Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Sunday, December 17

By Brain W. Spencer —- • Promising 2-Year-Old Principe Guilherme Impresses in Second Career Outing • Tenacious Winner Cooptado to Stretch Out Next Year; Likely Mineshaft-Bound • 9-Year Old Dimension Still Going Strong • Letellier Winner She’s Pretty Lucky Could Ship to...
Posted On 17 Dec 2017
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FTBOA RACES PRODUCE WORTHY WINNERS; 2-YEAR-OLD STAKES WINNERS EXCEL

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After Mo Cash made a bold move to split horses on the far turn of the $125,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners Association (FTBOA) Marion County Florida Sire Stakes, jockey Antonio Gallardo and trainer Ronald Spatz knew the work...
Posted On 17 Dec 2017
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Cooptado Back to Winning Ways in Tenacious; Dimension Springs 39-1 Diliberto Upset on Santa Super Saturday

By Brian Spencer —- COOPTADO BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN TENACIOUS; DIMENSION SPRINGS 39-1 DILIBERTO UPSET ON SANTA SUPER SATURDAY NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 16, 2017) – Valentin Bukhtoyarov and Evgeny Kappushev’s multiple Group I-winning millionaire Cooptado (Arg) made his first visit...
Posted On 17 Dec 2017
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Aqueduct: Aunt Babe notches first stakes win in NYSS Fifth Avenue

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Louis Ferrari’s Aunt Babe stayed off the pace and outkicked Pure Silver at the wire to win the 33rd running of the $150,000 Fifth Avenue for juvenile fillies on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Aunt Babe, a 39-1 longshot, won...
Posted On 17 Dec 2017
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Los Alamitos: King Glorious Stakes Selections

TSV STAFF SELECTION —- Los Alamitos Race 9) 1 Mile. King Glorious S. Purse $100,000 FOR GOLDEN STATE SERIES ELIGIBLE CALIFORNIA BRED OR CALIFORNIA SIRED TWO YEARS OLD. Royal Trump (1), one across the board in last three; should love stretchout. Intimidate (2), exits...
Posted On 16 Dec 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS: SATURDAY STAKES SELECTIONS

TSV STAFF SELECTION —- Race 3) Sugar Bowl 2YO 6 Furlongs 5) Steel Shot – a repeat of maiden win last out bests these. 4) Bourne in Nixa – enters on 2-race win streak 3) Land Battle – highly competitive at this level. Race 4) Blushing K D F&M 1&1/16TH Turf ...
Posted On 16 Dec 2017
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SUNDAY: Handicapping the Springboard Mile

By Rick Francis —- The road to a starting berth in the 144th Kentucky Derby heads to Oklahoma City and Remington Park where a field of twelve 2-year-old colts and geldings get the call to post in the running of the Springboard Mile Stakes. A winner’s share of 400k and Derby...
Posted On 15 Dec 2017
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ALLEN IS SEÑOR TEQUILA JOCKEY OF MONTH; RIDES ZIPPING IN FTBOA STAKES

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When Ronnie Allen, Jr., won his first riding title at Tampa Bay Downs, you could buy the original, mouse-driven Macintosh personal computer for about $2,500. But at least it wasn’t too expensive to get to the computer store. The average price...
Posted On 15 Dec 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, December 15

By Brian Spencer —- • Money Flows Enters Tenacious in Top Form • Chiltern Street Makes Stakes Debut in Bonapaw • Saham Looks to Add to Walsh’s Excitement in Diliberto MONEY FLOWS ENTERS TENACIOUS IN TOP FORM Trainer Al Stall, Jr. believes that Money Flows is as good as he...
Posted On 15 Dec 2017
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GOLDEN GATE HANDLE INCREASES DURING FALL MEET

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS SEES SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN ALL-SOURCE AND ON-TRACK HANDLE FOR FALL MEET Albany, Calif. (December 15, 2017) Golden Gate Fields concluded a successful fall meet on December 10 with very strong year over year gains in handle. The all-source handle saw a double...
Posted On 15 Dec 2017
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