Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, May 28, 2023

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023 D’AMATO SHOOTS FOR MULTIPLE GRADE I’S ON MEMORIAL DAY 2-YEAR-OLD BECKY’S DREAM SERVES NOTICE FOR PALMA PEREIRA RIDES 4 WINNERS ON SATURDAY’S 9-RACE CARD BAFFERT UNVEILS HIGH-PRICED BLOODSTOCK MONDAY PRAT, SAEZ, KIMURA IN TOWN...
Posted On 29 May 2023
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The Case of the Irrelevant Preakness – And What to Do About It

by Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- The Case of the Irrelevant Preakness – And What to Do About It The powers that be in American thoroughbred horse racing have spoken. The Preakness Stakes is largely irrelevant as relates to the Triple Crown. The race also is slipping down...
Posted On 29 May 2023
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Handicapping the 148th Preakness Stakes

By Rick Francis —- PIMLICO Race 13) 1&3/16ths Mile. Preakness S. Grade I. Purse $1,500,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS Post Time: ( 7:01)/ 6:01/ 5:01/ 4:01 1) National Treasure (Baffert/Velazquez); by Quality Road, colt as well as with all Baffert starters has the speed to win...
Posted On 19 May 2023
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Belmont Park Notes 05/19

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont Park Notes Joey Freshwater tries turf on eight day’s rest in $150K Paradise Creek Ottoman Fleet breezes for G1 Resorts World Casino Manhattan Venti Valentine works for 4-year-old debut in $200K Critical Eye H. Belmont Park Week 4 stakes...
Posted On 19 May 2023
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Preakness Day Picks at Pimlico

Preakness Day Picks at Pimlico by Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Here are picks for the four listed and five graded stakes races carded at Pimlico for Preakness Day 2023. The weather forecast is for intermittent showers on Saturday so the possibility of wet going has to be...
Posted On 19 May 2023
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Thursday, May 18, 2023

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN —- THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 PREAKNESS WEEK: BAFFERT, BLACKER, D’AMATO INVADE PIMLICO EURTON BARN HAS THINGS ROLLING AT THE HOLLYWOOD MEET BRICKYARD RIDE LEADS A LIGHT WORK TAB THURSDAY JOCKEY KYLE FREY HEATING UP WITH PAIR OF 2-WIN DAYS TICKETS FOR...
Posted On 19 May 2023
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View From the Grandstand Black-Eyed Susan Picks

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- Twelve fillies have been entered for the G2 Black-Eyed Susan this Friday at Pimlico Race Track. The weather forecast is calling for temperatures in the low 70s and it appears that the racing surface will be dry. Here’s a look at his the...
Posted On 18 May 2023
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BACK ON TURF, FREEDOM FLYER RATES NOD IN WIDE-OPEN $100,000 MIZDIRECTION STAKES SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- BACK ON TURF, FREEDOM FLYER RATES NOD IN WIDE-OPEN $100,000 MIZDIRECTION STAKES SATURDAY AS NINE DISTAFFERS GO 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF ARCADIA, CA (May 17, 2023)—With a return to her preferred surface, trainer Leonard Powell’s Freedom Flyer merits...
Posted On 18 May 2023
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Handicapping the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan

By Rick Francis —- The 98th Running of the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan drew a starting field of twelve 3-year-old filly’s highlighted by the Bob Baffert trained Faiza. A strong pair from the Brad Cox barn along with the Tom Amoss conditioned Hoosier Philly look to snap...
Posted On 18 May 2023
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Belmont: Eye Witness looks to double up on stakes scores in $150K Paradise Creek

By Mary Eddy —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Jonathan Poulin, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor’s stakes-winning New York-bred Eye Witness returns to action in Saturday’s $150,000 Paradise Creek, a seven-furlong Widener turf sprint for sophomores, at...
Posted On 18 May 2023
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