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The winter of 2025-26 was different for veteran trainer Brian Brown, but as the season is about to change the Ohio-based conditioner still has the same kind of optimism about his stable’s future.
A dozen mares bred to Grade 1 winner Collected at the start of the 2026 breeding season have checked in foal to the City Zip stallion, who relocated from Kentucky last November to stand at Rancho San Miguel in San Luis Obispo County, California.
A trio of $30,000 Open events highlight the opening week of the 2026 harness racing season at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, which commences Monday (March 23).
An upset by Run With Liberty ($30) in Sunday’s ninth race has led to a carryover of $58,868 in Friday’s $2 pick six at Santa Anita, the next day of live racing.
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The top three finishers in the Louisiana Derby, if not more, will make their next start in the Kentucky Derby, all being well.
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Journalism, one of the star 3-year-olds in 2025, had his fifth workout in the last month at Santa Anita on Sunday, moving closer to a comeback this spring.
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Flyover has shown an affinity to set the pace since his career began last April. On Sunday at Santa Anita, the tactic led to his first stakes win, in the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes for California-breds.
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Express Kid, second by a nose in the Sunland Park Derby in February in his lone start this year, will be sent to Santa Anita later this week for a scheduled start in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 4.
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The New York Racing Association is still feeling the impact of the harsh winter as it announced Sunday the start of turf racing at Aqueduct has been pushed back two weeks.
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Sunny skies and warmer temperatures brought out a nice crowd for opening day at Cumberland Raceway on Saturday (March 21), with several regulars picking up where they left off, along with some new faces also grabbing the spotlight. However, the brightest star of the day was driver Dave Ingraham, who secured his 8,000th career victory.
