STABLEMATES KNICKS GO, ESSENTIAL QUALITY OUT FRONT IN FIRST NTRA POLLS OF 2021

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 16, 2021) – Last month, Brad Cox earned his first Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer as a result of his barn’s superior exploits during the 2020 season. The Louisville native looks primed to continue that...
Posted On 17 Feb 2021
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Gulfstream: Greatest Honour Gears Up for Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth

By David Joseph —- Greatest Honour Gears Up for Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Holy Bull Hero Tops 36 Noms for G2 Triple Crown Prep Feb. 27 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Courtlandt Farms’ Greatest Honour, who established himself as a prime 2021 Triple Crown prospect with a...
Posted On 17 Feb 2021
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OAKLAWN RESCHEDULES ALL MISSED STAKES; ADDS DAYS AND RACES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021) – After losing eight days of racing due to record-breaking winter weather, Oaklawn announced today a series of changes to its racing schedule designed to restore as much of the season as possible for the benefit...
Posted On 17 Feb 2021
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WANT TO ATTEND FESTIVAL DAY 41? DON’T GET CAUGHT WATCHING PAINT DRY

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tickets for Festival Day 41 Presented by Lambholm South on March 6 are being sold on the Tampa Bay Downs website, www.tampabaydowns.com General Admission attendance will be capped at 2,500. Tickets are $15 plus a $2.55 service fee. Picnic...
Posted On 16 Feb 2021
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: Monday, Feb. 15, 2021

By Ed Golden —- LIFE IS GOOD BREEZES, FREEDOM FIGHTER TO NY BALTAS HAS THE GRADE II BUENA VISTA IN FOCUS BELLA VISTA RETURNS SUNDAY IN SPRING FEVER WITH FOUR WINS SUNDAY, PRAT NOW AT 995 TOTAL LIFE IS GOOD GOES ‘EXTREMELY WELL’ FOR SAN FELIPE Two of Bob Baffert’s four...
Posted On 16 Feb 2021
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TURF DASH, LIGHTNING CITY STAKES MOVED TO SUNDAY, FEB. 21 BY WEATHER

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR – The $100,000, 5-furlong Turf Dash Stakes for horses 4-years-old-and-upward and the $100,000, 5-furlong Lightning City Stakes for fillies and mares 4-and-upward have been moved from Saturday to Sunday, Feb. 21, Tampa Bay Downs Vice...
Posted On 16 Feb 2021
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Gulfstream: Hall of Famer Castellano Launching Comeback Wednesday

By David Joseph —- Hall of Famer Castellano Launching Comeback Wednesday Four-Time Eclipse Award Winner Had Leg Surgery in November HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Out of action since having leg surgery in mid-November, Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano is set to launch his...
Posted On 16 Feb 2021
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Maxfield Stars on Derby Preview Day; Undercard Stakes Recaps

By Brian Nadeau —- Maxfield Stars on Derby Preview Day Undercard Walsh Trainee Easily Wins Mineshaft New Orleans (February 13, 2021) – There may have been an anxious moment or two at the start of the $200,000 Mineshaft (G3) but there were hardly any late. Godolphin’s...
Posted On 14 Feb 2021
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Clairiere Turns the Tables on Travel Column in Rachel Alexandra

By Brian Nadeau —- Regally-bred Stonestreet Filly Closes from Last to Win New Orleans (February 13, 2020) – True rivalries in horse racing are few and far between, but there just might be a good one brewing in New Orleans between two very talented 3-year-old fillies on the...
Posted On 14 Feb 2021
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Mandaloun Makes Amends in Risen Star

By Brian Nadeau —- Beaten Lecomte Favorite Flips the Script on Midnight Bourbon, Proxy New Orleans (February 13, 2021) – Whether it was the addition of blinkers, experience, or added distance, it all came together for Mandaloun in the $400,000 Risen Star (G2), presented by...
Posted On 14 Feb 2021
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