200 Kentucky Oaks Points On the Line

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

My Miss Mo is currently just on the outside the bubble in Kentucky Oaks standings and Nasti Z tries for her first such points when the two Florida-bred fillies trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. line up for the $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks presented by City National Bank (Grade 2) at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

In this Florida-bred Update, host Brock Sheridan discusses the three Florida-breds running in Saturday's $1 Million Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa (Grade I). Nearly, Redland Rebels, and Wayne's Law will battle it out at Gulfstream this weekend, hoping to win qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.

BY BROCK SHERIDAN

John Oxley's Strategic Risk, once a contender on the Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) as an easy winner of the $250,000 Smarty Jones in January, tries to again find his winning form in Saturday's $200,000 Hot Springs Stakes for seven 3-year-olds going a mile at Oaklawn Park.

BY GRAYSON-JOCKEY CLUB PRESS OFFICE (Edited)

LEXINGTON, KY-The board of directors of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced that it has authorized expenditure of $1,835,879 to fund 13 new projects and 13 continuing projects at 16 universities as well as three career development awards.

March 2026

March brought an important victory for Florida's Thoroughbred industry: decoupling once again stalled in Tallahassee. While that is encouraging news, it is not the finish line.