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Harness: If Major League Baseball can change, so can racing

DRF | 1 year ago
Major League Baseball has been more than tinkering with its game over the last few years. Some of the changes include adding a universal designated hitter, banning the shifting of infielders to one side of the field and perhaps the most dramatic move, ... Read More...

Ballet Dancing hits her stride in Santa Ana win

DRF | 1 year ago
After winning two of her first eight starts at a mile and 1 1/8 miles, Ballet Dancing performed brilliantly in her career debut at 1 1/4 miles, winning her first stakes in Sunday’s Grade 3 Santa Ana Stakes for fillies and mares on turf at Santa Anita. Read More...

Ballet Dancing hits her stride in Santa Ana win

DRF | 1 year ago
After winning two of her first eight starts at a mile and 1 1/8 miles, Ballet Dancing performed brilliantly in her career debut at 1 1/4 miles, winning her first stakes in Sunday’s Grade 3 Santa Ana Stakes for fillies and mares on turf at Santa Anita. Read More...

Road to 2023 Kentucky Derby: Tampa Bay Derby analysis

DRF | 1 year ago
Luis Saez earned his money in the Tampa Bay Derby. It was exhausting just watching Saez ride the hair off Tapit Trice from the seven-sixteenths pole to mid-stretch. All that effort paid off as the odds-on favorite won going away while making his stakes... Read More...

Road to 2023 Kentucky Derby: Tampa Bay Derby analysis

DRF | 1 year ago
Luis Saez earned his money in the Tampa Bay Derby. It was exhausting just watching Saez ride the hair off Tapit Trice from the seven-sixteenths pole to mid-stretch. All that effort paid off as the odds-on favorite won going away while making his stakes... Read More...

Forte clear choice in Pool 5 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

DRF | 1 year ago
Pool 5 in the 2023 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday evening with Forte a clear-cut favorite among 40 wagering options following the customary three-day run. Read More...

Forte clear choice in Pool 5 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

DRF | 1 year ago
Pool 5 in the 2023 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday evening with Forte a clear-cut favorite among 40 wagering options following the customary three-day run. Read More...

Spotlight on jump racing as Cheltenham opens Tuesday

DRF | 1 year ago
When the National Hunt festival for chasers and hurdlers begins on Tuesday at Cheltenham Racecourse 100 miles west of London, a crowd of more than 68,000 is expected to watch the first of four seven-race programs through Friday that are the highlight o... Read More...

Spotlight on jump racing as Cheltenham opens Tuesday

DRF | 1 year ago
When the National Hunt festival for chasers and hurdlers begins on Tuesday at Cheltenham Racecourse 100 miles west of London, a crowd of more than 68,000 is expected to watch the first of four seven-race programs through Friday that are the highlight o... Read More...

La Troienne next for Beholder winner A Mo Reay

DRF | 1 year ago
A Mo Reay’s win in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile, the 4-year-old filly’s first victory in a race at the highest level, has trainer Brad Cox planning a start in the Grade 1 La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 5. Read More...

La Troienne next for Beholder winner A Mo Reay

DRF | 1 year ago
A Mo Reay’s win in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile, the 4-year-old filly’s first victory in a race at the highest level, has trainer Brad Cox planning a start in the Grade 1 La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 5. Read More...

Confidence Game likely to skip Louisiana Derby

DRF | 1 year ago
Confidence Game, one-length winner of the Rebel Stakes on Feb. 25 at Oaklawn Park, is unlikely to run back March 25 in the Louisiana Derby. Trainer Keith Desmormeaux is keeping options open for Confidence Game, who could run on April 1 in the Arkansas ... Read More...

Confidence Game likely to skip Louisiana Derby

DRF | 1 year ago
Confidence Game, one-length winner of the Rebel Stakes on Feb. 25 at Oaklawn Park, is unlikely to run back March 25 in the Louisiana Derby. Trainer Keith Desmormeaux is keeping options open for Confidence Game, who could run on April 1 in the Arkansas ... Read More...

Timeless Journey comes from last to win Biogio’s Rose

DRF | 1 year ago
It wasn’t the trip trainer Ray Handal envisioned Timeless Journey would get in Sunday’s $100,000 Biogio’s Rose at Aqueduct, but it was the desired result. Read More...

Timeless Journey comes from last to win Biogio’s Rose

DRF | 1 year ago
It wasn’t the trip trainer Ray Handal envisioned Timeless Journey would get in Sunday’s $100,000 Biogio’s Rose at Aqueduct, but it was the desired result. Read More...

