J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs.

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.

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, highlighted by his win in the Ring The Bell Stakes.

The Road, presented by Gainesway and WinStar Farm

Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms and Mario Serrani bred the chestnut filly born Jan. 1 out of Among the Roses, a winning daughter of Curlin.

Riding the rail under Ricardo Santana Jr., Will Take It came through a narrow opening in early stretch and outfought Woodcourt to win the $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes Feb. 5 at Oaklawn Park. 

The Spendthrift Farm stallions had their first reported foals arrive last month.

Promising 3-year-olds Confessional and Renegade square off against seven other rivals in the Feb. 7 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.

Greg Wolf and Sara Elbadwi look ahead at the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn & Withers Stakes at Aqueduct.

1/ST announced a new partnership with Arranca TV Feb. 5, launching a dedicated Spanish-language horse racing channel on YouTube designed to deliver live race coverage, analysis, and original programming to Spanish-speaking fans.