FAIR GROUNDS STAKES ADVANCES: FULL FIELD OF 14 3-YEAR-OLDS ASSEMBLED FOR WOODCHOPPER, PAGO HOP

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (December 26, 2017) – Three-year-old colts and fillies will have a final chance to end their 2017 campaign on a high note this Saturday, December 30 at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in the Pago Hop and the Woodchopper Stakes, both...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • ASCANIO HOPES TO PRESENT FRANKEL TROPHY • SANTA ANITA WILL RESUME RACING THIS FRIDAY • HOPPERTUNITY SEEKS THIRD SAN ANTONIO WIN • SANTA ANITA OFFERS UBER DISCOUNT TO FANS Bobby Frankel (l), Humberto Ascanio; Benoit Photo ASCANIO ‘OK’ AFTER ‘TUMBLE’ AT...
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FAIR GROUNDS: VALADORNA SCORES FIRST STAKES WIN IN TIFFANY LASS

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (December 26, 2017) – Stonestreet Stables LLC’s Valadorna was much the best in Tuesday’s $50,000 Tiffany Lass Stakes over the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots main track, which was the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old daughter of...
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GIANT EXPECTATIONS TORCHES FIELD IN GRADE II, $300,000 SAN ANTONIO STAKES

By Mike Willman —- Giant Expectations; All photos by Zoe Metz GIANT EXPECTATIONS TAKES ON ROLE OF GIANT KILLER AS HE TORCHES FIELD BY 3 ¼ LENGTHS AT 13-1 IN GRADE II, $300,000 SAN ANTONIO STAKES; TRAINED BY EURTON & RIDDEN BY STEVENS, HE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:43.07...
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