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The confidence with which the trainer Hugo Padilla spoke of Red Zone Runner ahead of his 3-year-old debut suggested all but absolute certainty in the colt’s prospects. Even then, he wasn’t prepared for the final result.
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Banishing, who is at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai preparing for a start in the Group 2 Godolphin Mile on March 28, has been able to train without incident since the recent start of the war in Iran.
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Derek Ryan was all but set on sending Book’em Danno overseas to make his 5-year-old debut in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Racecourse on March 28, but the trainer is one of many who are preparing to shift away from those plans this month.
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The New York Racing Association and Woodbine Entertainment have joined forces to offer a 14-race series of stakes worth $3.2 million restricted to horses bred in New York and Canada for 2026-27.
Four horses and their riders were involved in a scary incident at Parx Racing on Monday, in which a loose horse unseated her rider out of the gate and later caused a spill that unseated three more riders.
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Like he has for many years, John Kimmel will attend the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. 2-year-olds in training auction next week. This time, however, he will do it solely as a bloodstock adviser.
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Skippylongstocking, winner of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational in his 2026 debut, will scratch from Saturday’s Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap after having to be removed from his scheduled flight from Florida to California on Tuesday morning.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 3/5 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for the week of Feb. 27-March 1, 2026.
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Bob Davis has spent the last 50 years chasing adrenaline and wins on the racetrack. There is no clocking in and there is never any clocking out. Workdays start at 4 a.m. and never have a set end time. His success has been measured by his own personal gratification.
