KENTUCKY DERBY FAVORITE OMAHA BEACH TO SCRATCH WITH AN ENTRAPPED EPIGLOTTIS

By Darren Rogers —- Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, May 1, 2019) – Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach will be scratched from Saturday’s 145th renewal due to an entrapped epiglottis, according to Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. “After training this...
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TAMPA BAY: ALLEN EARNS JOCKEY OF MONTH HONOR AFTER FACING PERSONAL DEMONS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Ronnie Allen, Jr., believes his experience and physical condition, honed during more than three decades of race-riding, will help him continue to win races for the next several years. “I feel good. I feel strong,” said Allen, who turned 55 on...
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Belmont Previews: Grade 2 Sheepshead Bay, Grade 3’s Ft. Marcy & Westchester

By Ryan Martin —- Holy Helena seeks repeat victory in G2 Sheepshead Bay ELMONT, N.Y – Stronach Stables’ three-time graded stakes winner Holy Helena will go for back-to-back wins in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Sheepshead Bay over the inner turf course at...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: It Was Just Another Day At The Beach

By Giselle Torres —- It Was Just Another Day At The Beach Hours after Omaha Beach’s future home was revealed, Oaklawn’s Arkansas Derby and second-division Rebel winner was installed the 4-1 morning line favorite the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) Saturday at Churchill...
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Belmont Park Notes 5/1

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- • Derby-veteran Velazquez ready for renewed Kentucky Derby engagement • Consistent New York-based duo Tax and Haikal all set for Derby date • Edmund Davis relishes first career victory • Migliore joining America’s Day at the Races telecasts •...
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Kentucky Derby Undercard Stakes Advances

By Darren Rogers —- BRICKS AND MORTAR TOPS FIELD OF 13 FOR $1 MILLION OLD FORESTER TURF CLASSIC LIMOUSINE LIBERAL GUNS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN CHURCHILL DOWNS MARLEY’S FREEDOM TAKES ON SIX FOES IN HUMANA DISTAFF BROWN DUO LOOMS LARGE IN CHURCHILL DISTAFF TURF MILE...
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Friday: Handicapping the 145th Kentucky Oaks; Graded Stakes Selections

By Matt Pappis Tracksideview Staff Writer Race 7) Grade II Alysheba Mckinzie (1): Just beat on a dirty head-bob in the Santa Anita Handicap; the cut back to 1 1/16th should help his cause. Tom’s d’Etat (2): Only poor race was the Pegasus where the track was a very sloppy speed...
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HAWKISH, PROJECTED HEAD FIELD FOR CLIFF HANGER STAKES FOR MONMOUTH PARK’S OPENING DAY CARD SATURDAY

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Grade 2 winners Hawkish and Projected head a field of eight turf runners for the $100,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes that highlights Monmouth Park’s season opener on Saturday, May 4 – an eight-race card that coincides with simulcasting of the...
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