Crupper can give Von Hemel family first Triple Cro
A Preakness media team news feature (Robert Yates photo above of Crupper winning Oaklawn Park’s Bathhouse Row Stakes) LAUREL, MD – Robert Zoellner’sRead More
Thursday’s Derby barn notes: Stark Contrast
By Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby notes team (Coady Media/Stephen Ibanez photo of Silent Tactic working under Cristian Torres) CASSE TRIO WORKS TOWARD DERBYRead More
Louisville’s Hoskins to begin jockey career
Thursday, April 23, 2026 Today’s Oaklawn Park update by track publicist Robert Yates (photo above of Luke Hoskins galloping horses this morning byRead More
Trainer Dan Ward to oversee Baffert’s Church
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Oaklawn Park racing update by publicist Robert Yates (Robert Yates photo above of Dan Ward and his team withRead More
Sovereignty gets acquainted with Oaklawn racetrack
Wednesday’s Oaklawn Park media notes by Robert Yates (photo above of Sovereignty in his Oaklawn stall by Robert Yates) Reigning Horse of theRead More
Hoops & horses for Pletcher: Renegade gets int
By Robert Yates (Coady Media/Kara West photo of Renegade winning the Arkansas Derby under Irad Ortiz) Reached by phone roughly an hour afterRead More
Renegade gives Pletcher record sixth ArkDerby
Saturday, Mar. 28, 2026 Stakes recaps by Robert Yates (Coady Media/Renee Torbit photo above of Renegade winning the Arkansas Derby) $1,500,000 Arkansas DerbyRead More
Silent Tactic only horse to run in all four Oaklaw
Thursday, March 19, 2026 Oaklawn Park media notes by publicist Robert Yates (Above: Silent Tactic winning Oaklawn’s G3 Southwest Stakes under Kentucky-based CristianRead More
Blackout Time returns in Sunday’s Rebel
Lots of Kentucky Derby prep and other intriguing stakes action this weekend, and Kentucky-based horses are at the forefront. That includes the KennyRead More
Living Legend: Jinks Fires to be feted March 5 at
“Jinks has just been the picture of racing. He’s the epitome of what is good about the HBPA” – Bill Walmsley National HBPARead More