Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, February 5, 2021

By Ed Golden —- FREEDOM FIGHTER RETURNS IN THE SAN VICENTE MORAZ SET FOR STAKES DEBUT IN LAS VIRGENES BALTAS DOUBLE-TEAMS HIS SAN MARCOS RIVALS HIT THE ROAD IS A NATURAL FOR THUNDER ROAD VETERAN TRAINER CANANI DEAD AT 83 $5 MILLION JACKPOT POOL POSSIBLE SATURDAY BAFFERT...
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SMILEY SOBOTKA SAM F. DAVIS CHOICE, BUT WHO WILL BE SMILING SATURDAY?

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – An all-star cast of jockeys and trainers will take a backseat to 12 talented but inexperienced 3-year-olds Saturday in the 41st running of the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, the first of two “Road to the Kentucky Derby” points races...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Promising 3-Year-Old Upstriker in Training at Oaklawn

By Robert Yates —- Promising 3-Year-Old Upstriker in Training at Oaklawn Photo credit: Coady Photography Whitmore wasn’t the only horse for trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs to arrive at Oaklawn Dec. 29 following a break in Kentucky. Upstriker, Moquett’s promising...
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Race Selections: G3 Suwannee River @ Gulfstream; King Cotton @ Oaklawn

By Rick Francis —- Gulfstream Park Race 6) 1&1/8th Mile. (Turf) Suwannee River S. Grade III. FILLIES AND MARES, FOUR YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Post Time: ( 2:36)/ 1:36/12:36/11:36 2) Great Island (Brown/Ortiz, I); gets a class test but Scat Daddy 5-year-old is primed for...
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Grade 3 Endeavour, Tampa Bay & Suncoast Stakes Selections

By Rick Francis —- Tampa Bay Downs 41st Festival Preview Day undercard features a pair of Grade 3’s along with a pricey stakes contest. The Grade 3 Lambholm South Endeavour showcases turf fillies and mares and two races earlier the G3 Tampa Bay Stakes will do the same...
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Handicapping: Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes

By Rick Francis —- The eyes of the sporting world will be focused on the Tampa Florida area this weekend as Super Bowl LV takes place Sunday but one earlier Tampa Bay Downs will host it’s 41st Festival Preview Day highlighted by the running of the Sam F. Davis Stakes...
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OAKLAWN: FLAGSTAFF FAVORED IN SATURDAY’S KING COTTON

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021) – Grade 2 winner Flagstaff is the 8-5 program favorite for the $150,000 King Cotton Stakes for older sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the King Cotton, the eighth of nine races, is 4:40 p.m....
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Gulfstream Today 2.4.21: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $850,000

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 2.4.21 Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $850,000 Thoroughbred, Steeplechase Jockey Hobales, 91, Passes Away HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $850,000 Friday at Gulfstream Park....
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MOTT, PLETCHER HAVE TWO APIECE IN SAM F. DAVIS; GALLARDO WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Nova Rags, who won the Pasco Stakes here on Jan. 16, and Candy Man Rocket, a runaway winner of a maiden special weight sprint on Jan. 9 at Gulfstream, give Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott a formidable pair of contenders in Saturday’s Grade...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Hidden Scroll Preparing for Next Start

By Robert Yates —- Hidden Scroll Preparing for Next Start Hidden Scroll emerged in good order physically from his Jan. 24 victory at Oaklawn, trainer Brad Cox said, and is galloping daily in preparation for his yet-to-be determined next start. The third-level allowance...
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