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🎥 The Race of the Day for Thursday is the the tenth at Turfway Park presented by Morningline.io. Check out the analysis from David Aragona and Mike Beer here:
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Turfway Park Race 10 Preview | DRF Thursday ROTD
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February 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Igniter beat a well-regarded runner from the Chad Brown barn to win his first race. He’ll likely have to do the same on Wednesday if he is to win his second, writes David Grening.
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Igniter faces another talented Brown runner back at one turn
Igniter beat a well-regarded runner from the Chad Brown barn to win his first race. He'll likely have to do the same on Wednesday if he is to win his second. Igniter, returning to a one-turn race, wil...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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Paladin, the winner of the 2025 Remsen Stakes, has been made a tepid 8-1 favorite among the 39 individual horses included in the fourth pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, reports Matt Hegarty.
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Paladin the individual favorite in fourth Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool
Paladin, the winner of the 2025 Remsen Stakes, has been made a tepid 8-1 favorite among the 39 individual horses included in the fourth pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
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February 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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Here are the horses who caught ace DRF handicapper Brad Free's eye during the week that was at Santa Anita
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Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for the week of Feb. 6-8, 2026
Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for the week of Feb. 6-8, 2026
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February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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🎥 Presented by Morningline.io, Wednesday's Race of the Day is Aqueduct's third race. David Aragona and Mike Beer analyze here:
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Aqueduct Race 3 Preview | DRF Wednesday ROTD
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February 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has suspended the probationary accreditation status of a drug-testing lab operated by the Ohio Department of Agriculture for a minimum of six months, reports Matt Hegarty.
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Ohio drug-testing lab's accreditation suspended by HIWU
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has suspended the probationary accreditation status of a drug-testing lab operated by the Ohio Department of Agriculture for a minimum of six months, HIWU an...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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King Leatherbury, the Hall of Fame trainer who rose to prominence in the 1970s and dominated Maryland racing for three decades, died at his home on Tuesday. He was 92.
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Hall of Fame horseman King Leatherbury dies at age 92
King Leatherbury, the Hall of Fame trainer who rose to prominence in the 1970s and dominated Maryland racing for three decades, died at his home on Tuesday. He was 92. In a training career that spanne...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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"Geroux kicks off Santa Anita stint on high note"

Brad Free has the story.
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Geroux kicks off Santa Anita stint on high note
By his own admission, jockey Florent Geroux acknowledged his decision to relocate from Fair Grounds to Santa Anita, smack in the middle of winter, was curiously timed.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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"Picking San Felipe Stakes or Santa Anita Derby next big question for top Robert Lewis finishers"

@drfandersen.bsky.social has the details.
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Picking San Felipe Stakes or Santa Anita Derby next big question for top Robert Lewis finishers
Managing the short-term race schedules of top-class 3-year-olds was on the minds of several trainers at Santa Anita on Sunday, a day after the Grade 3 Robert Lewis Stakes.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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Pletcher has big week with plenty to look forward to
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Pletcher has big week with plenty to look forward to
Seven wins, including five stakes at three different tracks, have given trainer Todd Pletcher much to look forward to moving forward.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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Brown debut winners on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs well worth following.
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Brown debut winners well worth following
They only won maiden races in their debuts at Tampa Bay Downs, but expect to hear plenty more from 3-year-olds Emerging Market and Always a Runner throughout the year. Trainer Chad Brown said he had b...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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El Potente will likely get his chance at Santa Anita's Frank Kilroe Mile after repeat in Thunder Road.
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El Potente will likely get his chance at Kilroe Mile
Last year, El Potente won the Thunder Road by three lengths in what was intended to be a prep race for the Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile in March. El Potente was withdrawn from the Kilroe and did not race...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Trainer Ingrid Mason has been ejected from Oaklawn Parl after barn search turned up banned substances and syringes.
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Ingrid Mason ejected from Oaklawn after barn search
Ingrid Mason, a trainer based at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., has been banned indefinitely by the track, according to a stewards’ ruling, reportedly as a result of a barn search that turned up b...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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🎥 Presented by Morningline.io, here’s what Ashley Mailloux and Gin Buccola have to say about the Grade 2 D. Wayne Lukas Stakes at Santa Anita this Saturday on #DRFTV
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G2 D. Wayne Lukas Stakes Preview | February 7, 2026
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February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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"Pletcher continues Zany on familiar, successful path in Suncoast"

David Grening previews Saturday’s $125,000 Suncoast Stakes, Pelican Stakes & Minaret Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Pletcher continues Zany on familiar, successful path in Suncoast
With champion Ted Noffey sidelined through the spring and with all due respect to Nearly, a dominant winner of last weekend's Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes, the best 3-year-old in trainer Todd Pletcher's b...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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"Aqueduct cancels Saturday and Sunday cards due to freezing forecast"

David Grening has the news.
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Aqueduct cancels Saturday and Sunday cards due to freezing forecast
With more arctic-like temperatures in the forecast, the Saturday and Sunday cards scheduled at Aqueduct have been canceled.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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In this edition of The Weekend GamePlan, Marcus Hersh has Free analysis & picks for the Robert B. Lewis, Bayakoa & Ladies' Turf Sprint.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Robert B. Lewis, Bayakoa, Ladies' Turf Sprint
Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Robert B. Lewis, Bayakoa, Ladies' Turf Sprint
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February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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"Himika tries turf in Sweet Life Stakes"

@drfandersen.bsky.social previews the $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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Himika tries turf in Sweet Life Stakes
The $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday marks an experiment in the career of two-time dirt stakes winner Himika. The Sweet Life is run at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf co...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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🎥 The Race of the Day for Saturday is the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs presented by Morningline.io. Check out the analysis from David Aragona and Mike Beer on #DRFTV
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Sam F. Davis Picks & Analysis | DRF Saturday ROTD @ Tampa Bay Downs | February 7, 2026
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February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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🎥 Presented by Morningline.io, here are Gino Buccola and Mike Beer with the preview of the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes from Santa Anita this Saturday on #DRFTV
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G3 Robert B Lewis Picks & Analysis | Derby prep @ Santa Anita | February 7, 2026
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February 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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🎥 Presented by Morningline.io, Thursday's Race of the Day is Oaklawn Park's Fifth Season Stakes. David Aragona and Mike Beer analyze on #DRFTV
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DRF Thursday ROTD | Fifth Season Stakes @ Oaklawn | February 5, 2026
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February 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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🎥 Catch David Aragona and Mike Beer as they preview the Withers Stakes from Aqueduct this Friday presented by Morningline.io on #DRFTV
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Withers Stakes Analysis @ Aqueduct | February 6, 2026
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February 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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🎥 The Race of the Day for Friday is the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park presented by Morningline.io. Check out the analysis from Ashley Mailloux and Mike Beer on #DRFTV
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G3 Southwest Stakes Picks & Analysis | DRF Friday ROTD | February 6, 2026
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February 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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"Southwest an intriguing addition to big weekend"

Mary Rampellini has the details.
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Southwest an intriguing addition to big weekend
Winter Storm Fern wiped out what was supposed to be the first week of the classic meet at Oaklawn Park, and so the Hot Springs, Ark., track had to rearrange its schedule in a move that puts the Grade ...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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"Surfin' U. S. A. scores emotional win for the late Jeff Siegel"

@drfandersen.bsky.social has the details. #RacingSky🏇
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Surfin' U. S. A. scores emotional win for the late Jeff Siegel
Surfin' U. S. A., a 3-year-old filly owned by the estate of the late racing handicapper and commentator Jeff Siegel and longtime Los Angeles Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer, won a maiden race at 6 ...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM