TAMPA BAY: BENNETT SWEEPS COTILLION FESTIVAL DAY STAKES

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – From the time he arrived here about a month ago, trainer Gerald Bennett has told everyone within listening distance his 2-year-old colt Chance of Luck has the potential to be a contender for the Grade II, $350,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay...
Posted On 04 Dec 2016
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CHOCOLATE RIDE, CASH CONTROL LEAD SANTA STAKES SQUAD FOR COX

By Michael Adolphson —- Fair Grounds Barn Notes Wentworth Brochu’s local favorite Chocolate Ride, a victor in all three graded turf stakes for older horses at the Fair Grounds over the course of the last two seasons, put in his final work before his 2016-17 debut at the New...
Posted On 04 Dec 2016
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Del Mar: G2 Bayakoa, Grade 1 Hollywood Derby Kick-Off Closing Weekend

By Rick Francis —- The Grade 2 Bayakoa Handicap and the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby headline the final Saturday of the Bing Crosby meet from beautiful Del Mar; let’s have a look at today’s starters. RACE 6) 1 Mile. Bayakoa H. Grade II. Purse $200,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES,...
Posted On 03 Dec 2016
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Del Mar Stable Notes December 2, 2016

By Dan Smith —- BALTAS COULD BE WEST COAST’S BIG HOPE IN WEEKEND GRADE I STAKES Southern California racing fans who prefer to be somewhat parochial in their picks will likely be looking to Richard Baltas’ horses as the West Coast hopes against a horde of eastern invaders in...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Pegasus: Horsemen Examining Options for $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Invitational

By David Joseph —- Horsemen Examining Options for $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Gulfstream Park Hosting World’s Richest Horse Race Jan. 28 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – As Gulfstream Park readies to open its doors Saturday for the 2016-17 Championship Meet, the...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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BARGAIN BUYS AMONG TOP CONTENDERS ON COTILLION FESTIVAL CARD

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The most lucrative stakes schedule in track history begins Saturday with 2-year-olds of both sexes set to compete in a pair of $100,000, 6-furlong races. The 32nd running of the Inaugural Stakes, for 2-year-old males, is the seventh race on...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, December 2

By Michael Adolphson —- • Cambodia Wins Like a Good Thing • Mo Tom Returns to Fair Grounds after Freshening • Keep Talking Doing Well • $1.35M Colt Tour De Force Debuts Sunday • Work Tab CAMBODIA WINS LIKE A GOOD THING Winter Quarter Farm’s Cambodia dismantled a field of...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream/Claiming Crown Notes

By David Joseph —- Change of Scenery Right Prescription for G3 Winner Doctor J Dub (Video Link) Returning Champion Royal Posse a ‘Jewel’ of Consistency Class and Cash Takes Win Streak into $125,00 Emerald Multiple Stakes Winner Rose Brier Pointed to G2 Ft. Lauderdale...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Aqueduct: a field of five juveniles set to go in King’s Swan

By Rick Francis —- NYRA Photo Five two-year-old colts and geldings are set to go in the King’s Swan Stakes; it’s carded as race 3, note the early post. Race 3), 6 Furlongs King’s Swan S. Purse $100,000 FOR TWO-YEAR OLDS. Post Time: (...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Del Mar Stable Notes

Dan Smith —- EAST COAST INVASION FOR WEEKEND GRADE I STAKES IS COMPLETE The stakes barn was a bustling place Thursday morning as the result of an influx of horses from New York which arrived Tuesday and, having settled in, are all being prepared for the Grade I events on...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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