Fri, 12/26/2025 - 08:24

Wide-open San Gabriel abundant with options

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Stay Hot is likely to race as a stalker behind the stakes winner Cabo Spirit and Nesso’s Lasthurrah.

Nestled amid an action-packed 11-race program Sunday at Santa Anita, the Grade 2 San Gabriel Stakes at 1 1/8 miles is one of the day’s more engrossing turf races. There are plenty of runners with chances.

Stay Hot, winner of the Texas Turf Classic at Lone Star Park in June, can end a four-race losing streak if he replicates a second-place finish by a neck in the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap in August.

Fri, 12/26/2025 - 08:09

Modo brings top Beyers to restricted Oaklawn Anywhere

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Modo won the $75,000 Bara Lass for Texas-breds in January at Sam Houston Race Park.

Modo will bring the best collection of Beyer Speed Figures into the $135,000 Oaklawn Anywhere overnight stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday at Oaklawn Park.

The race, which will be run over six furlongs, is restricted to nonwinners of a stakes race other than statebred. It drew a cast of 10.

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Tue, 12/23/2025 - 14:20

Question marks abound in Mr. Prospector, Abundantia Stakes

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As of Tuesday, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said White Abarrio’s starting status for the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector remained undecided.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A year ago, White Abarrio used a start in the seven-furlong Mr. Prospector as a stepping-stone to one of the most impressive and important victories of his career, a 6 1/4-length triumph in Gulfstream Park’s signature event, the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational.

Tue, 12/23/2025 - 13:42

Capuano looks to put finishing touches on surreal juvenile year in Heft

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Probably Dreaming is part of a Gary Capuano-trained quartet entered for Saturday's Heft at Laurel.

At the end of a stellar fall campaign, trainer Gary Capuano is rerady for a well-deserved encore at Laurel on Saturday. Capuano entered four juveniles in the $100,000 Heft Stakes, surrounding the field with his elite band of 2-year-olds.

“I don’t want to turn the calendar year,” Capuano said. “I’m going to keep it at 2025, because with the 2-year-olds, just about all of them have come back to have multiple wins. It’s just been a phenomenal year, one of those rare occasions.”

Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:26

Red-hot Cox has comebacking Kinetic to lead Queens County duo

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Off since the Essex in March, Kinetic returns for Saturday's Queens County at Aqueduct.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – If December is supposed to be the slow time on the racing calendar, someone forgot to notify Brad Cox.

Cox, who in 2025 leads all North American-based trainers in purse money won with $29.8 million (through Tuesday) and stakes wins with 57, has gone 10 for 42 in December with wins at six different tracks, winning stakes at five venues.

Tue, 12/23/2025 - 11:50

Year's End highlights juveniles-only card with robust fields

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Paving is perfect in two starts for trainer Tom Amoss.

The unbeaten Paving will attempt to close out her first season of racing with a win around two turns Saturday in the $150,000 Year’s End, the feature race on an Oaklawn Park card made up exclusively of 2-year-old races.

There are a total of 106 juveniles entered across 10 races worth a cumulative $900,000. The lineup includes eight maiden races and a $50,000 starter allowance. The Year’s End is for 2-year-old fillies at a mile.