Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Thursday, December 1

By Michael Adolphson —- • Valadorna to Winter at Fair Grounds • Morley and Family Giving New Orleans a Go • Terra Promessa Tops Work Tab VALADORNA TO WINTER AT FAIR GROUNDS Grade I Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Valadorna will winter in New Orleans at Fair Grounds...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Thursday: Jensen seeks third win in Fair Grounds Feature

By Rick Francis —- RACE 8) 6 Furlongs. OC 40000n2x Post Time: 5:53/( 4:53)/ 3:53/ 2:53 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Daily Double King Bandit (1), Orlando/Hernandez, C; competitive 7-year-old exits a win at Evangeline facing allowance company; has hit the...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream: John Jones Puts Win Streak on the Line in Saturday’s $200,000 Jewel

By David Joseph —- John Jones Puts Win Streak on the Line in Saturday’s $200,000 Jewel Set for Clash with Royal Posse in $1.1 Million Claiming Crown Centerpiece Goodtimehadbyall Back Again to Stake Claim in $110,000 Iron Horse HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The claiming of John...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream: History-Making Championship Meet Gets Under Way Dec. 3

By David Joseph —- $12 million Pegasus World Cup, World’s Richest Race, on Jan. 28 $1 Million Florida Derby Highlights $2.45 Million April 1 Program Record Stakes Purse Disbursement of $25 Million Includes 93 Stakes Triple Crown Contenders Prepare for 3-Year-Old Season $1...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Aqueduct Stakes Preview: Bar of Gold looks to strike it rich in G3 Go for Wand

By Brian Bohl —- Chester and Mary Broman’s Bar of Gold will be looking to build on an impressive win in headlining a seven-horse field in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Go for Wand Handicap for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at one mile at Aqueduct...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Tampa Bay News & Notes

By Mike Henry —- CENTENO’S EXCELLENT NEW YORK ADVENTURE FOLLOWED BY THREE-BAGGER OLDSMAR, FL. – Winning is the name of the racing game, but you couldn’t blame jockey Daniel Centeno for still feeling upbeat about a pair of runner-up finishes Saturday in graded stakes at...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream: Breakfast at Gulfstream Returns Opening Day

By David Joseph —- Breakfast at Gulfstream Returns Opening Day Popular South Florida Tradition Kicks off Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 A.M. Leading jockey Edgard Zayas Featured Guest HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Breakfast at Gulfstream, a popular South Florida tradition that allows...
Posted On 30 Nov 2016
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LOS ALAMITOS WINTER MEET COMMENCES THURSDAY, DEC. 8

By Robert Mieszerski —- SEASON FEATURES PAIR OF GRADE I RACES & POSSIBLE START BY CALIFORNIA CHROME CYPRESS, Calif. – A pair of Grade I races for 2-year-olds and an anticipated start by California Chrome highlight the 2016 Winter meet at Los Alamitos. The eight-day...
Posted On 30 Nov 2016
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Del Mar Stable Notes

DMTC News – From the Wire —- DEL MAR DEALS WITH UNUSUAL, NOT UNPRECEDENTED, WEATHER ISSUES The first storm that hit on Saturday afternoon deposited nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain on the track, Del Mar Executive Vice President Racing, Tom Robbins said....
Posted On 29 Nov 2016
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Churchill Barn Notes

By Darren Rogers —- McCRAKEN’S KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB WIN WAS A BREATH OF RELIEF FOR WILKES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016) – Trainer Ian Wilkes felt relieved on Sunday morning following his promising 2-year-old McCraken’s victory in the $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club...
Posted On 29 Nov 2016
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