Associate Editor & Comment Editor, The Observer at GUARDIAN MEDIA GROUP PLC
Robert Yates is an Associate Editor & Comment Editor at The Observer, part of the Guardian Media Group PLC. He covers a range of topics with a focus on sports, sports business, and animal rights, often exploring themes related to animal care and cruelty. His work has been featured in various publications, including The Hamilton Spectator and Yahoo News.
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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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Starter in last year's Kentucky Derby after winning the Rebel and finishing third in the Arkansas Derby has not raced since last July
By: Oaklawn, Robert Yates
Mucho Macho Man mare kicked clear at the top of the stretch, then just held on to score her first stakes victory over the determined runner-up at Oaklawn
By: Oaklawn, Robert Yates
21-year-old graduated from Panama's famed Laffit Pincay Jr. Jockey Training Academy, which also produced top-tier U.S. rider Luis Saez
By: Robert Yates
It's a two-man race with three days remaining. Ramon Vazquez leads Francisco Arrieta 70-66 for the top spot in the Oaklawn rider standings after each jockey won three races Sunday.
By: Robert Yates
Robert Yates/Oaklawn Oaklawn's active training roster featured four octogenarians in April 2023. Soon, there will be none.
By: Robert Yates, Oaklawn
Coal Battle makes his 4-year-old debut in the 1 1/16-mile event
By: Robert Yates, Oaklawn
A former assistant trainer for Dallas Stewart and Chad Brown, Bentley Combs returns to the meet-closing starter allowance with Montauk Point
On the day of the Kentucky Derby, trainer Bentley Combs will be running in his Kentucky Derby.
It was another close finish. Willy D's, a forward factor from the start under Francisco Arrieta, battled back in deep stretch to win the $200,000 Lake Ouachita Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn.
By: Robert Yates
A thoroughbred racing purist, Charles Cella shunned excessive racing, exotic wagering and permissive medication.
