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By Amy Owens —- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1:05 p.m. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. ********** • ZULU ALPHA HEADLINES FIELD OF 10 FOR DIXIANA ELKHORN • JALA JALA (MEX) TRIES TO MAKE THE GRADE...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 15, 2019) – Arkansas Derby (Grade I) runner-up Improbable, along with third-place finisher Country House and sixth-place finisher Long Range Toddy, arrived at Churchill Downs on Monday morning following a flight from...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Jason Beem, a veteran race caller with more than a decade of experience, will handle Monmouth Park’s announcing duties until the return of Frank Mirahmadi following the conclusion of the Santa Anita meet on June 23, general manager Bill...

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By Jennifer Hoyt —- Oaklawn Park Photo HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, April 14, 2019) – Favorite Midnight Bisou demonstrated her championship potential by grinding out a narrow win over the hard-fighting Escape Clause in Sunday’s $750,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1). It was the...

By Amy Owens —- SUNDAY, APRIL 14 ********** BARN NOTES WILL NOT BE PRODUCED MONDAY, APRIL 15. THEY WILL RESUME TUESDAY, APRIL 16. ********** Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Omaha Beach and Improbable went from being on the outside looking at the 2019 Kentucky Derby to securing solid spots in the 145th renewal of the race after putting on a thrilling stretch drive in the Arkansas Derby on April 13 at Oaklawn...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Midnight Bisou; Zoe Metz Photo MIDNIGHT BISOU LEADS SMALL, BUT MIGHTY APPLE BLOSSOM FIELD HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, April 13, 2019) – A small, but select six-horse field is entered in the $750,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) Sunday at Oaklawn, a 1...

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for an eighth consecutive racing day Saturday at Gulfstream Park, producing a carryover jackpot of $203,322.54 for Sunday’s card (First-race post time: 1:15 p.m.) Multiple tickets with all six...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- $1 Million Arkansas Derby (G1) Quotes: Winning trainer Richard Mandella, Omaha Beach: “He looked like he was well within himself and Mike (Smith) just let him enjoy his job, just stride out and go where he went. My first thought was, ‘Jeez, don’t move...