Gulfstream: Rymska Making Seasonal Debut in $150,000 Suwannee River (G3)

By David Joseph —- Multiple G3 Winner Facing Seven Rivals in 1 1/8-Mile Turf Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Madaket Stables, Tom Coleman, Team Hanley and Norton Herrick’s multiple graded-stakes winner Rymska will be the horse to beat when she kicks off her 5-year-old...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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WIDE OPEN GRADE II, $200,000 SAN MARCOS STAKES ATTRACTS 13 RUNNERS

By Mike Willman —- EPICAL Benoit Photo WIDE OPEN GRADE II, $200,000 SAN MARCOS STAKES ATTRACTS 13 RUNNERS; CASSIDY’S IMPROVING EPICAL LOOMS LARGE AS DOES BAFFERT’S DABSTER, WHO TRIES TURF FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 1 ¼ MILES SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 11-RACE CARD IS AT...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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Aqueduct: Haikal set to make stakes debut in Jimmy Winkfield

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Following an impressive maiden victory in his second career start, Shadwell Stable’s Haikal will headline a seven-horse field in the 35th running of the $150,000 Jimmy Winkfield at Aqueduct Racetrack. For 3-year-olds going...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Thursday, February 7

By Ryan Martin —- • Winter Sunset Makes Stakes Debut in Shantel Lanerie Memorial Overnight Stakes • Dream Maker Set for Three-Year-Old Debut in Saturday Allowance • Fields for Louisiana Derby Preview Days Stakes Coming Together WINTER SUNSET MAKES STAKES DEBUT IN SHANTEL...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019

By Ed Golden —- • BELLAFINA AT HER BEST FOR THE LAS VIRGENES • SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST SATURDAY IS 11:30 A.M. • BLINKERS OFF YA GOTTA WANNA IN SAN MARCOS • BLACKJACKCAT IN DEBUT FOR HOLLENDORFER • FOX2’S ‘SATURDAY AT THE RACES’ SHOW BEGINS BELLAFINA DOING ‘GREAT’ FOR LAS...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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2019 MONMOUTH SEASON TO SEE 61 RACING DAYS, $7.1 MILLION IN STAKES

By John Heims —- 2019 MONMOUTH SEASON TO SEE 61 RACING DAYS, $7.1 MILLION IN STAKES; $1 MILLION BETFAIR.COM HASKELL SET FOR SATURDAY, JULY 20 Oceanport, NJ. – Led by the Grade 1, $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational, Monmouth Park is set to offer $7.1 million in...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream News and Notes: Tequilita Tops Noms for Feb. 16 Royal Delta (G3)

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News and Notes Tequilita Tops Noms for Feb. 16 Royal Delta (G3) Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday Friday’s Stronach 5 All Star Ticket (Video Link) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Dorothy Alexander Matz’s Tequilita is prominent among 17...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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NYRA announces adjustments to 2019 Belmont Park spring/summer and Saratoga Race Course

By Pat McKenna & Mark Bardack —- NYRA announces adjustments to 2019 Belmont Park spring/summer and Saratoga Race Course schedules to accommodate potential arena construction at Belmont Park Belmont Park spring/summer meet to run 48 days beginning Friday, April 26...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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HEARTWOOD RETURNS TO OAKLAWN AS KING COTTON FAVORITE

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019) – Heartwood’s second career start came at Oaklawn and No. 26 will mark his return to Hot Springs in Saturday’s $100,000 King Cotton Stakes for older sprinters at 6 furlongs. Probable post time for the King Cotton,...
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FAIR GROUNDS NOTES: BRISSET’S GRADED STAKES WINNERS POSITIVE SPIRIT, QUIP TO MAKE 2019 DEBUT

By Ryan Martin —- When your older half-brother is a Kentucky Derby winner, it’s natural for high expectations to carry over. Positive Spirit ended her 2-year-old campaign on a very promising note, and the first chapter of her sophomore season is about to be written in the...
Posted On 07 Feb 2019
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