This week is a recap of Mucho Macho Man’s victory in the Feb. 19, 2011 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course. The recap, written by Gary McMillen, ran in the Feb. 26, 2011 magazine issue. It carried the headline “Running From the Pack.”

Mr Amore Stable’s grade 1-winning millionaire homebred Firenze Fire will make set to make both his seasonal and Maryland debuts Feb. 15 in the $250,000 General George Stakes (G3) at Laurel Park over seven furlongs. 

With Northern California’s leading 3-year-old Anneau d’Or running Feb. 15 at Fair Grounds in the second division of the Risen Star (G2), a field of 11 will seek to capitalize on his absence in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate.

Ben Walden Jr., a lifelong fixture in the U.S. racing industry, has been named chief operating officer of the fledgling Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club.

Romero Ramsay Maragh celebrated a “special” moment in the Gulfstream Park winner’s circle Feb. 12 after riding his first winner since fracturing two vertebrae in a Jan. 31, 2019 spill.

Winter racing in New York or the Mid-Atlantic region may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it surely has done wonders for Saguaro Row’s catalog page.

MGG Investment Group, which loaned tens of millions to Zayat Stables, is going after the horses and breeding rights sold by Ahmed Zayat since September 2017.

Queen Elizabeth II’s stallion son of Galileo, Recorder, made a striking impression at the Arqana February Mixed Sale Feb. 12, when his first two yearlings to be offered at auction were sold for €52,000 and €38,000.

A bench warrant has been issued for jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. by San Diego County Superior Court after he did not appear last month for an arraignment pertaining to three felony counts and one misdemeanor, Daily Racing Form reported Feb. 12.

Anchored by a couple of stakes—the $100,000 John Battaglia and $75,000 Cincinnati Trophy—the Feb. 14 evening card at Turfway Park serves as a reminder that the $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) and supporting races are just around the corner Mar. 14.

Mr Amore Stable’s grade 1-winning millionaire homebred Firenze Fire will make set to make both his seasonal and Maryland debuts Feb. 15 in the $250,000 General George Stakes (G3) at Laurel Park over seven furlongs. 

A new option for past performances data will make its New York debut this weekend as the Brisnet Betting Guide goes on sale at Aqueduct beginning Feb. 14 and every live racing day thereafter.

A guide to this week’s radio and television coverage of racing, highlighted by the Risen Star Stakes (G2), El Camino Real Derby, and Southwest Stakes (G3).

The Saratoga Institute on Equine, Racing, and Gaming Law, a long-running conference held annually in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will be overseen by Patrick Brown of the Brown & Weinraub law firm starting this year.

Pin Oak Stud homebred Synchrony will hope to add his name to the annals of history at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 15 as looks to score a hat trick in the $150,000 Fair Grounds Stakes (G3T).

Trainer to condition three top 2-year-old purchases from Sheikh Mohammed

The ARC is scheduled for February 18-23, and the IFAR portion of the program will be held Feb. 20, at 2:00 p.m. GMT.