SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • CLOCKER EVALUATES WIDE OPEN SA DERBY • MANDELLA TESTS GRADE I WATERS IN OAKS • BALDWIN AVE. TRAFFIC DIVERTED SATURDAY • FIRST WIN THRILLS NEW OWNER POLANSKY REACH THE WORLD, BATTLE OF MIDWAY COULD STEP UP With a 7-2 morning line favorite in Iliad, it’s no...
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Unified will try to tie it all together in G1 Carter

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Grade 3 Gulfstream Park Sprint winner Unified will face the biggest test of his career in the 117th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Carter Handicap for 4-year-olds and up at seven furlongs on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack....
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KEENELAND BARN NOTES THURSDAY, APRIL 6

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet opens Friday and concludes Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 16. ********** Visit...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Streamline Works toward Apple Blossom

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Streamline Works toward Apple Blossom Streamline moved closer to a scheduled start in the $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares April 14 at Oaklawn by working 5 furlongs Tuesday morning for trainer Brian Williamson. Streamline...
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Keeneland: Grade 3 Transylvania Headlines Opening Day

By Rick Francis —- Keeneland Race Course kicks off its 2017 spring meet in Graded Stakes fashion as a field of nine 3-year-olds takes to the turf in the running of the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes; let’s have a look at the starters. Race 9) 1ˆ Mile. (Turf) Transylvania S....
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SANTA ANITA OAKS STAKES ADVANCE GR. I, $400,000

By Mike Willman —- ABEL TASMAN Zoe Metz Photography ABEL TASMAN, IT TIZ WELL & PARADISE WOODS HEAD GRADE I, $400,000 SANTA ANITA OAKS AT 1 1/16 MILES ON SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (April 5, 2017)—Highly accomplished Abel Tasman and It Tiz Well, along with upstart...
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Miss Sky Warrior tops G2 Gazelle

By Lynne Snierson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Miss Sky Warrior looks for her fifth straight win, fourth consecutive stakes score and third Grade 2 victory in a row when she takes on eight other promising 3-year-old fillies in the 122nd running of the $300,000 Gazelle Stakes...
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SANTA ANITA DERBY STAKES ADVANCE GR. I, $1,000,000

By Mike Willman —- ILIAD Zoe Metz Photography ILIAD, GORMLEY, REACH THE WORLD & AMERICAN ANTHEM ALL PROMINENT AMONG FIELD OF 13 IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $1 MILLION SANTA ANITA DERBY O’NEILL ENTERS FOUR WHILE BAFFERT HAS THREE IN PREMIER SHOWDOWN; TOTAL OF 170 KENTUCKY...
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Keeneland Spring Meet Special Events Offer Fun and Philanthropic Support

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (April 5, 2017) – College Scholarship Day, tailgating on The Hill, Sunrise Trackside, an appearance by the Budweiser Clydesdales and Military Day at the Races Presented by Marathon are among the popular special events scheduled for Keeneland’s...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • BAFFERT ENTERS THREE IN SANTA ANITA DERBY • O’NEILL HAS FOUR FOR THE MONEY SATURDAY • HOLLENDORFER EYES FIRST SA DERBY VICTORY • IT TIZ WELL, ABEL TASMAN HEAD GRADE I OAKS • RECORD $16 MILLION FOR PEGASUS WORLD CUP • PICK SIX CARRYOVER OF $135,546 INTO...
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