Gulfstream Park Barn Notes: Saturday’s G3 Royal Delta On Tap
(Damons Mound / Photo Courtesy of Gulfstream Park) From the Gulfstream Park Media Team: DREXEL
Oaklawn Park Racing News: Ozark Stakes To Be Contested on Monday, Feb. 16
From the Oaklawn Park Media Team / Robert Yates: OP Stakes Race Preview - $150,000
Santa Anita Barn Notes: Somber Mood Upon News of John Shirreffs’ Passing
(Trainmer John Shirreffs passed this week / Benoit Photo & Courtesy of Santa Anita) From
Fair Grounds’ Barn Notes: DeVaux Talks About Her Top Horses Going Into Louisiana Derby Preview Day
(Golden Tempo / Hodges Photography & Courtesy of the Fair Grounds) From the Fair Grounds
Notes & Quotes From the Forego Stakes: G T Five Hundred
(G T Five Hundred Wins Forego Stakes at Turfway Park on Friday night / Photo
McLean’s “Bonus Coverage” Selections of Fair Grounds’ Louisiana Derby Preview Day & G2 Risen Star
Days Picks 9 / 2-2-5 2026 Overall -- 117 117 / 40-33-46 Win % of
“Road to Ky Derby Championship Series” Kicks Off Saturday wit G2 Risen Star Stakes
From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Darren Rogers: ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY CHAMPIONSHIP
McLean’s Selections for Turfway Park on Friday the 13th … drum roll … of February
Days Picks 9 / 2-2-5 2026 Overall -- 117 117 / 40-33-46 Win % of
Turfway Park Barn Notes: Encino Returns in Dust Commander
(Encino / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Turfway Park Media Team / Kevin
Churchill Downs Now Accepting Applications for Survivors Parade
(Survivor's Parade on Kentucky Oaks Day / Photo by Coady Media) From the Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs Launches KY Derby Future Wager Pool 4: Paladin Is Early Favorite
From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Darren Rogers: REMSEN WINNER PALADIN TABBED AS 8-1
HIWU Suspends Lab at Ohio Department of Agriculture
From the HIWU Media Team / Alexa Ravit: HIWU Suspends Probationary HEAL Accreditation for Analytical
McLean’s Selections for Turfway Park on Birthday Night — Wednesday, Feb. 11
Days Picks 9 / 2-2-5 2026 Overall -- 117 117 / 40-33-46 Win %
“The Pressbox’s Kentucky Derby Rankings” — 3rd Week: Nearly Is Clearly #1
(Nearly winning the G3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park / Photo Courtesy of Gulfstream
TwinSpires Boosts Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge Prize Pool & Adds Kentucky Oaks Betting Challenge
From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Kevin Kerstein: TWINSPIRES BOOSTS KENTUCKY DERBY BETTING CHALLENGE
“Road to the Kentucky Derby:” Silent Tactic & Renegade Tied at Top
(Renegade winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes is now tied at the top of the
Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Golden Tempo Returns in G2 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star
(Golden Tempo winning the Lecomte Stakes at the Fair Grounds / Photo by Hodges Photography
Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Bella Ballerina Makes ’26 Debut in G2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes
(Bella Ballerina / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Fair Grounds Media Team: Golden
Notes & Quotes From the G3 Bayakoa Stakes: Nitrogen
(Nitrogen wins the G3 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Saturday / Photo by Coady
Notes & Quotes From G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes: Plutarch
(Plutarch nips Intrepido to win G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday