TAMPA BAY: AVILA IS BOOT BARN TRAINER OF MONTH

By Mike Henry —- VILA IS BOOT BARN TRAINER OF MONTH OLDSMAR, FL. – Thoroughbred trainer Juan Carlos Avila typed three words in Spanish on his smartphone Thursday to describe his feelings when he and owner Victor Martinez, the retired all-star baseball slugger, discovered...
Posted On 15 Mar 2024
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, March 15, 2024

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 Stay Hot; Benoit EURTON LOOKS TO ‘STAY HOT’ IN SATURDAY’S PASADENA STAKES SATURDAY’S $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 BEGINS AT 2:36 P.M. PT SANTA ANITA SQUAD HAS LUCRATIVE WEDNESDAY AT TURF PARADISE IRISH O’BRIEN STAKES ON TAP FOR ST....
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2024.03.15 Oaklawn Racing Updates; Stakes Preview Whitmore & Purple Martin

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Stakes Preview Whitmore & Purple Martin Thursday’s first race at Oaklawn was all about family when trainer Andres Cambray saddled his first career winner, Bump in the Night, according to Equibase. Ridden by Lindsey Hebert, Bump...
Posted On 15 Mar 2024
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Gulfstream: Champion Fierceness ‘Impressive’ in 5F Breeze Friday Morning

By David Joseph —- Ryan Thompson Photo Champion Fierceness ‘Impressive’ in 5F Breeze Friday Morning Pletcher Star Slated to Return in G1 Florida Derby March 30 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Repole Stable’s Fierceness breezed five furlongs Friday morning at Palm Beach Downs in...
Posted On 15 Mar 2024
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Gulfstream Today 3.15.24: Junior Alvarado on Woolf Award Win: ‘I Was in Disbelief’

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 03.15.24 Ryan Thompson Photo Junior Alvarado on Woolf Award Win: ‘I Was in Disbelief’ Jockey was Regular Rider of 2023 Horse of Year Cody’s Wish Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $375,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – It was more than two...
Posted On 15 Mar 2024
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2024.03.14 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Keith Asmussen spent approximately 45 minutes together Thursday morning at Oaklawn. The goal? To spend more time together in the winner’s circle March 30 at Oaklawn. Moments after the...
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TAMPA BAY: UPDATE ON SATURDAY’S WAGERING SHUTDOWN

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The tote shutdown following Saturday’s 10th race at Tampa Bay Downs, the Grade III Florida Oaks, occurred because of a communications outage between AmTote International and Roberts Communication Network (RCN), according to officials with...
Posted On 15 Mar 2024
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Thursday, March 14, 2024

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2024 PASADENA: LORD BULLINGDON GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT STAY HOT EXTREME WIND CUTS SHORT THURSDAY MORNING TRAINING MANDELLA/SPENTHRIFT DEBUT WELL-PEDIGREED FILLY SATURDAY LIVE RACING RESUMES FRIDAY WITH 1 P.M. FIRST POST PASADENA: LORD...
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