Fair Grounds Stakes Selections: Col. Power, Albert M. Stall Memorial

TSV Staff Selections —- SATURDAY Race 4), 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Colonel Power Overnight S. Purse $50,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UP Post Time: 3:34/( 2:34)/ 1:34/12:34 11) Will Call – enters on 2-race win streak here and at the distance; ready for class test. 6) Holding Gold –...
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NO SHORTAGE OF ACTION, EXCITEMENT ON TAP; CAMACHO WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Action aplenty promises to spark an exciting Saturday afternoon at Tampa Bay Downs, with a pair of sprint stakes and the eighth annual Golfest demo and expo days event highlighting the fun. An 11-race Thoroughbred card begins at 12:44 p.m....
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HANDICAPPING: GRADE II RISEN STAR, RACHEL ALEXANDRA

By Rick Francis —- The first of the 85 point Kentucky Derby/Oaks contests kick-off Saturday from Fair Grounds with the runnings of the Grade 2 Risen Star and Rachel Alexandra Stakes; great weather is the forecast. Race 7) 1&1/16th Mile. Rachel Alexandra S. Grade II....
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Kentucky Derby Update: The Derby Dispatch for Friday, Feb. 16, 2018

By Darren Rogers —- CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES KICKS OFF SATURDAY WITH RISEN STAR LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Feb. 16, 2018) – There is one “sure thing” on this year’s Road to the Kentucky Derby: compelling drama will be abundant. Over the next nine weekends, 3-year-old Thoroughbreds...
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, February 16

By Ryan Martin —- • Forever Unbridled ‘Excellent’ In Six Furlong Work • Calhoun Likes His Chances In Grade II Rachel Alexandra • Casse Sends Two For Albert Stall Memorial • Lookin At Lee, Hollywood Handsome Clash In Saturday Allowance FOREVER UNBRIDLED ‘EXCELLENT’ IN SIX...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018

By Ed Golden —- • CHROME’S FULL BROTHER IS SET FOR CAL CUP DERBY • ‘CLASSY’ MARE DEBUTS FOR CASSIDY IN BUENA VISTA • CONIAH BACK ON MAIN TRACK IN SUNDAY’S LAS FLORES • 12 NOON FIRST POST TIME FOR SATURDAY’S PROGRAM • BROTHERS DESORMEAUX RIDING HIGH AT SANTA ANITA • ROCK...
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Fair Grounds: Grade 3 Mineshaft, Fair Grounds Handicap Selections

TSV Staff Selections —- Race 5) 1&1/16th Mile. Mineshaft H. Grade III. Purse $150,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Post Time: 4:05/( 3:05)/ 2:05/ 1:05 ADVANCED FORECAST: Slight Chance Rain, High 74 Low 60. Cedartown (1), never worse than second in his career; winner...
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Belmont Park EHM quarantine update; Barn 10 at Belmont Park placed under EHM quarantine

By Pat McKenna —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The horse at the center of a suspected case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) that led to the quarantine of Barn 10 at Belmont Park was euthanized around mid-day Friday after her condition deteriorated. The horse, a...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: $1,522,000 in Purses for Monday’s Southwest Stakes Card

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Effective immediately and until further notice any horse that has been at the Thoroughbred Center in Lexington, KY or Belmont Park in Elmont, NY since Jan. 24 will not be permitted on the grounds at Oaklawn because of EHV-1. Oaklawn had previously...
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Thursday, February 15, 2018

By Ryan Martin —- Instilled Regard Gets Acclimated To Fair Grounds Main Track • Asmussen Confident In Risen Star Pair • Synchrony Returns In Gr. III Fair Grounds Handicap • Bradley Makes Equipment Change With The Player INSTILLED REGARD GETS ACCLIMATED TO FAIR GROUNDS MAIN...
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