Keeneland Barn Notes – Monday, April 8

By Amy Owens —- MONDAY, APRIL 8 Racing resumes Wednesday with a 1:05 p.m. ET first post. The 16-day season runs through Friday, April 26. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. ********** · PLANS INDEFINITE FOR APPALACHIAN WINNER THE MACKEM BULLET (IRE) · EIGHT BELLES...
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- Tacitus emerges from G2 Wood Memorial triumph in good order Tax to return in Kentucky Derby following runner-up Wood Memorial effort G2 Wood Memorial third-place finisher Haikal likely for Kentucky Derby Pletcher barn in fine form following successful Wood...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- IT’S A GREAT DAY AT THE GREAT RACE PLACE FUTURE AWAITS SATURDAY’S STAKE WINNERS MANDATORY PICK 6 JACKPOT RETURNS $53,312 BEER, CAMACHO TAKE SANTA ANITA’S 5K RUNS HRONIS, SADLER JOIN HOWARD & ‘SILENT’ TOM FOND MEMORIES RESURRECTED AT SANTA ANITA...
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TACITUS, WIN WIN WIN SHOW THEIR DERBY STUFF IN SATURDAY PREPS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Saturday’s victory by Tacitus in the Grade II Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets at Aqueduct boosted the 3-year-old colt to the No. 1 spot in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” standings with 150 points – which makes Tampa Bay Downs,...
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The Mackem Bullet (IRE) Wins Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association

By Amy Owens —- The Mackem Bullet (IRE) Wins Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association LEXINGTON, KY (April 7, 2019) – Katsumi Yoshida’s The Mackem Bullet (IRE) roared past pacesetting Catch a Thrill in the upper stretch and coasted to a 1¼-length victory over Regal...
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