Associate Editor & Comment Editor, The Observer at GUARDIAN MEDIA GROUP PLC
Robert Yates is an Associate Editor and Comment Editor for The Observer, a publication associated with Guardian Media Group PLC. With a focus on local news in Oaklawn, Robert covers horse racing events and provides insightful commentary on the industry. His work has also been featured in various publications, including Horse Racing Nation, The Daily Citizen, and PaulickReport.com.
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Robert Yates' focus is primarily on local horse racing events and jockeys at Oaklawn Park in the United States. Given his extensive event coverage, he may be interested in updates around upcoming races, profiles of emerging talents or interviews with prominent figures within the local horse racing community.
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By: Robert Yates
Needing to find 4 ½ lengths in the rematch, Happy Is a Choice did that and a bit more, catching front-running favorite Skelly on the outside approaching the wire to capture the $300,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes Saturday at Churchill Downs.
By: Robert Yates
Pushed for one of the few times in her career, Thorpedo Anna, still delivered as expected, taking the lead in deep stretch and edging Gun Song by a neck to win the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Parx.
By: Robert Yates
Multiple Oaklawn stakes winner Jaxon Traveler surpassed $1 million in career earnings with a victory in the $100,000 David M. Vance Stakes at Remington Park. About 20 minutes later, powerful Oaklawn allowance winner Straight No Chaser delivered an emphatic victory in the $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2).
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Addressing Vijay Singh's penchant for practice, Golf Digest associate editor Drew Powell wrote earlier this year that “arguably no professional golfer has hit more balls over his career.”
By: Robert Yates
First out and first on the scoreboard, but not for long.
By: Robert Yates
Cooler temperatures cooled the scoring slightly in the Simmons Bank Championship on Saturday, but the name at the top is still the same. Steven Alker followed a record-setting performance Friday with a 2-under 70 and shares the lead with Padraig Harrington at 12-under 132.
By: Robert Yates
Sharp early, bold late. That was Padraig Harrington’s winning formula on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock. The 2024 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame collected $365,000 for his Simmons Bank Championship victory.
By: Robert Yates
Led by Jubilant Joanie, six Oaklawn-raced horses recorded top three finishers in the 26th annual Claiming Crown Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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