SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Mike Willman —- STABLE NOTES BY MIKE WILLMAN SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 2020 BARGAIN BUY OSCAR DOMINGUEZ READY FOR SAN MARCOS SANTA ANITA HOSTS LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY EVENT TODAY CHIEFS OR 49ers? HORSEMEN AREN’T PUNTING COME FOR THE RACES AND STAY FOR BIG GAME SUNDAY AT...
Posted On 02 Feb 2020
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SPECIAL RELATIVITY ROLLS HOME LATE IN AMERICAN BEAUTY; TARAZ WALTZES IN MARTHA WASHINGTON

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020) – A relatively short time between starts proved no problem for M and M Racing’s Special Relativity, as she and jockey Orlando Mojica came up with the winning formula in Saturday’s $125,000 American Beauty Stakes...
Posted On 02 Feb 2020
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

BY MIKE WILLMAN & ED GOLDEN —- SAN MARCOS STAKES: UNITED WE STAND CLEOPATRA’S STRIKE COULD BE CROWNED IN SATURDAY’S SAN MARCOS ROADSTER ‘RAILED’ IN SATURDAY’S SAN PASQUAL STAKES MIDCOURT NEEDS FAST START IN SATURDAY’S SAN PASQUAL WIFE OF THE BALD EAGLE, PEGGY...
Posted On 31 Jan 2020
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HIERONYMUS SLIGHT FAVORITE IN SATURDAY’S RANDY P. ROMERO OVERNIGHT STAKES

By Grant LaGrange —- Duke of Carthania a formidable threat in turf stakes for three-year-olds New Orleans (January 30, 2020) – It’s not often you get 12-1 odds on a Brad Cox-trained allowance winner, but such was the case when Godolphin LLC’s Hieronymus crossed the line...
Posted On 31 Jan 2020
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TAMPA BAY: CENTENO RIDES 3 WINNERS; FLORIDA-BRED FILLIES SIZZLE FOR RIVELLI

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Six-time Tampa Bay Downs jockeys champion Daniel Centeno rode three winners today, giving him 2,900 career victories in North America. Centeno, who won 847 races in his homeland of Venezuela, capped his three-bagger with a patented winning...
Posted On 30 Jan 2020
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Smarty Jones Rematch Likely On Hold Until Rebel

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Smarty Jones Rematch Likely On Hold Until Rebel Any rematch between the top two finishers in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds last Friday at Oaklawn apparently won’t occur until at least March. While Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen...
Posted On 30 Jan 2020
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Gulfstream: Tiz the Law Returns to Action in $250,000 Holy Bull (G3)

By David Joseph —- Tiz the Law Returns to Action in $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) Sackatoga Stable Back In Spotlight on Derby Trail Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jack Knowlton lived every Thoroughbred owner’s dream when Funny Cide captured the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1), as well...
Posted On 30 Jan 2020
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Aqueduct: Shotski headlines Saturday’s G3 Withers; John Imbriale named NYRA race caller and track announcer

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, Pantofel Stable and Mike Karty’s Shotski headlines a talented field of eight in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by...
Posted On 30 Jan 2020
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OAKLAWN: 30,000 TURN OUT OPENING SATURDAY FOR STAKES TRIPLEHEADER

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020) – Two photo finishes and a runaway favorite highlighted the stakes triple header at Oaklawn before a crowd of 30,000 on opening Saturday. On a day with lots of tight finishes, including two dead heats, the final...
Posted On 26 Jan 2020
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CAPTAIN SCOTTY HOLDS OFF FAVORED FLAGSTAFF LATE TO REGISTER NECK WIN IN GRADE II PALOS VERDES STAKES

By Mike Willman —- CAPTAIN SCOTTY HOLDS OFF FAVORED FLAGSTAFF LATE TO REGISTER NECK WIN IN GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES; CEDILLO & MILLER TEAM FOR SIX FURLONG SCORE IN 1:09.46 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2020)—In a race reduced to four horses as the result of a...
Posted On 26 Jan 2020
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