Santa Anita: Royal Mo, St. Joe Bay top stakes weekend

By Mike Willman —- ROYAL MO STAMPS HIMSELF A TOP TIER DERBY CANDIDATE WITH 3 ½ LENGTH WIN IN GRADE III, $150,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES; ESPINOZA & SHIRREFFS TEAM FOR 1 1/16 MILES SCORE IN 1:43.48 ARCADIA, Calif.—Idle since breaking his maiden on Nov. 27, Royal Mo...
Posted On 06 Feb 2017
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Gulfstream: Holy Bull, Forward Gal, Swale Recaps

By David Joseph —- Irish War Cry; Gulfstream File Photo Undefeated Irish War Cry Romps in G2 Holy Bull Eclipse Champion Classic Empire 3rd; Gunnevera 2nd HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Isabella de Tomaso’s Irish War Cry remained undefeated in three starts with a dominating...
Posted On 06 Feb 2017
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Aqueduct: Grade 3 Withers, Biogio’s Rose Stakes Recaps

By Najja Thompson —- El Areeb continues win streak in G3 Withers OZONE PARK, N.Y. – After winning the Grade 3 Jerome on January 2, El Areeb successfully continued his journey through New York toward a “Run for the Roses” for owners M M G Stables and...
Posted On 06 Feb 2017
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OAKLAWN: STORM ADVISORY UPSETS IVAN FALLUNOVALOT IN KING COTTON

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR. – River Ridge Ranch LLC.’s Storm Advisory ran away with Saturday’s $125,000 King Cotton Stakes, leaving five other rivals in his dust, including 2-5 favorite Ivan Fallunovalot. Ivan Fallunovalot, who was seeking his third straight King...
Posted On 06 Feb 2017
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Irish War Cry moves into Kentucky Derby Picture

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview—- Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion and Eclipse Award winner Classic Empire started his 3-year-old campaign very impressively finishing a dull third in the Grade 2 Holy Bull on Feb. 4 at Gulfstream Park in South Florida. The son of...
Posted On 06 Feb 2017
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Santa Anita: Baffert duo formidable in Grade II San Antonio

TSV Staff Selections —- SANTA ANITA Race 8) Grade 2 San Antonio Stakes 1&1/16th Miles Post Time 7:02 EST Mor Spirit (5), Baffert/Smith; 4-year-old makes his 2017 debut after a somewhat rank effort sprinting in the Grade 1 Malibu here in late December. The sprint to...
Posted On 04 Feb 2017
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Santa Anita: Derby Points on the line in short field GIII Lewis

TSV Staff Selections —- Trainer Doug O’Neill; Benoit Photo Trainer Doug O’Neill starts three of the five entries in today’s running of the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis, where a purse of $150k and valuable Kentucky Derby points await; let’s take a look at...
Posted On 04 Feb 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • UNIQUE BELLA ODDS-ON FOR SUNDAY’S LAS VIRGENES • O’NEILL HOPES TO ‘PASS GO’ WITH LEWIS MONOPOLY • BUSY WEEKEND AS USUAL FOR TEAM HOLLENDORFER • TEXAS RYANO SHOULD COME RUNNING IN SAN MARCOS UNIQUE BELLA MEETS CHAMP IN GRADE II LAS VIRGENES There are those...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, February 3

By Michael Adolphson —- • I’m a Chatterbox Half-Brother Zinger Makes Stakes Debut Saturday • It’s Your Nickel Points to Risen Star, Louisiana Derby • Excitations Exciting for Stall • Tom’s Ready Highlights Work Tab I’M A CHATTERBOX HALF-BROTHER ZINGER MAKES STAKES DEBUT...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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TAMPA BAY: ‘FARM FAVORITE’ MAKES CASSE LOOK LIKE A GENIUS

By Mike Henry —- ‘FARM FAVORITE’ MAKES CASSE LOOK LIKE A GENIUS OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer Mark Casse was in south Florida today readying his Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Colt, Classic Empire, for Saturday’s Grade II Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. But...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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