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By Keith McCalmont —- Tiz the Law breezes at Palm Meadows in preparation for G1 Belmont Stakes G1-winners Sir Winston and Perfect Alibi preparing for stakes action Ny Traffic motors to runner-up effort in G3 Matt Winn ELMONT, N.Y. – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the...

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (May 22, 2020) – Keeneland has submitted a request to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s Race Dates Committee for a five-day Summer Meet, to be held Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12. Under the current safety protocols, the Summer...

By Ed Golden —- FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020 MANDELLA EYES MEMORIAL DAY TO REMEMBER O’NEILL HAS A LIVE TRIO IN GRADE III DAYTONA PRAT’S ‘PICK SIX’ WAS MORE THAN JUST WINNING SHOE MILE HEADS 2020 BC CHALLENGE SERIES SHOOTERS SHOOT SANTA ANITA DERBY HOPEFUL MANDELLA GIRDS FOR BIG...

By Keith McCalmont —- Max Player breezes in preparation for G1 Belmont Stakes Mr. Buff targeting $125K Commentator Clement barn eyeing several stakes at Belmont ELMONT, N.Y. – George E. Hall’s Max Player will race out of his own barn as one of the local hopes in...

By Keith McCalmont —- Multiple G1-winner Mind Control targets G1 Runhappy Carter Handicap G1 Travers hero Code of Honor pointed to G3 Westchester Bruce Brown barn ready to hit the ground running ELMONT, N.Y. – Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables’ Mind Control, a...

By Mike Henry —- EXTRA DATES APPROVED; NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED THROUGH JULY 1 OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs has added eight dates in June to its 2019-2020 Thoroughbred racing calendar after its request was approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional...

By Ed Golden —- STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2020 SHOEMAKER LURES MAJOR DUO FOR CASSE BALTAS HAS TWO SET FOR GRADE I GAMELY FIVE GRADED TURF STAKES MEMORIAL WEEKEND CASSE HOPES TO MAKE HIS MARK IN SHOEMAKER Newly-minted Hall of Fame member Mark Casse plans to...

By Kevin Kerstein —- MULTIPLE GRADE I WINNER SPICED PERFECTION TRANSFERRED TO CASSE; WILL TARGET $100,000 WINNING COLORS (GIII) ON MAY 31 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 17, 2020) – Multiple Grade I-winning sprinter Spiced Perfection has been privately purchased and...

BY ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- REMATCH LOOMS IN RICH SANTA ANITA DERBY JUNE 6 BELLAFINA BACK HOME IN GRADE III DESERT STORMER CAL-BRED BELLA VITA TO TRY MAIN TRACK IN EVENING JEWEL ROBUST FIELD SIZE ORDER OF THE DAY(S) THIS WEEKEND CLOCKER SEES AN ‘AUTHENTIC’ SANTA...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 14, 2020) – The new Churchill Downs Stable Gate was bustling with activity Thursday morning as trainers continue to fill the backstretch of Churchill Downs. As of 11 a.m., there were more than 720 horses on the grounds...