Stronach 5: Four on the Turf in Friday’s Stronach 5

By David Joseph —- Four on the Turf in Friday’s Stronach 5 Races from Laurel, Gulfstream and Santa Anita $100,000 Guaranteed Pool LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment, will feature four turf races Friday as well as a $100,000...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES THURSDAY, OCT. 03, 2019

By Ed Golden —- Omaha Beach; Coady Photography • MANDELLA EYES EMERALD CITY WITH OMAHA BEACH • D’AMATO HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY IN CITY OF HOPE • BAFFERT-SMITH SPLIT ON McKINZIE IS JUST BUSINESS • CALLAGHAN MULLS BREEDERS’ CUP FOR SQUARE DEAL MANDELLA EXCITED ABOUT RETURN OF...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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Gulfstream Park Spring/Summer Meet Alumni on the Go

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Park Spring/Summer Meet Alumni on the Go Joseph, Vaccarezza, Orseno and Biancone Head to Keeneland This Weekend HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s annual Championship Meet, in addition to offering world class racing each winter, has long...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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Sistercharlie goes for sixth straight G1 in Flower Bowl

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Sistercharlie; Coady Photography ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown’s Sistercharlie will look to add another Grade 1 victory to her robust resume on Sunday at Belmont Park when she contests the $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational for fillies...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Thursday, Oct. 3

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet opens Friday and concludes Saturday, Oct. 26, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** • DIXIANA BOURBON ATTRACTS FIELD OF 14 • KIMARI HEADLINES FIELD OF NINE FOR...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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Churchill Downs Incorporated Announces Agreement to Acquire Turfway Park

By Nick Zangari —- Existing Grandstand Will Be Demolished to Make Way for a New State-of-the-Art Facility LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 3, 2019) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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NYRA Thanksgiving Racing Festival highlights Aqueduct fall meet

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Winter meet’s Cigar Mile Racing Festival includes four graded stakes worth $1.5 million NYSSS Great White Way and Fifth Avenue North America’s richest sire stakes OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019
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Three Grade 1 Races Highlight Saturday at Keeneland

By Amy Owens —- Three Grade 1 Races Highlight Saturday at Keeneland Six Grade 1 Winners in Overflow Field for Shadwell Turf Mile Gouverneur Morris Heads Field of 10 for Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Rushing Fall, Vasilika Showdown Set in First Lady LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 2,...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019
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Channel Maker targets second straight G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic

By Ryan Martin —- Channel Maker; Elsa Lorieul Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – Wachtel Stables, R. A. Hill Stables, Gary Barber and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Channel Maker will attempt to repeat his 2018 victory when taking on a field of seven assembled for...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Wednesday, Oct. 2

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet opens Friday and concludes Saturday, Oct. 26, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** • GRADE 1 WINNERS SPICED PERFECTION AND MIA MISCHIEF HEADLINE THOROUGHBRED...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019
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