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Mindframe Named Maryland-Bred Horse of the Year
on 03/22/2026 7:43 PM
In a year in which three Maryland-bred runners were grade 1 winners, including a Breeders' Cup win, Mindframe is the 2025 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion older male.
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Ortiz Jr. Takes Seventh Gulfstream Riding Title
on 03/22/2026 7:43 PM
Though he will spend the final weekend of the 2025-2026 Championship Meet honoring out-of-town commitments, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. put the finishing touches on an expected record-extending seventh riding title Sunday at Gulfstream Park.
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Nitrogen Returns to Work Tab After Azeri Defeat
on 03/22/2026 7:43 PM
Champion Nitrogen returned to the work tab March 22 at Oaklawn Park with a sizzling half-mile workout over a fast track for dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse.
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Alysheba Likely Next for Skippylongstocking
on 03/22/2026 5:40 PM
After winning the Essex Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said Skippylongstocking would likely make his next start in the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs May 1.
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Nitrogen Returns to Worktab After Azeri Defeat
on 03/22/2026 4:35 PM
Champion Nitrogen returned to the work tab March 22 at Oaklawn Park with a sizzling half-mile workout over a fast track for dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse.
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Journalism Could Begin 2026 in Kentucky or Arkansas
on 03/22/2026 4:35 PM
According to trainer Michael McCarthy, Journalism could return in either the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) or Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, both April 18, or wait for the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs May 1.
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Aqueduct Delays Turf Racing Until April 16
on 03/22/2026 4:35 PM
The New York Racing Association announced that the 2026 start of turf racing at Aqueduct Racetrack will be moved back two weeks due to the impact of heavy snowfall in January and February paired with continued cold overnight temperatures in March.
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Aqueduct Delays Turf Racing Until April 16
on 03/22/2026 4:35 PM
The New York Racing Association announced that the 2026 start of turf racing at Aqueduct Racetrack will be moved back two weeks due to the impact of heavy snowfall in January and February paired with continued cold overnight temperatures in March.
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Nitrogen Returns to Worktab After Azeri Defeat
on 03/22/2026 4:35 PM
Champion Nitrogen returned to the work tab March 22 at Oaklawn Park with a sizzling half-mile workout over a fast track for dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse.
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Journalism Could Begin 2026 in Kentucky or Arkansas
on 03/22/2026 4:35 PM
According to trainer Michael McCarthy, Journalism could return in either the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) or Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, both April 18, or wait for the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs May 1.
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Guest House Powers to Golden Slipper Victory
on 03/22/2026 2:30 PM
Powerful colt Guest House put a gilt-edged seal on his young sire Home Affairs' exciting stud career by delivering an immediate victory in the most important race in Australian breeding with his dominant Golden Slipper Stakes (G1) triumph March 21.
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Autumn Boy Gives McDonald Record Group 1 Victory
on 03/22/2026 2:28 PM
Chris Waller and James McDonald teamed up for a spectacular day of racing March 21 at Rosehill Gardens, landing the Rosehill Guineas (G1), George Ryder Stakes (G1), and Ranvet Stakes (G1) to give McDonald an Australasian record 131 group 1 wins.
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Invincible Ibis Unbeatable in Record-Time HK Derby
on 03/22/2026 12:23 PM
Invincible Ibis got the perfect trip behind a hot pace to win the March 22 Hong Kong Derby in course-record time.
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Skippylongstocking Dazzles in Essex Romp
on 03/21/2026 10:07 PM
Skippylongstocking picked up his 12th career graded stakes win and third in a row with a dazzling display in the $500,000 Essex Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park March 21.
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Gold Phoenix Continues Excellence in San Luis Rey
on 03/21/2026 10:06 PM
Even at age 8, Gold Phoenix continues to be the gold standard in the long-distance turf division in Southern California, winning the March 21 San Luis Rey Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.
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Lorelei Lee Scores Front-End Win in Bourbonette Oaks
on 03/21/2026 9:02 PM
Lorelei Lee earns a front-running victory in the Bourbonette Oaks, while Willy D's wins the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park.
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Life of Joy Upsets Bella Ballerina in Fair Grounds Oaks
on 03/21/2026 9:02 PM
Life of Joy wins the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) by 3 3/4 lengths over favored Bella Ballerina at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
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Fulleffort Rewarded With Flashy Jeff Ruby Triumph
on 03/21/2026 9:02 PM
A close second in both prior stakes attempts at Turfway Park, Fulleffort was rewarded for his consistency March 21 with a 2 1/2-length score in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).
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Emerging Market Edges Pavlovian in Louisiana Derby
on 03/21/2026 8:00 PM
After winning the Feb. 14 Risen Star Stakes (G2) with Paladin, trainer Chad Brown strikes again March 21 at Fair Grounds by taking the track's richest race, the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2), with Klaravich Stables' Emerging Market.
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Touchuponastar, Lagynos Shine at Fair Grounds
on 03/21/2026 8:00 PM
Dual Louisiana-bred Horse of the Year Touchuponastar, who defeated 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone, among others, in the 2025 New Orleans Classic (G2), set a track record in notching a repeat victory March 21 in the $465,000 race.
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