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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EXCITATIONS GRADUATES FOR FAIR GROUNDS RACING CLUB

By Brian Spencer —- EXCITATIONS GRADUATES FOR FAIR GROUNDS RACING CLUB; CLUB DONATES $32,800 TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES CANCER CENTER NEW ORLEANS (February 2, 2017) – The Fair Grounds Racing Club presented a check in the amount of $32,800 to the Children’s...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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Aqueduct: Dublin Girl splits foes to win Maddie May

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Nearly four weeks to the day after breaking her maiden, Joemar Racing Stable’s homebred Dublin Girl added a stakes victory to her resume with a one-length score in the second running of the $100,000 Maddie May for...
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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LIGHTHOUSE SOUND KEEPS WINNING RACES AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Although only five of Lighthouse Sound’s 78 lifetime starts have been for Jamie Ness, the owner/trainer possesses tremendous admiration for the 10-year-old gelding’s unquenchable spirit and determination. Ness, who saw Lighthouse Sound...
Posted On 29 Jan 2017
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SANTA ANITA STAKES RECAPS

By Mike Willman —- Ashleyluvssugar; Benoit HEAVILY FAVORED ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR EARNS WELL-TIMED HALF LENGTH WIN IN $250,000 CALIFORNIA CUP TURF CLASSIC UNDER PRAT; EURTON TRAINEE GETS 1 1/8 MILES IN 1:46.43 PRESENTED BY CITY NATIONAL BANK, TURF CLASSIC IS ONE OF FIVE RACES FOR...
Posted On 29 Jan 2017
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Aqueduct: Haul Anchor wires field in Gander

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Chester and Mary Broman’s Haul Anchor won his second consecutive stakes, going gate-to-wire to capture the second running of the $100,000 Gander for New York-bred 3-year-olds on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Haul Anchor...
Posted On 29 Jan 2017
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Arrogate Asserts Himself in Saturday’s $12 Million Pegasus World Cup

By David Joseph —- Bob Baffert Trainee Wins World’s Richest Race by 4 ¾ Lengths California Chrome Disappoints with Ninth-Place Finish Gulfstream Sets All-Time Handle Record HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Juddmonte Farm’s Arrogate left little doubt about his status as the world’s...
Posted On 29 Jan 2017
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‘Big Money’ Smith Relishes Opportunity in World’s Richest Race

By David Joseph —- Hall of Fame Jockey Rides Arrogate in $12 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – As the world’s richest horse race nears its inaugural running, it seems only fitting that the world’s best big-money rider would not only be involved, but have...
Posted On 27 Jan 2017
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R ANGEL KATELYN THRILLS BACKERS; THE MONEY MONSTER COLLECTS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – For a few minutes following today’s $100,000 Gasparilla Stakes, leading Tampa Bay Downs trainer Gerald Bennett might have felt as if he was in a never-ending bad dream. Bennett, who sent out second-place finishers in two earlier stakes races...
Posted On 22 Jan 2017
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