SILVER DUST SEEKS SECOND GRADED STAKES VICTORY THIS MEET IN GRADE II NEW ORLEANS ‘CAP

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS – Tom Durant’s Silver Dust has been made the lukewarm 7-2 morning favorite for the Grade II $400,000 New Orleans Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots against a competitive field of ten other older horses. Trained by Bret Calhoun,...
Posted On 19 Mar 2019
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GAME WINNER STILL OUT FRONT IN NTRA 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; MONOMOY GIRL NEW LEADER IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 18, 2019) – Despite suffering his first career defeat at the hands of Omaha Beach this past weekend, reigning juvenile male champion Game Winner still retained the No. 1 spot on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)...
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SERENGETI EMPRESS HEADS FIELD OF EIGHT ASSEMBLED FOR GRADE II FAIR GROUNDS OAKS

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS – In their final local opportunity to garner points on Churchill Downs’ Road To The Kentucky Oaks, eight fillies are scheduled to line up for Saturday’s Grade II $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks Presented by Twinspires.com. The Fair Grounds...
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FLORIDA CUP NOMS OUT; CENTENO FINDS GEM; CAMACHO WINS 100TH (AND 101ST)

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The 17th annual Florida Cup, a collection of six $115,000 stakes races for registered Florida-breds scheduled for Sunday, March 31, closed Saturday with 140 nominations, including 12 horses that were nominated to more than one race. Leading...
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BRICKS AND MORTAR WILL TAKE ON SYNCHRONY IN GRADE II MUNIZ MEMORIAL HANDICAP

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (March 17, 2019) – A ten-horse field that includes six graded stakes winners will go into line for Saturday’s Grade II $300,000 Muniz Memorial Handicap – a mile-and-an-eighth event for older horses over the Stall-Wilson Turf Course. Invading...
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GULFSTREAM BARN NOTES

By David Joseph —- Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Soars to $1.9 Million HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot at Gulfstream Park grew to $1,900,013 for Wednesday’s program when the popular multi-race wager went unsolved for 23rd consecutive...
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FAIR GROUNDS: OWNER CHESTER THOMAS CONFIDENT IN LOUISIANA DERBY PAIR

By Ryan Martin —- Barn Notes: Monday, March 18, 2019 • Owner Chester Thomas Confident in Louisiana Derby Pair OWNER CHESTER THOMAS CONFIDENT IN LOUISIANA DERBY PAIR Having grown up in Kentucky, Allied Racing Stables owner Chester Thomas has attended countless Kentucky...
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