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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – In a sport in which luck can play a disproportionate role, trainer Gerald Bennett tries to leave as little to chance as possible. On Mondays, when there is no racing and the Tampa Bay Downs backstretch is as quiet as a forest glen, Bennett...

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Repole Stable’s two-time stakes winner Dream Bigger will attempt to cash a lucrative paycheck when headlining a full field of 14 fellow New York-bred juveniles in Saturday’s $500,000 Great White Way division of the New...

By Grant LaGrange —- Ten Louisiana-bred stakes carded with over $1 million in purses up for grabs New Orleans (December 11, 2019) – Brittlyn Stable Inc’s Minit to Stardom, the 20-1 upset winner of the Honorable Miss (G2) in July at Saratoga, headlines a star-studded...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gary and Mary West’s Maximum Security capped his sophomore campaign the way he started it: with a decisive score, wiring an 11-horse field by 3 ½ lengths to win the Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile on Saturday at Aqueduct...

By Robert Mieszerski —- TAP BACK HEADS 11 KING GLORIOUS STAKES NOMINEES; BEEN STUDYING HER AMONG 15 FILLIES FOR SOVIET PROBLEM CYPRESS, Calif. —Tap Back, who dominated 10 rivals in the Golden State Juvenile Nov. 1, is among 11 nominees to the $100,000 King Glorious...

By Mike Henry —- ZAINO BOYZ, LUCREZIA WIN STAKES UNDER RED-HOT CENTENO OLDSMAR, FL. – If you noticed trainer Bobby Raymond in the paddock before the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes today, you might have gotten the idea he was expecting big things from his 2-year-old colt Zaino...

By Grant LaGrange —- Barn Notes: Sunday, December 8, 2019 ⦁ Belmont Winner Sir Winston Points to Woodchopper ⦁ Preakness Winner War Of Will Getting Time Off BELMONT STAKES WINNER SIR WINSTON POINTING TOWARDS WOODCHOPPER Tracy Farmer’s Sir Winston, who has not raced since...

Tracksideview Staff Selections —- AQUEDUCT Race 9) 1&1/8 Mile. Remsen S. Grade III. Purse $250,000 FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. Post Time: ( 3:43)/ 2:43/ 1:43/12:43 3) Cleon Jones – Tale of the Cat colt has been strong in each of his last four starts, winning and placing...

Tracksideview Staff Selections —- AQUEDUCT Race 8) 1&1/8 Mile. Demoiselle S. Grade II. Purse $250,000 FOR FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD Post Time: ( 3:13)/ 2:13/ 1:13/12:13 2) Maedean – Tapit filly has won two straight, last out in the Tepin Stakes here; late kick along...

By Rick Francis —- AQUEDUCT Race 10) 1 Mile. Cigar Mile H. Grade I. Purse $750,000 A HANDICAP FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 4:16)/ 3:16/ 2:16/ 1:16 1) Whitmore (Moquett/Rosario); veteran exits a willing third in the BC Sprint, his fourth board finish of 2019;...