Oaklawn Barn Notes: Welder to Work Sunday for Shot at Hot Springs Start

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Cowboy Diplomacy; Oaklawn Park Photo Welder to Work Sunday for Shot at Hot Springs Start Welder has been nearly unbeatable in Oklahoma and now he will begin trying to build his resume in Arkansas with a workout Sunday morning at Oaklawn. If all goes...
Posted On 24 Feb 2019
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MALKIA LIVES UP TO HIGH HOPES; NIGEL’S DESTINY WINS GATE-TO-WIRE

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – One look was all owner-trainer Laura Cazares needed five weeks ago to know she wanted to add 4-year-old filly Malkia to her racing stable. “I liked her form on paper, and when I saw her in the saddling paddock here (on Jan. 19, before a...
Posted On 24 Feb 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019

By Ed Golden —- IMPROBABLE CECILIA GUSTAVSSON • TOP SOPHOMORES COULD MEET IN SAN FELIPE MARCH 9 • BATTLE OF MIDWAY EUTHANIZED AFTER TRAINING MISHAP • COCO KISSES RUNS IN FIRST STAKES RACE TOMORROW • SINGLE TICKET JACKPOT CARRYOVER REACHES $282,342 TRIPLE CROWN FEVER ...
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Stonesintheroad stays undefeated with gate-to-wire Franklin Square win

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Team Penney Racing’s Stonesintheroad surged to the front and never relinquished the lead, wiring the six-horse field by 3 3/4 lengths to win the fifth running of the $100,000 Franklin Square for New York-bred 3-year-old...
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Gulfstream: Prince Lucky Comes Back Running in Saturday’s Hal’s Hope (G3)

By David Joseph —- Prince Lucky; Lauren King Photos Prince Lucky Comes Back Running in Saturday’s Hal’s Hope (G3) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Daniel McConnell’s Prince Lucky was the beneficiary of a perfect trip Saturday at Gulfstream Park, but there was nothing lucky about his...
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OAKLAWN: USUAL SUSPECT PULLS DOWNTHEDUSTYROAD SHOCKER

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Usual Suspect; Photos provided by Oaklawn Park HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019) – A return home and an uncontested lead helped Usual Suspect outrun her Arkansas-bred rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Downthedustyroad Breeders’ Stakes before a crowd...
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Dream Maker Drills Through Half-Mile for Grade II Tampa Bay Derby

By Ryan Martin —- Dream Maker; Hodges Photography DREAM MAKER DRILLS THROUGH HALF-MILE FOR GRADE II TAMPA BAY DERBY Trainer Mark Casse’s barn on the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots backstretch has done a fabulous job in displaying promising 3-year-old talent in New...
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