Australia: High Plateau continues climb in Hawkesbury handicap

DRF | 1 year ago
The 4-year-old High Plateau has an excellent chance to remain unbeaten when he starts against winners for the first time in a five-furlong handicap at Hawkesbury Racecourse on Monday evening. Read More...

Australia: High Plateau continues climb in Hawkesbury handicap

DRF | 1 year ago
The 4-year-old High Plateau has an excellent chance to remain unbeaten when he starts against winners for the first time in a five-furlong handicap at Hawkesbury Racecourse on Monday evening. Read More...

Nobody Listens wires field in Big Daddy

DRF | 1 year ago
Nobody Listens held gamely on the lead to win the $125,000 Big Daddy Stakes by a neck over Night Time on Saturday night at Turfway. Read More...

Arabian Knight taken out of training, will miss Kentucky Derby

DRF | 1 year ago
Arabian Knight, undefeated in two races and rated among the leading candidates for the Triple Crown, has been taken out of training, owner Amr Zedan announced in a message on Twitter late Saturday night. Read More...

Meadowlands: Backstreet Shadow, Ahundreddollarbill best in Saturday’s features

DRF | 1 year ago
A pair of veterans with gaudy resumes reigned supreme in the co-features at the Meadowlands Saturday night, as Backstreet Shadow took the $45,000 Open 1 for pacers and Ahundreddollarbill emerged victorious in the $40,500 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap for trot... Read More...

Meadowlands: Backstreet Shadow, Ahundreddollarbill best in Saturday’s features

DRF | 1 year ago
A pair of veterans with gaudy resumes reigned supreme in the co-features at the Meadowlands Saturday night, as Backstreet Shadow took the $45,000 Open 1 for pacers and Ahundreddollarbill emerged victorious in the $40,500 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap for trot... Read More...

Girl Named Charlie holds off Beautifulnavigator in LaCombe Memorial

DRF | 1 year ago
Girl Named Charlie gave a trainer named Tom Amoss his second straight win in the $75,000 Allen “Black Cat” LaCombe Memorial Stakes. Read More...

Girl Named Charlie holds off Beautifulnavigator in LaCombe Memorial

DRF | 1 year ago
Girl Named Charlie gave a trainer named Tom Amoss his second straight win in the $75,000 Allen “Black Cat” LaCombe Memorial Stakes. Read More...

DRF’s Horse Racing Playbook for Sunday, March 12, 2023

DRF | 1 year ago
Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook; something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day's action. Read More...

Truth Seeker heads 1-2-3 for home team in Phoenix Gold Cup

DRF | 1 year ago
Truth Seeker ($7.40) led a blow struck by the local contingent, which filled the trifecta, as the 7-year-old gelded son of Into Mischief finished with a flourish to capture Turf Paradise’s marquee event Saturday, the $100,000 Phoenix Gold Cup. Read More...

Truth Seeker heads 1-2-3 for home team in Phoenix Gold Cup

DRF | 1 year ago
Truth Seeker ($7.40) led a blow struck by the local contingent, which filled the trifecta, as the 7-year-old gelded son of Into Mischief finished with a flourish to capture Turf Paradise’s marquee event Saturday, the $100,000 Phoenix Gold Cup. Read More...

A Mo Reay gets up at the wire to win Beholder Mile

DRF | 1 year ago
The experience of racing around two turns, and recent success in stakes at Oaklawn and Fair Grounds, translated into a career milestone for A Mo Reay in her first start in Southern California in Saturday’s Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita. Read More...

A Mo Reay gets up at the wire to win Beholder Mile

DRF | 1 year ago
The experience of racing around two turns, and recent success in stakes at Oaklawn and Fair Grounds, translated into a career milestone for A Mo Reay in her first start in Southern California in Saturday’s Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita. Read More...

Secret Oath blazes home to win Azeri Stakes

DRF | 1 year ago
Secret Oath aced her 4-year-old return to the races, blasting home under new jockey Tyler Gaffalione to win the Grade 2, $350,000 Azeri Stakes in eye-catching fashion Saturday at Oaklawn Park. Read More...

Secret Oath blazes home to win Azeri Stakes

DRF | 1 year ago
Secret Oath aced her 4-year-old return to the races, blasting home under new jockey Tyler Gaffalione to win the Grade 2, $350,000 Azeri Stakes in eye-catching fashion Saturday at Oaklawn Park. Read More...

