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Aragog Springs the Baxter Stakes Surprise
Aragog delivered a sharp, winning performance in the Baxter Stakes on April 11, 2026, seizing control before the stretch and finishing the job in 1:09.39 for owner-trainer Delta Farms and jockey Ramos A B. Sent off at 8-1, the gray… Read More ›
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Poor Mans Song Looks Best in Baxter Stakes
On April 11, 2026, Fonner Park stages the Baxter Stakes at 6 furlongs on dirt for three-year-olds, with a purse of $20.000 and an additional condition limiting the field to runners that have not won a Graded Stake since October… Read More ›
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Cumberland Blue Delivers the Goods in the Wood Memorial
Cumberland Blue confirmed his rise in the three-year-old division on April 4, 2026, capturing the Grade II Wood Memorial at Aqueduct for Jerry Garcia Racing under C. H. Borel. The colt went off favored, settled well off the early tempo,… Read More ›
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Gold Strikes Rich in Carter Handicap
Gold sprang the upset in the Grade II Carter Handicap on April 4, 2026, giving Spankys Barn and L. Saez a sharp victory at Aqueduct in 1:20.78 for 7 furlongs on a fast track. The six-year-old gelding sat just behind… Read More ›
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Strategic Knight Looks Primed for a Big Carter Punch
On April 4, 2026, Aqueduct stages The Carter Handicap (Grade II) at 7 furlongs on dirt for older horses, carrying a purse of $300.000. This race has long been a major sprint route hybrid for older runners, and the recent… Read More ›
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Cumberland Blue Ready to Stamp Himself a Derby Player
On April 4, 2026, Aqueduct hosts The Wood Memorial (Grade II) at 1 1/8 miles on dirt for three-year-olds, offering a purse of $750.000 and serving as a key Kentucky Derby points race. This race has long been a proving… Read More ›
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Extreme Hobbit and Shes A Cougar Share the Spotlight in a Dead-Heat Sanibel Island
Extreme Hobbit and Shes A Cougar finished inseparable at the wire on March 28, 2026, producing a dead heat in the Sanibel Island at Gulfstream Park. Extreme Hobbit, racing for Arkansas Elite under A. R. Rodriguez, worked out a forward… Read More ›
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Stormy Knight Shines Bright in Cutler Bay
Stormy Knight delivered a polished winning effort in the Cutler Bay on March 28, 2026, giving Mb Stables another stakes success with R. M. Hernandez aboard. The gelding was not on the engine early, but he stayed close enough to… Read More ›
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Song Of The Angels Headlines Sanibel Island
On March 28, 2026, Gulfstream Park presents the Sanibel Island Stakes, a 7 1/2-furlong turf event for three-year-old fillies with a purse of $150.000. This race has evolved in distance over the years but consistently rewards fillies with tactical speed… Read More ›
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Stormy Knight Looks Ready to Strike in Cutler Bay
On March 28, 2026, Gulfstream Park hosts the Cutler Bay, a turf stake for three-year-olds at 7 1/2 furlongs with a purse of $150.000. Nakamura Stables won this race in 2016 with Crown National and returns here with Great Scholar…. Read More ›