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The $200,000, Grade 3 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes Saturday at Gulfstream Park has attracted a competitive field of 10 older horses. While the race is open to 3-year-olds and upward, every entrant is at...
Gambling
Posted December 18th, 2025 ·
Equibase Rankings: Duel for Top-Earning Jockey Goes Down to the Wire
It was a relatively quiet week in Thoroughbred racing across North America, with just one graded stakes on the schedule Dec. 13, but the Equibase jockey standings remain fiercely contested, with...
Racing
Posted December 17th, 2025 ·
Superbly Bred Provenance Can Take Next Step in Los Alamitos Futurity
The Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve continues this Saturday with the 45th running of the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity, which offers 10 qualifying Derby points to the winner.
Gambling
Posted December 11th, 2025 ·
Equibase Leaders: Big Day at the Big A Makes Impact, Irad Ortiz Jr. Sets Single Season Record
With three weeks remaining in the year, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. has set a new single season record for earnings at more than $39.4 million through Dec. 7. Ortiz, Jr. eclipsed the previous mark of $39...
Racing
Posted December 10th, 2025 ·
Bishops Bay Rates a Slight Edge in 2025 Cigar Mile
The 37th and final Cigar Mile Handicap to be contested at Aqueduct drew a field of seven colts and geldings, headlined by two highly competitive 5-year-olds, Bishops Bay and Phileas Fogg.
Gambling
Posted December 4th, 2025 ·
Equibase Leaders: Irad Ortiz Jr. Nears Single-Season Earnings Record
Thanksgiving week delivered not only holiday cheer but also a strong slate of graded stakes action from coast to coast.
Racing
Posted December 3rd, 2025 ·
Is Highly Regarded Further Ado a Vulnerable Favorite in Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes?
The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this Saturday at Churchill Downs with the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, a Grade 2 race offering 10 qualifying points to the winner. The field of...
Gambling
Posted November 26th, 2025 ·
Improving Chapman’s Peak the Pick in Commonwealth Turf Stakes
A field of 11 talented 3-year-old colts and geldings is set for the 20th running of the $300,000, Grade 3 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Saturday at Churchill Downs, with more than half the entrants...
Gambling
Posted November 20th, 2025 ·
Equibase Standings: Irad Ortiz Jr. Closes Earnings Gap with 15-Win Week
The big mover in Equibase’s rankings of earnings for North America-based racehorses, trainers, and jockeys last week was Irad Ortiz Jr. The five-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey delivered a...
Racing
Posted November 19th, 2025 ·
Looking Past the Favorites in the 2025 Chilukki Stakes
The $300,000, Grade 3 Chilukki Stakes Presented by Resolute Racing at Churchill Downs is the third race on the track’s Nov. 15 card, which also features the 27th running of the Claiming Crown in...
Gambling
Posted November 13th, 2025 ·
Equibase Rankings: Veterans and Rising Stars Highlight the Week
The post-Breeders’ Cup lull may be settling in, but there was still plenty of meaningful stakes action across North America last week. Graded stakes at Aqueduct and Churchill Downs produced...
Racing
Posted November 12th, 2025 ·
Betting a Filly with Intriguing Potential in 2025 Mother Goose Stakes
The $300,000, Grade 2 Mother Goose Stakes highlights Saturday’s 10-race card at Aqueduct with a very competitive field of nine 3-year-old fillies.
Gambling
Posted November 6th, 2025 ·