Aqueduct: Highway Star shines in G3 Distaff

NYRA RELEASE —- Macagone finds comfort in Big A turf return to win Danger’s Hour OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred Highway Star got back to her winning ways Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack with a half-length victory over Indulgent in the...
Posted On 10 Apr 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Asmussen’s Arkansas Derby Pair Put in Final Works

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Asmussen’s Arkansas Derby Pair Put in Final Works Untrapped and Lookin At Lee worked easy half-miles in :51 Sunday morning at Oaklawn for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), which headlines...
Posted On 10 Apr 2017
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Bluegrass shocker Irap joins Derby list; Redemption for Irish War Cry, Gormley

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview—- We saw two colts sort of redeem themselves on April 8 in major Kentucky Derby prep races. Irish War Cry went up to New York to win the Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct and Gormley overcame a crowded field to win the Grade 1...
Posted On 10 Apr 2017
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SANTA ANITA OAKS: LONGSHOT PARADISE WOODS STUNS RACING WORLD

By Mike Willman —- PARADISE WOODS All Photos by Benoit Photo LONGSHOT PARADISE WOODS STUNS RACING WORLD WITH RECORD 11 ¾ LENGTH WIN IN GRADE I, $400,000 SANTA ANITA OAKS; PRAT & MANDELLA TEAM FOR 1 1/16 MILE WIN IN 1:42.53 170 KENTUCKY OAKS POINTS AT STAKE, WITH 100...
Posted On 09 Apr 2017
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SANTA ANITA: SANTA PAULA STAKES ADVANCE

By Mike Willman —- GRADE I WINNER UNION STRIKE TAKES ON SIX RIVALS IN SUNDAY’S $75,000 SANTA PAULA STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2017)—Originally entered to run in Saturday’s Grade III Providencia Stakes on turf, the Mick Ruis-owned and trained Union...
Posted On 09 Apr 2017
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Carrumba back in action in G3 Distaff

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Turf racing returns Sunday with Danger’s Hour OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Phipps Stable’s homebred Carrumba, winner of the 2016 Grade 3 Top Flight Handicap, is set to make her first start since last summer, topping a field of six in...
Posted On 09 Apr 2017
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Longshot Sailor’s Valentine Pulls Shocker in $500,000 Central Bank Ashland

By Amy Owens —- Sailor’s Valentine; All Photos Provided by Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY (April 8, 2017) – Semaphore Racing and Homewrecker Racing’s Sailor’s Valentine put away pacesetting Someday Soon in the upper stretch and then held off a late surge from Daddys Lil...
Posted On 09 Apr 2017
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Paulassilverlining Edges Constellation to Win Grade 1 Madison

By Amy Gregory —- Live Oak Plantation’s Awesome Slew and Holding Gold Post Graded Stakes Victories LEXINGTON, KY (April 8, 2017) – Juddmonte Farms’ favored Paulassilverlining emerged with a neck victory over Constellation to win the 16th running of the $300,000 Madison (G1)...
Posted On 09 Apr 2017
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Green Gratto holds off Unified for G1 Carter Upset

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Green Gratto proved un-catchable in the 117th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Carter Handicap for older sprinters, holding off Unified in gate-to-wire fashion to register a 54-1 upset on Saturday, Wood Memorial Day, at...
Posted On 09 Apr 2017
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Irap Holds Off Practical Joke Becomes First Maiden to Win Toyota Blue Grass

By Amy Owens —- Irap Wins the Toyota Bluegrass: All Photos provided by Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY (April 8, 2017) – Reddam Racing’s Irap became the first maiden to win the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G2) for 3-year-olds on Saturday, holding off Practical Joke by...
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