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Late Charge: Silent Tactic Claims Southwest
on 02/06/2026 8:30 PM
After running a quiet second in the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent Tactic announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials with a devastating rally and widening victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park.
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Talk to Me Jimmy Posts Loud Victory in Withers
on 02/06/2026 7:29 PM
Recent times have been difficult for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, but there was a much different feeling Feb. 6 as he watched the stretch run of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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NYRA Suspends New CAW Restrictions During Feb. 6 Card
on 02/06/2026 2:17 PM
NYRA announces that guardrails requiring computer-assisted wagering activity to cease at one minute to post in many pools have been suspended for one racing day, Feb. 6, to allow for technical upgrades to the tote system.
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Lemon Muffin Lukas Win Would Mean the World to Sones
on 02/06/2026 2:17 PM
"We're just hoping Wayne is looking after us from heaven," owner Dr. Aaron Sones said of Lemon Muffin in the Feb. 7 D. Wayne Lukas Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. "If anybody can pull it off, it's him."
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Delaware Park Announces Live Racing Schedule
on 02/06/2026 1:17 PM
Delaware Park is expected to have 75 days of live racing during it's 89th season.
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Will Favored Renegade Deliver in the Sam F. Davis?
on 02/06/2026 1:17 PM
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Roll On Big Joe Carries Momentum Into King Cotton
on 02/06/2026 11:12 AM
Roll On Big Joe makes his 2026 debut in the Feb. 8 King Cotton Stakes for older horses at 6 furlongs after completing a stellar 2025 campaign, highlighted by his win in the Ring The Bell Stakes.
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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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