Frank’s Rockette cruises home in Hurricane Bertie Stakes

DRF | 1 year ago
Frank’s Rockette continued her dominance in the local filly and mare sprint division after absolutely cruising to a one-sided and extremely popular eight-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $125,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Read More...

Frank’s Rockette cruises home in Hurricane Bertie Stakes

DRF | 1 year ago
Frank’s Rockette continued her dominance in the local filly and mare sprint division after absolutely cruising to a one-sided and extremely popular eight-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $125,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Read More...

Spirit of Makena wins stakes debut in San Carlos

DRF | 1 year ago
Four races into his career, Spirit of Makena is making a fast impression in the California sprint division. On Saturday at Santa Anita, Spirit of Makena ($7) won his stakes debut in the Grade 3 San Carlos Stakes at seven furlongs, benefiting from an id... Read More...

Spirit of Makena wins stakes debut in San Carlos

DRF | 1 year ago
Four races into his career, Spirit of Makena is making a fast impression in the California sprint division. On Saturday at Santa Anita, Spirit of Makena ($7) won his stakes debut in the Grade 3 San Carlos Stakes at seven furlongs, benefiting from an id... Read More...

Tapit Trice rallies for victory after sluggish start in Tampa Bay Derby

DRF | 1 year ago
He was supposed to win – just not that way. Tapit Trice, away sluggishly from the starting gate, rallied from dead last in a full field of 3-year-olds to win the Tampa Bay Derby going away, stamping himself as a major player on the Kentucky Derby trail... Read More...

Tapit Trice rallies for victory after sluggish start in Tampa Bay Derby

DRF | 1 year ago
He was supposed to win – just not that way. Tapit Trice, away sluggishly from the starting gate, rallied from dead last in a full field of 3-year-olds to win the Tampa Bay Derby going away, stamping himself as a major player on the Kentucky Derby trail... Read More...

Rossa Veloce dominates Correction Stakes; Atras win streak snapped at six

DRF | 1 year ago
Though Rob Atras fell short of equaling a long-standing New York Racing Association record for consecutive wins by a trainer, he had plenty of reasons to be pleased Saturday. Read More...

Rossa Veloce dominates Correction Stakes; Atras win streak snapped at six

DRF | 1 year ago
Though Rob Atras fell short of equaling a long-standing New York Racing Association record for consecutive wins by a trainer, he had plenty of reasons to be pleased Saturday. Read More...

Mission of Joy stays perfect on turf with Florida Oaks win

DRF | 1 year ago
Mission of Joy parlayed her fondness for the Tampa Bay Downs turf course and a well-judged ride by Antonio Gallardo into a game neck victory over Alpha Bella in Saturday’s $200,000 Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs. Longshot Juniper’s Moon finished third... Read More...

Mission of Joy stays perfect on turf with Florida Oaks win

DRF | 1 year ago
Mission of Joy parlayed her fondness for the Tampa Bay Downs turf course and a well-judged ride by Antonio Gallardo into a game neck victory over Alpha Bella in Saturday’s $200,000 Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs. Longshot Juniper’s Moon finished third... Read More...

Shantisara gets perfect trip to deliver favorite in Hillsborough Stakes

DRF | 1 year ago
Favorites were perfect in the first three stakes on the Festival Day undercard Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, capped by a professional score from Shantisara in the Grade 2, $200,00 Hillsborough Stakes. Read More...

Shantisara gets perfect trip to deliver as favorite in Hillsborough Stakes

DRF | 1 year ago
Favorites were perfect in the first three stakes on the Festival Day undercard Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, capped by a professional score from Shantisara in the Grade 2, $200,00 Hillsborough Stakes. Read More...

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for March 12, 2023

DRF | 1 year ago
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Sunday’s card at Aqueduct. Read More...

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for March 12, 2023

DRF | 1 year ago
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Sunday’s card at Aqueduct. Read More...

Australia: Sacramento seeks repeat in Canberra Cup

DRF | 1 year ago
Sacramento won the Canberra Cup at Canberra Racecourse in Australia last year to end a five-race losing streak. The 6-year-old Sacramento was the 3-1 favorite in early betting Saturday to win the $131,500 Canberra Cup on Sunday evening and once again n... Read More...

Australia: Sacramento seeks repeat in Canberra Cup

DRF | 1 year ago
Sacramento won the Canberra Cup at Canberra Racecourse in Australia last year to end a five-race losing streak. The 6-year-old Sacramento was the 3-1 favorite in early betting Saturday to win the $131,500 Canberra Cup on Sunday evening and once again n... Read More...