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DMTC News – From the Wire —- SHIPPERS ADD INTRIGUE TO GRADE I STAKES ON THE FINAL WEEKEND Chad Brown, No. 1 trainer in America by money earnings, has shipped five horses for the final weekend stakes of the Bing Crosby meeting. He’ll have two from his stable in the...

Golden Gate Fields Stable Notes Thursday, November 28, 2019 GOLDEN GATE DEBUTANTE THE HEADLINER ON FRIDAY One of two stakes races at Golden Gate Fields this week, the $50,000 Golden Gate Debutante for 2-year-old fillies, features a cast of nine entrants. The Golden Gate Debutante...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019) – Sakatoga Stables’ undefeated Grade I winner Tiz the Law will lead a field of nine promising 2-year-olds entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) – the co-featured event on Saturday’s...

By Milke Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – As a Thoroughbred trainer from 1989-1997, Jim Tsirigotis gained an appreciation for the challenges faced by backstretch workers on the racetrack. “They work their butts off,” said Tsirigotis, the proprietor of Papa Jim’s Kitchen at the south...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News & Notes $100,000 Guaranteed Pool in Rainbow 6 on Opening Day Gulfstream Announces Championship Meet Giveaways, Gaffalione Bobblehead Meet Hall of Famers Prado, Santos, Blum and More Saturday, Nov. 30 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- NAKATANI MAKES RETIREMENT OFFICIAL; HONORS HERE NEXT WEEKEND Jockey Corey Nakatani officially announced his retirement Saturday afternoon via his son and agent Matt’s twitter account, ending a career that includes 3,909 total wins and more...

By Darren Rogers —- TOM’S d’ETAT, SEEKING THE SOUL CLASH IN FRIDAY’S GRADE I, $600,000 CLARK PRESENTED BY NORTON HEALTHCARE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019) – G M B Racing’s multiple graded stakes winner Tom’s d’Etat is set to bid for Grade I glory in Friday’s...

By Kevin Kerstein —- PROMISING ALLOWANCE WINNER TURTLE TRAX TO TRY STAKES COMPANY IN GOLDEN ROD LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 22, 2019) – Brereton Jones’ recent eye-catching allowance winner Turtle Trax will try stakes company and stretch out in distance for the first time...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Santa Anita Photo FOR NOW, ESPINOZA INTENT ON RIDING OUT SOUTHERN CAL STORM On Saturday, Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza will ride Midcourt for trainer John Shirreffs in the Grade III $100,000 Native Diver Stakes. A victory would be...

By David Joseph —- lf Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Tops $1 Million for Saturday Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Scheduled for Sunday MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot grew to $1,028,040.19 for Saturday’s program at Gulfstream Park West when the popular...