 02/05/2026 9:48 AM
Lemon Muffin, a former D. Wayne Lukas trainee, will face 2025 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) winner Splendora in the $200,000 D. Wayne Lukas Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park Feb. 7.
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Super Corredora, Explora Face Off in Las Virgenes
on 02/04/2026 4:50 PM
Super Corredora, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2025, faces Explora in the Las Virgenes Stakes. The two top sophomore fillies ran 1-2, respectively, in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
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Speed King Headlines Oaklawn's Fifth Season Stakes
on 02/04/2026 4:50 PM
With the Southwest Stakes (G3) set for Feb. 6, it's only fitting that the winner of last year's edition also returns this weekend at Oaklawn Park. Speed King is set to make his 4-year-old debut in the Feb. 5 Fifth Season Stakes.
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Nitrogen Kicks Off 4-Year-Old Season in Bayakoa
on 02/04/2026 3:44 PM
Slated as the 4-5 morning line favorite, Nitrogen faces six in the Bayakoa Stakes to begin her 4-year-old campaign.
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Nitrogen Kicks Off 4-Year-Old Season in Bayakoa
on 02/04/2026 3:44 PM
Slated as the 4-5 morning line favorite, Nitrogen faces six in the Bayakoa Stakes to begin her 4-year-old campaign.
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Turfway Park Cancels Feb. 4 Card
on 02/04/2026 1:39 PM
The cancellation comes one day after the track had announced it's Feb. 4-5 cards would begin at 1 p.m. EST, rather than the normal 5:55 p.m. start time.
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Derby Week Opening Day Moved to Afternoon, Sunday Added
on 02/04/2026 1:39 PM
The first day of racing at Churchill Downs in advance of the Kentucky Derby April 25 will be moved to the afternoon after being held at night since 2011. Additionally, a Sunday card will be added to Derby Week April 26.
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Well-Prepared Intrepido the Choice in Robert B. Lewis
on 02/04/2026 10:35 AM
Mike Curry, of America's Best Racing, sees Intrepido as the pick for the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park while Robusta could pull the upset.
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Reid Has Stakes-Winning Mailata in Line for Withers
on 02/04/2026 10:35 AM
In late December, trainer Butch Reid had a tough decision to make. Should he run his promising now 3-year-old Mailata in the Jerome Stakes on Jan. 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack or the Dec. 30 Future Stars Stakes at his home base of Parx Racing?
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Radio, TV Coverage Schedule of Busy Derby Prep Weekend
on 02/04/2026 10:35 AM
Schedule for racing on radio, television, streaming, as compiled by America's Best Racing.
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Intrepido Again Faces Baffert Barrage in Lewis
on 02/04/2026 10:35 AM
Intrepido, trained by Jeff Mullins, defeated Desert Gate and Plutarch in the 2025 American Pharoah Stakes and is scheduled to meet them again in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park.
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Stakes Double Earns Gutierrez Jockey of the Week
on 02/04/2026 9:33 AM
Mario Gutierrez won the Kitten's Joy Stakes and the Sweetest Chant Stakes at Gulfstream Park Jan. 31 aboard Brian Lynch trainees, Thousandsticks and Sister Troienne, earning him Jockey of the Week honors for Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
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Nearly Carries Century-Long Legacy of La Troienne
on 02/03/2026 8:06 PM
Porter on Pedigrees
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