Recent times have been difficult for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, but there was a much different feeling Feb. 6 as he watched the stretch run of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The Inglis Digital USA February Sale closed Feb. 6, further displaying the auction company's status as a reliable venue for trade ahead of the broodmare season, led by broodmare prospect More Than a Diva at $50,000.
Barry and Joni Butzow, who raced Zozos, bred the stallion's first reported foal, who was born Feb. 6 at Equistar Training and Breeding in Pennsylvania.
Delaware Park Casino announces another successful year of raising awareness and funds for various nonprofit organizations in Delaware, donating more than $166,000 for more than 15 different charities.
NYRA announces that guardrails requiring computer-assisted wagering activity to cease at one minute to post in many pools have been suspended for one racing day, Feb. 6, to allow for technical upgrades to the tote system.
"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."
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.