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Thorpedo Anna Explodes to Victory in Fantasy

POSTED: March 30, 2024

Thorpedo Anna blows into the Kentucky Oaks. (Coady Photography/Renee Torbit) By Robert Yates HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Thorpedo Anna stamped herself a major Kentucky Oaks player with...

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Lukas Ready to Roll at Oaklawn

POSTED: March 29, 2024

Just Steel will have Keith Asmussen aboard for this trip in the Arkansas Derby. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) By Robert Yates Brad Cox turns 44 Saturday,...

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Saturday's Fantasy Stakes is a Wide Open Affair

POSTED: March 31, 2022

HOT SPRINGS, AR – With Secret Oath chasing the boys, the door is open for another girl to win Oaklawn’s biggest race for 3-year-old fillies. ...

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Breeders' Cup and FanDuel Group Announce Free to Play $1 Million Free To Play Contest

POSTED: November 4, 2020

$1 Million Bonus Up for Grabs; $20,000 in Guaranteed Cash Prizes to be Paid OutLEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 4, 2020) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred racing’s...

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Swiss Skydiver Makes the Fantasy Her Reality

POSTED: May 2, 2020

In a 14-filly field packed deeply with talented 3-year-olds, Kenny McPeek-trained Swiss Skydiver ran fiercely to overtake favorite Venetian Harbor in the $400,000 G3 Fantasy...

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Kansas Kis in fine fettle for G3 Fantasy at Oaklawn Park

POSTED: April 26, 2020

ELMONT, N.Y. - Perrine Time Thoroughbreds' Kansas Kis, who earned 20 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points for her runner-up effort in the Busher Invitational on March 7...

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STREET BAND TO WORK EARLY NEXT WEEK IN ADVANCE OF APPLE BLOSSOM START

POSTED: April 5, 2020

Millionaire Grade 1 winner Street Band is scheduled to work Monday or Tuesday in advance of a scheduled start in the $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap...

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10 Years Since Rachel Alexandra and the Oaks

POSTED: February 23, 2019

by Mary Dixon Reynolds This year, we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Rachel Alexandra's breathtaking Kentucky Oaks, which unwittingly began her campaign for Horse of...

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