LOS ALAMITOS: BAFFERT SEEKS THIRD CONSECUTIVE STARLET-FUTURITY SWEEP

By Robert Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will try for a third consecutive sweep of the Starlet and Los Alamitos Futurity Saturday. Baffert, who completed the significant parlay with Chasing Yesterday (Starlet) and Improbable (Futurity) last...
Posted On 04 Dec 2019
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Aqueduct: Friday Stakes Advances

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Sweet Bye and Bye headlines Forever Together OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Steve Klesaris will send out likely favorite Sweet Bye and Bye in the third running of the $150,000 Forever Together for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on turf on Friday...
Posted On 04 Dec 2019
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Gulfstream: Claiming Crown Previews

By David Joseph —- ‘Yodel’ in Tune for Saturday’s Claiming Crown Rapid Transit Navarro-Trained Whyruawesome ‘Phenomenal’ for Express HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., who has achieved a series of career firsts in 2019, is scheduled to saddle Yodel E. A. Who...
Posted On 04 Dec 2019
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TAMPA BAY DOWNS: CENTENO GAINS STRENGTH, RESOLVE FROM DAUGHTER’S SPIRIT

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After riding two horses at Laurel Park in Maryland on Nov. 9, jockey Daniel Centeno took a two-week vacation to spend time with his daughter, 11-year-old Jazmyn, on a Disney cruise. “We spent three days in the Bahamas and at a private Disney...
Posted On 04 Dec 2019
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Aqueduct: Maximum Security and Spun to Run headline thrilling renewal of G1 Cigar Mile

NYRA RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Multiple Grade 1-winner Maximum Security and Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile victor Spun to Run headline a talented field of 11 for the 31st running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap on Saturday at Aqueduct...
Posted On 04 Dec 2019
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LOS ALAMITOS: KIM K, QUEEN BEE TO YOU AMONG 18 NOMINATED TO BAYAKOA STAKES

By Robert Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. — Los Alamitos stakes winners Kim K and Queen Bee to You are among 18 fillies and mares nominated to the $100,000-guaranteed Bayakoa Stakes. A Grade III at 1 1/16 miles, the Bayakoa will be run Sunday, Dec. 8. The Bayakoa is the...
Posted On 02 Dec 2019
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HOTSHOT ANNA LOOKS TO MAKE IT FIVE IN A ROW IN RICHARD SCHERER MEMORIAL STAKES

By Grant LaGrange —- New Orleans (November 29, 2019) – Hotshot Anna will try to creep herself closer to millionaire status and extend her win streak to five when she faces a field of eleven others in Saturday’s feature race at Fair Grounds Racecourse, the $75,000...
Posted On 30 Nov 2019
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Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps & Quotes: Tom’s d’Etat Powers Home in Grade I, $600,000 Clark

By Darren Rogers —- TOM’S d’ETAT POWERS HOME TO EASILY WIN GRADE I, $600,000 CLARK AT CHURCHILL LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 29, 2019) – It was all Tom’s d’Etat in Friday’s 145th running of the $600,000 Clark Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) at Churchill Downs as...
Posted On 30 Nov 2019
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Gulfstream: Fort McHenry Ready for a Battle in Saturday’s Smooth Air

By David Joseph —- Fort McHenry Ready for a Battle in Saturday’s Smooth Air Complexifier to Do What He Does Best in Buffalo Man Juvenile Showcase Kicks Off Gulfstream Stakes Schedule HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Expectations for Fort McHenry were obviously high when Derrick...
Posted On 29 Nov 2019
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Tiz the Law Made 7-5 Favorite in Saturday’s Kentucky Jockey Club

By Kevin Kerstein —- TIZ THE LAW MADE 7-5 FAVORITE IN SATURDAY’S KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law was made the 7-5 morning line favorite by veteran oddsmaker Mike Battaglia for Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky...
Posted On 29 Nov 2019
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