BY BROCK SHERIDAN

Smith Ranch Stables' Roger That Dana and Calypso Racing Stables 2022's Redland Rebels will carry the Florida flag onto the Derby trail Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs in the Grade 3, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby, a mile-and-a-sixteenth contest for 3-year-olds looking to earn qualifying points for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.

BY JENNIE REESE, NATIONAL HBPA COMMUNICATIONS (Edited)

HOT SPRINGS, AR-If corporate owners no longer want live horse racing - as appears the case at Gulfstream Park, with Belinda Stronach so far unsuccessfully seeking decoupling legislation that would allow her to keep the track's slots license without the current mandate of running races - maybe a solution is to have horsemen own the tracks.

Trainer David Fawkes Hoping to Join Turf Star in Dubai

BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE (Edited)

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, Alex and JoAnne Lieblong's Reef Runner is very much on course to run in the US$1 million Al Quoz Sprint (Grade 1) on the March 28 Dubai World Cup program at Meydan Racecourse.

BY JENNIE REES, NATIONAL HBPA COMMUNICATIONS (Edited)

HOT SPRINGS AR-New Jockey Club chair Everett Dobson gave every sign that his leadership of North America's powerful Thoroughbred breed registrar will be built on a strategy of inclusion and thinking big.

FTBOA PRESS RELEASE

OCALA, FL - The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association today announced a new $1 million Florida Sire Racing Incentive Program for 2026, providing win incentives to owners and breeders of FSS-eligible 2-year-olds at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs.