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BURNHAM SQUARE – The Toyota Blue Grass G1 – 04-08-25 – R10 – Keeneland Race Course – Finish 02 – Renee Torbit

Keeneland: Record $9.55M for spring stakes

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Keeneland press release (Coady Media/Renee Torbit photo of #3 Burnham Square winning last year's Blue Grass Stakes) Purses increased for three upgraded stakes LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 20, 2026) – Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet from Friday, April 3 through Friday, April 24 has scheduled

STREET BEAST – The Leonatus Stakes – 01-17-26 – R08 – Turfway Park – Up the Track 01 – Devin Hall

Street Beast is just that in Leonatus

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Turfway Park stakes recap by publicist Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media/Devin Hall photo of Street Beast winning the Leonatus under Luan Machado) FLORENCE, Ky. (Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026) – Midway Racing’s Street Beast kicked off his 3-year-old season with an impressive gate-to-wire victory in Saturday night’s

GOOD CHEER – The Longines Kentucky Oaks G1 – 151st Running – 05-02-25 – R11 – Churchill Downs – Brad Cox 01 – Renee Torbit

KY 2025 win leaders: Cox (104), Jose Ortiz (152), Godolphin (52)

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Click here to see Kentucky’s overall 2025 owner, trainer, jockey standings from Equibase Brad Cox will be this week's featured guest on Kentucky Racing Spotlight with Louie Rabaut, presented by the Kentucky HBPA, this Friday 6-7p ET on ESPN 680/105.9, streaming

McGee, Hernandez team to win FG's Menard in Lotsandlotsofcandy's stakes debut

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Fair Grounds stakes recap by publicist Kevin Kilroy (Hodges Photography above of Lotsandlotsofcandy winning the Menard) NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 10, 2025) — Jay Em Ess Stable’s Lotsandlotsofcandy broke to the front and never allowed her five rivals to threaten in the stretch,

LITERATE – The Likely Exchange 28th Running – 01-10-26 – R08 – Turfway Park – Finish 01

Literate edges Devassa in Likely Exchange

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Stakes recap by publicist Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media photos of Literate in the Likely Exchange) FLORENCE, Ky. (Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026) – C2 Racing Stable and BAG Racing’s Literate was able to find her best stride late to get by Devassa in the shadow of the wire and

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Keeneland: Record $9.55M for spring stakes

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