SANTA ANITA STABLES NOTES

By Ed Golden —- BAFFERT DUO SHOW LIFE IS STILL GOOD McCARTHY PREPARES FOR BIG WEEKEND BALTAS OPTIMISTIC DESPITE SECONDITIS OPTIONS OPEN FOR LIFE IS GOOD, SAN FELIPE POSSIBLE Life Is Good continued on the path of 2020 Horse-of-the-Year-in-waiting Authentic when he won...
Posted On 04 Jan 2021
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Gulfstream Today 1.2.21: Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $1.3 Million

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 1.2.21 Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $1.3 Million Pletcher Wins Three, Two Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $1.3 million Sunday at Gulfstream Park. First race post...
Posted On 03 Jan 2021
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes – 01/02

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- NYRA’s 2020 leading apprentice rider Luis Cardenas looks for even bigger things in new year G3 Withers up next for Jerome-winner Capo Kane Mr. Buff to target Jazil; Sunny Ridge closing in on return Rocketry enjoying some down time Aqueduct winter meet...
Posted On 03 Jan 2021
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TAMPA BAY: DANIEL CENTENO’S 3,000TH VICTORY A THRILLER

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Daniel Centeno’s first visit to the Tampa Bay Downs winner’s circle came on Dec. 18, 2004 – his 33rd birthday – after he rode 39-1 shot Marked Native to victory for owner-trainer Edward T. Clark. “Nobody knew who I was then,” Centeno said,...
Posted On 03 Jan 2021
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Gulfstream Today 1.1.21: Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $1.1 Million

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 1.1.21 Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $1.1 Million Mutasaabeq Returns to Dirt for Saturday’s Mucho Macho Man Irad Ortiz Jr. Wins Five, Sweeps Three Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be...
Posted On 02 Jan 2021
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- BOWIES HERO THRIVES ON A MENU OF STAKES NEW GROOM HOPES FOR SHAM STAKES UPSET BAFFERT ENTERS FOUR IN GRADE II SANTA YNEZ NEW YEAR’S EVE JACKPOT IS HIT FOR $323,024 BOWIES HERO MAKES 27TH STRAIGHT STAKES START Phil D’Amato had four horses nominated to...
Posted On 02 Jan 2021
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HIGH ROLLERS CONTEST IS JAN. 9; GRADE II WINNER ENTERED SATURDAY

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will turn into a proving grounds for top handicappers on Saturday, Jan. 9 during the third annual High Rollers Handicapping Contest, which features a potential first-place prize of $20,000. The contest is open to anyone...
Posted On 02 Jan 2021
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Gulfstream Today 12.27.20: Gulfstream’s Rainbow 6 Guaranteed Pool Wednesday $600,000

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 12.27.20 Gulfstream’s Rainbow 6 Guaranteed Pool Wednesday $600,000 Super Hi-5 Carryover $23,107.89 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – There will be a $600,000 guaranteed pool in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and a Super Hi-5 carryover of $23,107.89 when...
Posted On 28 Dec 2020
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THEY’RE NOT NECESSARILY GETTING OLDER, BUT HOPEFULLY ON THE IMPROVE

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – While the actual birthdates of each horse competing in North America are listed in the racing program, all horses are considered to age a year on Jan. 1 for the purpose of record-keeping. Thus, on Friday, Tampa Bay Downs’s Thoroughbred...
Posted On 28 Dec 2020
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Saturday, December 26, 2020

By Ed Golden —- SANTA ANITA’S TURF CHUTE TO DEBUT IN RACE 6 LERNER GETS MARRIED SUNDAY, SHAM AWAITS SADLER HAS QUEENGOL SET FOR SANTA YNEZ POPULAR BETTING MENU HAS VALUE, VARIETY SHOWVIVOR CONTEST BACK AT SANTA ANITA ALL NEW TURF CHUTE TO BE UNVEILED IN SATURDAY’S SIXTH...
Posted On 28 Dec 2020
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