Stoney Bennett headlines NYSS Great White Way

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Set to make only his fourth career start, Stoney Bennett will headline a field of seven in the $150,000 New York Stallion Series Great White Way for 2-year-olds at six furlongs on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack. A son of Bustin...
Posted On 14 Dec 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Thursday, December 14

By Michael Adolphson —- • Bourne in Nixa Aims for Three Straight in Sugar Bowl; Ebben to Jan. 13 Lecomte • Stidham After More Godolphin Glory in Letellier • Mobile Bay Exits Classic in Good Order; Next Start to Be Decided • Stall Looks Ahead with Louisiana Champions Day...
Posted On 14 Dec 2017
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Oaklawn Notes: First Set of O’Neill Horses Arrive at Oaklawn

By Jennifer Hoyt —- First Set of O’Neill Horses Arrive at Oaklawn Horses from the barn of two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill arrived Wednesday on a plane from Southern California; Hopeful Stakes winner Sporting Chance is back in training and targeting the...
Posted On 14 Dec 2017
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Le Vent Se Leve stays perfect in Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun

By Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com —- Exciting prospect Le Vent Se Leve kept the buzz going in Wednesday’s Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki, readily justifying favoritism to stay perfect in three starts. The Kiyoshi Hagiwara trainee banked 10 points on the Japan Road to the...
Posted On 14 Dec 2017
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Graded stakes winner Pure Silver highlights field in Saturday’s Fifth Avenue

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Twin Creeks Racing Stable’s graded stakes winner Pure Silver will look to cap her juvenile campaign on a high note as part of a field of six in the 33rd running of the $150,000 Fifth Avenue for 2-year-old fillies on Saturday...
Posted On 14 Dec 2017
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TAMPA BAY: STAKES FIELDS SET FOR SATURDAY; CENTENO RIDES THREE WINNERS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Normally reserved for promising 2-year-olds, Saturday’s annual Cotillion Festival Day celebration at Tampa Bay Downs promises an exciting twist with a pair of $125,000 3-year-old stakes sponsored by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and...
Posted On 13 Dec 2017
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Six Stakes Top Fair Grounds’ Santa Super Saturday

By Brian W. Spencer —- Trainer Brad Cox; Oaklawn/Coady Photo COX SENDS TWO FRESH ONES FOR TENACIOUS; SIX STAKES TOP FAIR GROUNDS’ SANTA SUPER SATURDAY NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 13, 2017) – Trainer Brad Cox will send out a fresh pair of Steve Landers-owned aspirants for the...
Posted On 13 Dec 2017
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LOS ALAMITOS: BOOKIES LUCK HEADS NOMINEES TO KING GLORIOUS STAKES

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. —Bookies Luck, a two-time Del Mar Stakes winner, is among nine nominees to the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes. Restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired in California, the one-mile King Glorious will be run for the sixth time...
Posted On 12 Dec 2017
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Churchill Downs News Release: Japan Road to Kentucky Derby Continues Wednesday

By Darren Rogers —- JAPAN ROAD TO KENTUCKY DERBY CONTINUES WEDNESDAY WITH UNBEATEN LE VENT SE LEVE HEADLINING KAWASAKI’S ZEN-NIPPON NISAI YUSHUN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017) – The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve continues Wednesday...
Posted On 12 Dec 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS: EXTRA CREDIT ACES CHAMPIONS DAY TURF TEST

By Brian W. Spencer —- EXTRA CREDIT ACES CHAMPIONS DAY TURF TEST; LOUISIANA-BREDS IN SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT NEW ORLEANS (December 9, 2017) – Klein Racing’s Extra Credit made a powerful winning move at the top of the stretch of the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Turf to give...
Posted On 10 Dec 2017
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