Picco Uno waltzes in gate-to-wire win in Dancin Renee; Sunday to feature two-day $85,507 Pick 6 carryover

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Kennesaw Mountain Racing’s Picco Uno capitalized on class relief, wiring a six-horse field by four lengths in the sixth running of the $125,000 Dancin Renee for state-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and up on Saturday at...
Posted On 17 Jun 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • FATHER’S DAY HAS MANY CHERISHED MEMORIES • JUSTIFY MAKES ON-TRACK APPEARANCE JUNE 23 • JUSTIFY DUE TO ARRIVE AT SANTA ANITA SUNDAY • RETIRED HORSES, CARMA HONORED TOMORROW HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO DADS EVERYWHERE Following is the inscription on a card sent to...
Posted On 17 Jun 2018
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes 06-16-18

By John Heims —- TRAINER PAT MCBURNEY SENDS OUT TWO IN SEPARATE STAKES ON MONMOUTH PARK’S 13-RACE FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Patrick McBurney expects to find out a lot more about two horses he has high hopes for this year when he sends out both in...
Posted On 17 Jun 2018
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TRIPLE CROWN WINNER JUSTIFY GALLOPS SATURDAY, LEAVES FOR SANTA ANITA SUNDAY AT 10:30 A.M. EDT

By Darren Rogers —- CD/Coady Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 16, 2018) – Racing’s 13th Triple Crown winner Justify galloped about one mile Saturday morning at Churchill Downs under regular exercise rider Humberto Gomez for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert as he...
Posted On 17 Jun 2018
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Strollin the Bayou, Chief Oakie Dokie Put Feather in Trainers’ Caps with Purple Violet, Springfield Stakes

By Bailey Gallison —- Strollin The Bayou; Arlington Photo STROLLIN THE BAYOU, CHIEF OAKIE DOKIE PUT FEATHER IN TRAINERS’ CAPS WITH PURPLE VIOLET, SPRINGFIELD STAKES ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (June 16, 2018) – It was a day of milestones in both stakes events at Arlington...
Posted On 17 Jun 2018
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HEAVILY FAVORED RIVER BOYNE REMAINS UNBEATEN AT SANTA ANITA

By Mike Willman —- RIVER BOYNE Zoe Metz Photography HEAVILY FAVORED RIVER BOYNE REMAINS UNBEATEN AT SANTA ANITA AS HE TAKES $100,000 RAINBOW STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY MULLINS, IRISH-BRED COLT GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:49.18 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 16,...
Posted On 17 Jun 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Friday, June 15, 2018

By Bailey Gallison —- Chris Block Chasing Record Breaking Stakes Victory • Jean Elizabeth Risks Perfect Record in Purple Violet Stakes • Moquett Sends Spark Joy for Saturday Maiden Event CHRIS BLOCK CHASING RECORD BREAKING STAKES VICTORY Trainer Chris Block sends out a pair...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes 06-15-18

By John Heims —- ROAMING UNION GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Kelly Breen knows just how rewarding it can be to get the best out of a talented 3-year-old, having won the 2011 Belmont Stakes...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Walsh Hoping for Redemption With Honorable Duty

By Darren Rogers —- WALSH HOPING FOR REDEMPTION WITH HONORABLE DUTY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 15, 2018) – Honorable Duty joined a list of 55 horses that eventual Horse of the Year Gun Runner defeated in 2017 after...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden & Mike Willman —- • LEADING RIDER PRAT SET TO EXPAND HIS PROFILE • TOP TRAINER O’NEILL HAS HORSES BORN TO RUN • HORSE FOR COURSE MUCHOS BESOS WINS AGAIN • FIRST POST WILL BE 12 NOON SATURDAY, JUNE 23 • BAFFERT, SMITH AT DODGER STADIUM ON JUNE 25 PRAT WILL...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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