OAKLAWN KICKS OFF DECEMBER RACING WITH $150,000 ADVENT STAKES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021) – Friday’s $150,000 Advent, Oaklawn’s first stakes race for 2-year-olds in almost 50 years, has drawn of a field 10, including unbeaten maiden special weights graduate Higher Standard for trainer Tom Amoss....
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Aqueduct: Tap the Faith steps up in Saturday’s G2 Demoiselle

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Manzanita Stables’ well-bred Tap the Faith will make her stakes debut in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Demoiselle, a nine-furlong test for juvenile fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Demoiselle, which offers 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Oaks...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Lone Rock Still Under Consideration for Tinsel Stakes After Work

By Robert Yates —- Lone Rock Still Under Consideration for Tinsel Stakes After Work Trainer Robertino Diodoro said earlier this month that he would watch Lone Rock train for 10 days at Oaklawn before deciding if his marathon star would complete a busy 2021 campaign in its...
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Gulfstream: Tune In Stretches Out for Saturday’s Claiming Crown Jewel

By David Joseph —- Tune In Stretches Out for Saturday’s Claiming Crown Jewel ‘Rock Star’ Ready to Roll on Championship Meet Opening Day HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Very much the ‘poster horse’ for what the annual Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park represents, Mastic Bea...
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TWO STAKES, 10 DAYS OF FESTIVUS ON TAP SATURDAY; CASTANON WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Saturday’s $100,000 Inaugural Stakes for 2-year-old colts and geldings and the $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes for 2-year-old fillies each attracted 10 entrants and are part of a 10-race card that begins at 12:10 p.m. Heading the field for the...
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Pletcher sophomore pair face Independence Hall, Ginobili in G1 Cigar Mile presented by NYRA Bets

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – An accomplished field of eight horses will seek the calendar year’s final opportunity for Grade 1 glory on the NYRA circuit in the 32nd running of the $750,000 Cigar Mile presented by NYRA Bets at Aqueduct Racetrack. Since its inception...
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