Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Monday, February 27

By Michael Adolphson —- • Cox Keeping Top Turf Fillies Separated • Honorable Duty Points to New Orleans Handicap • Zipessa and I’m a Chatterbox Highlight Work Tab COX KEEPING TOP TURF FILLIES SEPARATED Leading trainer Brad Cox is in the enviable position of having two turf...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Girvin and Farrell Exit Big Wins Well

By Michael Adolphson —- • I’m a Chatterbox Gets Grass Shot • Work Tab GIRVIN AND FARRELL EXIT BIG WINS WELL Both Brad Grady’s Girvin and Coffeepot Stables’ Farrell exited their Saturday Grade II victories well, according to their respective connections. Joe Sharp-trained...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: ARROGATE WORKS MONDAY, POSSIBLE FOR BIG ’CAP

By Ed Golden —- • ARROGATE WORKS MONDAY, POSSIBLE FOR BIG ’CAP • SENSITIVELY RETURNS IN THE GRADE III LAS FLORES • KOBE’S BACK DRILLS WITH GARY STEVENS ABOARD Arrogate; Zoe Metz Photography ARROGATE, MIDNIGHT STORM WORK TODAY “The big horse works today.” So spoke Bob...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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OAKLAWN: JOCKEY ALEX BIRZER REACHES 3,000-WIN MILESTONE

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Alex Bizer 3000 Wins; All photos by Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017) – Jockey Alex Birzer became the 174th jockey in North America to win 3,000 races when he guided Numancia to victory in Sunday’s sixth race at Oaklawn. Birzer,...
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McCRAKEN HEADS LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY NOMINATIONS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – McCraken, the unbeaten colt who sits atop Thoroughbred racing’s 3-year-old rankings following his record-shattering victory here in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 11, heads a group of 46 sophomores nominated to the 37th renewal of...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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