Current Tag: Southwest Stakes
Stakes action springs into the weekend
POSTED: February 27, 2021
31 stakes this weekend, 15 graded, with 102 Kentucky Derby Qualifying points on the line. Gulfstream offers a full day of stakes with nine stakes,...
Claiming game, good or bad for Thoroughbred Racing, How the IRS changed the sport from breeding to race to breeding to sell
POSTED: February 25, 2021
On this Past the Wire TV show Jeff Metz and Jonathan Stettin talk about whether the long standing practice of running claiming races in the...
Risen Star GII begins Road to Kentucky Derby Championship Season
POSTED: February 11, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with a field of 13 horses...
Oaklawn cancels weekend racing due to weather
POSTED: February 10, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021) – Due to the predicted winter weather expected in Hot Springs over the next few days, Oaklawn is...
Caddo River Looks to Pick Up Derby Points in The Smarty Jones
POSTED: January 8, 2021
Caddo River Powerful maiden winner Caddo River will make his stakes and two-turn debut in the $150,000 Smarty Jones for 3-year-olds Jan. 22 at Oaklawn,...
Home Team Advantage for Wells Bayou In The Arkansas Derby
POSTED: May 1, 2020
Wells Bayou works at Oaklawn on Wednesday Credit: Coady Photography Wells Bayou is running in a Derby on the first Saturday in May, just not...
Englehart Sets Sights On Southwest Stakes At Oaklawn Park
POSTED: February 15, 2020
Photo Courtesy Of NYRA Oaklawn Park News Jeremiah Englehart’s first career Oaklawn Park winner will try to become his first career Oaklawn stakes winner when...
Todd Pletcher Has Two 3 Year Olds Primed for Presidents Day Weekend
POSTED: February 12, 2020
Photo Credit: Susie Raisher Oaklawn Park News Todd Pletcher has 26 early Triple Crown nominees this year and two are scheduled to make their seasonal...
