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Before she ever stood in the spotlight of the Kentucky Derby, before the roar of 150,000 people and the weight of history settled on her shoulders, Cherie DeVaux was a kid in a harness racing stable run by her parents. And on a day when she became the first woman to train a Derby winner, those late nights in the barn didn’t feel far away at all. They felt like the beginning of everything.
The draws are complete for Eldorado Scioto Downs’ opening weekend, with 46 races spanning the three days. First post is 5:15 p.m. on Thursday (May 7), Friday (May 8) and Saturday (May 9).
The seventh week of the 2026 harness racing season at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel proved to be an all-time best week in the track's six-year history after crushing its single-card handle record on Monday (May 4) and carrying strong wagering growth into Tuesday (May 5), making it the best week of handle ever at the Southwest Kentucky track.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at The Meadowlands.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania annually presents the Pennsylvania All-Stars series of races, giving the state-sired stars of the sport an additional opportunity of racing while bringing quality horses to the northeast Pennsylvania oval.
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Golden Tempo, the Kentucky Derby winner, will bypass the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Laurel Park and point to the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga, trainer Cherie DeVaux said Wednesday.
On Saturday, Rey Magnerio will race for the first time at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide in the Group 1 Goodwood Stakes, where he rates as the expected favorite in another lucrative race.
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Talk to Me Jimmy, who had been mentioned as a possible starter in the Preakness Stakes, will stay home to run in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes, trainer Rudy Rodriguez said Wednesday.
