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Asmussen eyeing Razorback for Tap Into This
Tap Into This, who won his fourth race in his last five starts in The Coach overnight stakes earlier this month at Oaklawn Park, is likely headed for graded stakes company.
Mary RampelliniJan 19, 2026
Tap Into This, who won his fourth race in his last five starts in The Coach overnight stakes earlier this month at Oaklawn Park, is likely headed for graded stakes company.
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Nominations have been released for the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes, the first major Kentucky Derby prep held locally each winter, to be contested at 1 1/16 miles on Jan. 31.
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Thursday evening figures to be a memorable one for the potent jockey and trainer combination of Junior Alvarado and Bill Mott, who are likely to be spending plenty of time at the podium accepting accolades for Sovereignty at the 2026 Eclipse Awards ceremony. Alvarado and Mott are also likely to be celebrating together about five hours earlier in the Gulfstream Park winner's circle with Nic's Style.
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Balnikhov, the millionaire four-time stakes winner, has had a change of ownership in advance of his 2026 debut at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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The brilliant mare Grand Slam Smile has won eight stakes in her career, seven for California-breds and the Fasig-Tipton Debutante in her second start at Santa Anita in June 2023. Another attempt at a graded stakes win is possible after Grand Slam Smile's win by a half-length in Saturday's Sunshine Million Filly and Mare Sprint on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita.
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Six months ago, Vodka Vodka was a maiden nearing a comeback after a yearlong layoff. On Saturday at Santa Anita, Vodka Vodka became a stakes winner in the $175,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic and a candidate for the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap on March 7.
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With the Angels, who has lost her last two starts after winning her first five, looks to get back to the winner's circle Thursday in a second-level allowance/optional $75,000 that serves as the feature and final race on Thursday's eight-race Aqueduct program.
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While there figures to be some drama in categories such as older dirt male, jockey, and perhaps trainer, Thursday's Eclipse Awards ceremony in South Florida is expected to be another big night for Godolphin, the global racing and breeding operation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the ruling leader of Dubai.
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The speedy and well-traveled Uncashed makes a return visit to Tampa Bay Downs on Wednesday, where the 6-year-old gelding seeks his 13th career victory in a multi-conditioned allowance/optional $100,000 claimer over six furlongs that serves as the feature on a nine-race card.
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Todd Pletcher couldn’t have hoped for more than he got with the two Saturday runners he shipped to Fair Grounds from his winter base at Palm Beach Downs. The 3-year-old Jackson Hole, coming off a one-turn-mile debut win, easily captured a first-level route allowance, and 4-year-old Accelerize, making his fourth career start and stakes debut, led wire to wire in the Grade 3 Louisiana, where he held off odds-on favorite Just a Touch.