SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2018

By Ed Golden —- • SOLD IT EYES GRADE II SANTA YNEZ SUNDAY • D’AMATO COULD HAVE TWO IN SAN GABRIEL • BALTAS AND PRAT TEAM UP TO HIT TRIFECTA • LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON IN TRAINING HORSES SOLD IT LIKELY FOR SUNDAY’S SANTA YNEZ STAKES Sold It, a gray daughter of multiple Grade I...
Posted On 01 Jan 2019
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Aqueduct: Not That Brady prevails in Damon Runyon

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Not That Brady made his stakes debut a winning one with a prominent effort to capture the $100,000 Damon Runyon on Monday, New Year’s Eve at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained and part-owned by Rudy Rodriguez with Michael...
Posted On 01 Jan 2019
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Monday, December 31

By Ryan Martin —- Amoss’ Graded Stakes Winners Return to Prepare for 2019 • Stidham Eyes Grade III Lecomte for Tackett • Kennedy Getting Taste of Success at Fair Grounds AMOSS’ GRADED STAKES WINNERS RETURN TO PREPARE FOR 2019 Blessed with a trio of graded stakes winners in...
Posted On 01 Jan 2019
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Ron Correll’s 48th Eclipse Award Selections

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- These are my top picks in each category for the 2018 Eclipse Awards. The finalist will be announced on Jan. 5 and the winners in all categories will be announced at the 48th annual Eclipse Awards on Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park in...
Posted On 01 Jan 2019
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Stronach 5: Four Bettors Cash $29,000 Each on Friday’s Stronach 5

By David Joseph —- Four Bettors Cash $29,000 Each on Friday’s Stronach 5 LAUREL, MD – Four bettors had all five winners in Friday’s Stronach 5, resulting in a payout for each of $29,068.30. The Stronach 5, which included races from Gulfstream Park, Golden Gate Fields and...
Posted On 29 Dec 2018
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TAMPA BAY: MASSAM, WOLFSON 1-2 IN FESTIVUS CHALLENGE; GALLARDO STAYS HOT

By Mike Henry —- MASSAM, WOLFSON 1-2 IN FESTIVUS CHALLENGE; GALLARDO STAYS HOT OLDSMAR, FL. – Brad Massam of Chatham, N.J., amassed a bankroll of $164.10 to capture the annual “10 Days of Festivus Challenge” Handicapping Contest sponsored by Tampa Bay Downs. The runner-up,...
Posted On 29 Dec 2018
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Gulfstream Today 12.28.18: Concussion Protocol in Place at Gulfstream

By David Joseph —– Concussion Protocol in Place at Gulfstream Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Sequence Offers Five Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Baseline testing was conducted on jockeys Friday at Gulfstream Park as part of its concussion protocol procedures. The tests, used to...
Posted On 29 Dec 2018
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FAIR GROUNDS NOTES: TEAM BENSON RELISHES RECENT SUCCESS

By Ryan Martin —- Tom’s d’Etat; Hodges Photography • Team Benson Relishes Recent Success • Regardless of Weather Conditions, Scherer is Ready to Roll for Saturday Stakes • Midnight Fantasy Heavily Favored in Louisiana Futurity Fillies Division TEAM BENSON...
Posted On 29 Dec 2018
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MARIAH’S GALAXY SCORES FIRST STAKES WIN IN THE LOOKOUT AT DELTA DOWNS

By Don Stevens —- Mariah’s Galaxy; Coady Photography JOCKEY KEVIN SMITH RIDES THE WINNER AFTER DIEGO SAENZ INJURY – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted the $65,000 Lookout Stakes on Friday night and it was Riley Blanchet and Todd Matte’s filly Mariah’s Galaxy who...
Posted On 29 Dec 2018
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Gulfstream: Rainbow 6 Jackpot Rewards One Bettor $288,350

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY Rainbow 6 Jackpot Rewards One Bettor $288,350 Winning Ticket Cost $9.60 Late Pick 5 Returns $11,844 Urdaneta Wins First Race in U.S. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 was hit by one bettor Thursday for...
Posted On 28 Dec 2018
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