Oaklawn Barn Notes: Racing Festival of the South Updates

By Jennifer Hoyt —- ARKANSAS DERBY CLASSIC EMPIRE John Oxley’s champion Classic Empire tested the Oaklawn surface for the first time Thursday morning, jogging and mile and galloping a mile in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), according to assistant...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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La Coronel Cruises to Victory in Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association

By Amy Owens —- La Coronel; Keeneland Photos Click here for a video review of all the fun and racing excitement today at Keeneland La Coronel Cruises to Victory in Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association Owner John C. Oxley earns Keeneland Tray for graded stakes...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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Keeneland: Fillies take center stage in Grade 3 Appalachian

By Rick Francis —- KEENELAND Race 8) 1 Mile. (Turf) Appalachian S. Presented by Japan Racing Association PRESENTED BY JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION. Grade III. Purse $125,000 FOR FILLIES, THREE YEARS OLD Post Time: ( 4:57)/ 3:57/ 2:57/ 1:57 Dream Dancing 1), winner of two...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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KEENELAND BARN NOTES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 16. • WEST COAST INVADES FROM WEST COAST FOR...
Posted On 12 Apr 2017
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Gulfstream Sets Record Championship Meet Handle of $867 Million

By David Joseph —- Highlights Include Arrogate Winning Inaugural Pegasus World Cup (G1) Always Dreaming Wins 66th Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1) Sano Saddles Gunnevera to Win Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Claiming Crown Handles Record $11.115 Million Eclipse Awards...
Posted On 12 Apr 2017
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My Impression looks to leave lasting mark in Plenty Of Grace

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Stuart Janney III’s My Impression will gain class relief and return to the site of her last stakes win as part of a field of seven in Saturday’s third running of the $100,000 Plenty Of Grace for fillies and mares...
Posted On 12 Apr 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Racing Festival of the South Update; Arkansas Derby Draw

By Jennifer Hoyt —- ARKANSAS DERBY PP Horse Jockey ML Odds 1 Rockin Rudy Mario Guttierez 12-1 2 Classic Empire Julian Leparoux 8-5 3 Silver Dust Corey Lanerie 20-1 4 Petrov Ricardo Santana Jr. 12-1 5 Grandpa’s Dream Alex Canchari 30-1 6 Lookin at Lee Luis Contreras...
Posted On 12 Apr 2017
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The Still Murky Derby Picture – One Major Prep to Go

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- We approached last weekend’s trio of major Kentucky Derby prep race with reasonable expectations that the results of those races might shed some light on the lineup for May 6th. Any hope for clarity was met with results that make the picture...
Posted On 12 Apr 2017
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Keeneland: What a View Headlines Maker’s 46 Mile Field of 12

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland File Photo LEXINGTON, KY (April 11, 2017) – Finish Line Racing, the Elwood Johnson Trust and Taste of Victory Stables’ What a View, winner of the 2016 Frank Kilroe Mile (G1) and runner-up in the 2017 renewal last month, heads a field of 12 entered...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Racing Festival of the South Updates

By Jennifer Hoyt —- ARKANSAS DERBY Classic Empire Arrives Wednesday for Arkansas Derby John Oxley’s Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old male Classic Empire is scheduled to arrive Wednesday at Oaklawn to run in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), the country’s final...
Posted On 12 Apr 2017
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