Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018

By Darren Rogers —- FIGARELLA’S QUEEN TEPID 3-1 MORNING LINE FAV IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 DOGWOOD LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018) – Qatar Racing, Hunter Valley Farm and Marc Detampel’s Indiana Oaks (Grade II) runner-up Figarella’s Queen has been made the slight 3-1...
Posted On 21 Sep 2018
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Gulfstream: Pay Any Price Takes Huge Strides toward Breeders’ Cup

By David Joseph —- Pay Any Price Takes Huge Strides toward Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Hopeful Totes 130 Lbs. in Tamiami Handicap Win HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Averill Racing and Matties Racing Stable’s Pay Any Price withstood top weight of 130 pounds and a bold stretch...
Posted On 17 Sep 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Kentucky Oaks Winner Monomoy Girl Works

By Darren Rogers —- Monomoy Girl; Coady Photography BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF CONTENDER MONOMOY GIRL WORKS ‘STRONG’ FIVE FURLONGS IN 1:00.20 AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018) – Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’...
Posted On 17 Sep 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Friday, September 14, 2018

By Ryan Martin —- Big Drink of Water Likely for Synthetic Stakes at Presque Isle Julio Felix Scores Thursday Hat Trick BIG DRINK OF WATER LIKELY FOR SYNTHETIC STAKES AT PRESQUE ISLE Patricia’s Hope LLC’s Big Drink of Water, winner of the $75,000 Arlington-Washington...
Posted On 14 Sep 2018
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Gulfstream: Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Swells to $154,833

By David Joseph —- Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Swells to $154,833 Pletcher Duo Headline Saturday’s $75,000 Miss Gracie HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the ninth straight program Friday at Gulfstream Park, producing a carryover...
Posted On 14 Sep 2018
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Gulfstream: Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) Ultimate Goal for Pay Any Price

By David Joseph —- Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) Ultimate Goal for Pay Any Price World-Record Holder Set for Sunday’s Tamiami Handicap HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Pay Any Price takes an important step toward the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) Sunday when the...
Posted On 14 Sep 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 (Opening Day of September Meet)

By Darren Rogers —- FLORIDA-BASED NIHEI ‘HAPPY TO BE BACK’ AT CHURCHILL DOWNS FOR SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $150,000 IROQOUIS STAKES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Sept. 14, 2018) – Florida-based trainer Michelle Nihei has not made a trip to Churchill Downs since the spring of 2013...
Posted On 14 Sep 2018
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MIND YOUR BISCUITS ARRIVES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS TO PREP FOR BREEDERS’ CUP

By Darren Rogers —- Mind Your Biscuits; Benoit Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018) – Multiple Grade I winner and the richest New York-bred in history Mind Your Biscuits arrived at Churchill Downs early Thursday morning to begin training towards the $200,000...
Posted On 14 Sep 2018
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Gulfstream: Paco Lopez Makes Early Return to Gulfstream Park

By David Joseph —- Paco Lopez Makes Early Return to Gulfstream Park Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $136,733 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Paco Lopez made an early return to South Florida Thursday, riding three horses on Thursday’s twilight program at...
Posted On 14 Sep 2018
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American Pharoah Colt Brings $1.4 Million on Wednesday at Keeneland September Sale

By Amy Owens —- Clickhere for a video of Hip 729, a $1.4 million American Pharoah-Bsharpsonata colt Click here for a video of Hip 696, a $1.2 million War Front-Betterbetterbetter (IRE) filly Click here for a video of Hip 730, a $1.2 million Medaglia d’Oro-Bunairgead (IRE)...
Posted On 13 Sep 2018
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