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Golden Gate Fields Stable Notes Thursday, November 28, 2019 GOLDEN GATE DEBUTANTE THE HEADLINER ON FRIDAY One of two stakes races at Golden Gate Fields this week, the $50,000 Golden Gate Debutante for 2-year-old fillies, features a cast of nine entrants. The Golden Gate Debutante...

By Rick Francis —- The Churchill Downs Fall Meet starts it’s final weekend with one of it’s signature contests the Grade 1 Clark Handicap. An accomplished field of twelve 3-year-olds and up will look to close out their 2019 season with a coveted Grade 1 victory...

By David Joseph —- Opening Day Turf Races at Gulfstream Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5 $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout Sequence Includes Races from Laurel and Golden Gate LAUREL, MD – The Championship Meet begins Friday at Gulfstream Park, and two...

By Najja Thompson —- Fully Vested headlines Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship OZONE PARK, N.Y. – In search of his first stakes win, Godolphin’s Fully Vested will headline a field of seven in the Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019) – Sakatoga Stables’ undefeated Grade I winner Tiz the Law will lead a field of nine promising 2-year-olds entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) – the co-featured event on Saturday’s...

By David Joseph —- Strategies and Tips from Blewitt, Courtney and Nicoletti HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – While Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet provides fans an opportunity to see many of the top horses and jockeys in the world, it can also be a bit of a puzzle for bettors...

By Milke Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – As a Thoroughbred trainer from 1989-1997, Jim Tsirigotis gained an appreciation for the challenges faced by backstretch workers on the racetrack. “They work their butts off,” said Tsirigotis, the proprietor of Papa Jim’s Kitchen at the south...

By Rick Francis —- Clear skies and inviting temps are both in store as Fair Grounds Racecourse and Slots kicks off it’s 148th race meet; and with the anticipated large crowd comes the 95th edition of the Thanksgiving Classic Stakes. A small field of five will head to...

By Darren Rogers —- FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER OF YEAR OPENS THURSDAY; INDEPENDENCE HALL, STORM THE COURT LISTED AT 12-1 ON MORNING LINE Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Also On Tap; Both Pools Close Sunday at 6 p.m. ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Nov. 25, 2019) –...

By Brian Bohl —- Gold Standard looks to set benchmark for rest of field in Friday’s G3 Comely OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Stonestreet Stables and LNJ Foxwoods’ Gold Standard handled a step up in class with a last-out runner-up effort in her stakes debut and will...