SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: WEST COAST IN SHARP GATE DRILL FOR PEGASUS

By Ed Golden —- WEST COAST (outside) Zoe Metz Photography • WEST COAST IN SHARP GATE DRILL FOR PEGASUS • BOLT D’ORO ON COURSE FOR SAN FELIPE STAKES • INSTA ERMA RATES TOP BILLING IN MEGAHERTZ • BENDABLE MAKES GRASS DEBUT IN LAS CIENEGAS • BARRETTS SALE WILL HELP SAN LUIS...
Posted On 15 Jan 2018
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GUN RUNNER LOGS FINAL FAIR GROUNDS BREEZE FOR PEGASUS WORLD CUP

By Ryan Martin —- Instilled Regard, Stronger Than Ever Exit Lecomte, Silverbulletday In Good Order • Stidham Has Grade II New Orleans Handicap In Mind For Ultra-Consistent Cedartown GUN RUNNER LOGS FINAL FAIR GROUNDS BREEZE FOR PEGASUS WORLD CUP Hall of Fame trainer Steve...
Posted On 15 Jan 2018
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Battle Station mans seven-horse field in Monday’s rescheduled Damon Runyon

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Boule looks to step up in field of 10 for Interborough OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Battle Station will look to notch his second stakes victory, headlining a field of seven in the 39th running of the $100,000 Damon Runyon for...
Posted On 15 Jan 2018
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BAFFERT-TRAINED MOURINHO FAVORED IN MONDAY’S SMARTY JONES STAKES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Jan. 13, 2018) – Phoenix Thoroughbred III’s Mourinho is the 3-2 program favorite for Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, Oaklawn’s first of four major preps for the Kentucky Derby and beyond. The Smarty Jones will offer 17...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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CHELLA BRINGS WINNING WAYS TO OLDSMAR; CASTANON WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Three years ago, the Ontario-bred Chella was riding a three-race winning streak when Elliot Sullivan claimed her for $10,000 from a race at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio. Chella was beaten that day by more than six lengths...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: High North to Make Seasonal Debut in Southwest Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- High North to Make Seasonal Debut in Southwest Stakes Shortleaf Stable’s High North is scheduled to make his 3-year-old debut in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 19 at Oaklawn, trainer Brad Cox said Saturday morning. Cox said High North, a son of...
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Fair Grounds Notes: Black Gold Carries Over Into Sunday Afternoon Card

By Ryan Martin —- BLACK GOLD CARRIES OVER INTO FAIR GROUNDS’ SUNDAY AFTERNOON CARD NEW ORLEANS (January 13, 2018) – A total of $177,036 will carry over into the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ Black Gold, a bet which pays out the entire pool only if there is a single...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • IRISH AND FRENCH ADD ‘INTERNATIONAL’ FLAVOR TO MEGAHERTZ • VAN DYKE IS THE NEXT BILL SHOEMAKER, FORMER RIDER CLAIMS • DURKIN NARRATES NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO BOOK, ‘HALF A CHANCE’ TWO SEEK FIRST STAKES WIN IN MONDAY’S MEGAHERTZ If Monday’s Grade III Megahertz...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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THE BIG DRAMA STAKES LIVES UP TO ITS NAME WITH A DQ AT DELTA DOWNS

By Don Stevens —- MEDAL OF COURAGE DEFEATS FORERUN IN THE FREMONT STAKES – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs closed out its 13th week of racing on Saturday night with an 11-race program that featured two stakes events, the $60,000 Big Drama for 3-year-olds and the $50,000...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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Fair Grounds Stakes Recaps: Silverbulletday and Colonel E.R. Bradley Stakes

By Ryan Martin —- STRONGER THAN EVER FLEXES ON THE SILVERBULLETDAY FIELD AT ODDS OF 33-1 NEW ORLEANS (January 13, 2018) – Fern Circle Stables’ Stronger Than Ever appeared to be just that after out gunning a stubborn Wonder Gadot in the Fair Grounds stretch to take the...
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