Keeneland Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 27, with racing Wednesday through Sunday. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m ET. ********** • FORMER BROWN ASSISTANT ABREU CHERISHES FIRST KEENELAND WIN • HUMPHREY ONE...
Posted On 21 Apr 2018
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Significant Form returns to action in Memories of Silver

By Heather Pettinger —- Talented maiden winners A True Giant, Retonova headline NYSS Times Square OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A pair of stakes races will bring down the curtain on the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet Sunday with the $100,000 Memories of Silver for 3-year-old...
Posted On 21 Apr 2018
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BLACKJACKCAT, KENJISSTORM & FREE ROSE HEAD FIELD OF NINE IN SATURDAY’S GIII AMERICAN STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF

By Mike Willman —- BLACKJACKCAT, KENJISSTORM & FREE ROSE HEAD FIELD OF NINE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 AMERICAN STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (April 18, 2018)—Freshened since a disappointing effort on Feb. 10, trainer Mark Glatt’s Blackjackcat heads...
Posted On 20 Apr 2018
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Big Dollar Bill Cashes In; Wins Featured Machmer Hall Purse

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video of all the fun and racing excitement today at Keeneland Big Dollar Bill Cashes In; Wins Featured Machmer Hall Purse LEXINGTON, KY (April 19, 2018) – Dennis Farkas and Brett and Cheryl Franklin’s Big Dollar Bill rallied from far off the...
Posted On 20 Apr 2018
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CALIFORNIA-BRED RYE & FLORIDA INVADER NESSY HEAD WIDE OPEN MARATHON GIII SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES

By Mike Willman —- RYE Benoit Photo CALIFORNIA-BRED RYE & FLORIDA INVADER NESSY HEAD WIDE OPEN MARATHON GRADE III, $100,000 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES ON SUNDAY AT 1 ¾ MILES ON TURF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GELDING A RED TIE DAY COULD HAVE THEFT ON HIS MIND WITH BAZE ABOARD...
Posted On 20 Apr 2018
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Keeneland Barn Notes — April 19

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 19 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 27, with racing Wednesday through Sunday. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m ET. ********** • ITSINTHEPOST (FR) BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN DIXIANA ELKHORN • DELACOUR...
Posted On 20 Apr 2018
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CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES NEW DERBY WEEK ENTRY PROCEDURES & SECURITY MEASURES

By Kathryn Parrish —- CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES NEW DERBY WEEK ENTRY PROCEDURES & SECURITY MEASURES Track encourages guests to visitKentuckyDerbyParking.com for parking, arrival & entry information LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”),...
Posted On 20 Apr 2018
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TEN BLESSINGS, BOBBY ABU DHABI SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GII KONA GOLD STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS

By Mike Willman —- TEN BLESSINGS Benoit Photo TEN BLESSINGS, BOBBY ABU DHABI SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 KONA GOLD STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS IDLE SINCE BREEDERS’ CUP ON NOV. 4, DEFENDING CHAMP RANSOM THE MOON BACK IN ACTION ARCADIA, Calif. (April 18, 2018)—Bob...
Posted On 20 Apr 2018
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Parol Proves Best in Winning Wednesday’s Featured Lantern Hill Purse

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video of all the fun and racing excitement today at Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY (April 18, 2018) – Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm’s homebred Parol swept to the lead at midstretch and posted a half-length victory over Black Canary to win...
Posted On 19 Apr 2018
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MIKE ALLEN IS SEÑOR TEQUILA JOCKEY OF MONTH; JERMYN STREET TAKES 5TH

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Mike Allen isn’t given to waxing nostalgic about his 32-plus years as a jockey, even after his 2,000th career victory Friday at Tampa Bay Downs unleashed a flood of memories. But the reaction from family, friends and horsemen helped him put...
Posted On 19 Apr 2018
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