Late Charge: Silent Tactic Claims Southwest
After running a quiet second in the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent Tactic announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials with a devastating rally and widening victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park.
Dettori's Grand Finale Rivaled by a Long-Ago Swan Song
In this week's On Racing: The great jockeys who get to choose how they end their careers consider themselves lucky, and the grandest of all finales occurred 60 years ago this March.
Will Favored Renegade Deliver in the Sam F. Davis?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs.
Roll On Big Joe Carries Momentum Into King Cotton
Roll On Big Joe makes his 2026 debut in the Feb. 8 King Cotton Stakes for older horses at 6 furlongs after completing a stellar 2025 campaign, capped by his win in the Dec. 13 Ring The Bell Stakes.
Lemon Muffin Lukas Win Would Mean the World to Sones
"We're just hoping Wayne is looking after us from heaven," owner Dr. Aaron Sones said of Lemon Muffin in the Feb. 7 D. Wayne Lukas Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. "If anybody can pull it off, it's him."