Aqueduct Racetrack Notes 03/02

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes McCarthy, Carmouche return to action on Friday at the Big A Transect brings undefeated record to G3 Gotham Raise Cain hoping to cause commotion in G3 Gotham Ward sends Nakatomi to New York for 4-year-old debut in G3 Tom Fo...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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Gulfstream News & Notes: ‘Lucky’ Mott Has Two Chances in G2 Fountain of Youth

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News & Notes ‘Lucky’ Mott Has Two Chances in G2 Fountain of Youth Brown Doubles Up for G2 Davona Dale ‘Versatile’ Emmanuel Returns for G3 Canadian Turf HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott will seek to make an already...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Chel-C Bailey Eyeing First Oaklawn Stakes Win Saturday

Oaklawn Barn Notes by Robert Yates —- Summer Shoes Photo Credit: Coady Photography Chel-C Bailey Eyeing First Oaklawn Stakes Win Saturday The right pair of shoes could give jockey Chel-c Bailey her first career stakes victory Saturday at Oaklawn. Bailey, the one-time MMA...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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Four-Time Eclipse Award Winner Javier Castellano Wins 2023 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

By Mike Willman —- FOUR-TIME ECLIPSE AWARD WINNER JAVIER CASTELLANO WINS 2023 GEORGE WOOLF MEMORIAL JOCKEY AWARD VIA A NATIONWIDE VOTE OF HIS PEERS WOOLF MEMORIAL AWARD CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT SANTA ANITA THIS SPRING ARCADIA, Calif. (March 2, 2023)—A four-time Eclipse Award...
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Handicapping Coast to Coast: Fountain of Youth and San Felipe Picks

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Fountain of Youth G2 – 1-1/16 miles – Gulstream race 14 All eyes are on Forte (4) in his return to racing here. The two-year-old Eclipse and BC Juvenile winner makes his first start this year on what his connections expect to include the Triple Crown...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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The “Big Cap” – One of Racing’s Iconic Contests

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Many past winners in the historic Santa Anita Handicap have exhibits honoring them in the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. Seabiscuit’s improbable victory in 1940 is legendary (the climax of the movie seen by millions). John Henry won the race...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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FESTIVAL DAY 43 NOMINATIONS RELEASED; BUSH RIDES TO VICTORY

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Brad Cox, Todd Pletcher and Bill Mott, the trainers of three of the last six Kentucky Derby winners, have combined to nominate 24 3-year-old Thoroughbreds to the 43rd running of the Grade III, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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Gulfstream: Brown Comfortable with Underdog Role in Fountain of Youth (G2)

By David Joseph —- Photo: Janet Garaguso Brown Comfortable with Underdog Role in Fountain of Youth (G2) Trainer Sending Blazing Sevens Against Champion Forte Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 7-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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Aqueduct: Busher, Tom Fool Stakes Previews

By Ryan Martin Ziaerati seeks breakthrough victory in $200K Busher OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Highly impressive first-out maiden winner Ziaerati will attempt to carry her momentum onto the Road to the Kentucky Oaks when taking on five other sophomore fillies for Saturday’s $200,000...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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Gulfstream: Forte ‘On His Toes’ Schooling for G2 Fountain of Youth

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 3.1.2023 Forte ‘On His Toes’ Schooling for G2 Fountain of Youth Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $1.4 Million Ortiz Brothers Dominate Wednesday at Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s...
Posted On 02 Mar 2023
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