SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019

By Ed Golden —- • BELLAFINA AT HER BEST FOR THE LAS VIRGENES • SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST SATURDAY IS 11:30 A.M. • BLINKERS OFF YA GOTTA WANNA IN SAN MARCOS • BLACKJACKCAT IN DEBUT FOR HOLLENDORFER • FOX2’S ‘SATURDAY AT THE RACES’ SHOW BEGINS BELLAFINA DOING ‘GREAT’ FOR LAS...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream News and Notes: Tequilita Tops Noms for Feb. 16 Royal Delta (G3)

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News and Notes Tequilita Tops Noms for Feb. 16 Royal Delta (G3) Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday Friday’s Stronach 5 All Star Ticket (Video Link) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Dorothy Alexander Matz’s Tequilita is prominent among 17...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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FAIR GROUNDS NOTES: BRISSET’S GRADED STAKES WINNERS POSITIVE SPIRIT, QUIP TO MAKE 2019 DEBUT

By Ryan Martin —- When your older half-brother is a Kentucky Derby winner, it’s natural for high expectations to carry over. Positive Spirit ended her 2-year-old campaign on a very promising note, and the first chapter of her sophomore season is about to be written in the...
Posted On 07 Feb 2019
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Champion Monomoy Girl’s Little Brother Makes Debut Friday

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Champion Monomoy Girl’s Little Brother Makes Debut Friday Oaklawn fans could be seeing double this year, with champion Monomoy Girl a candidate for the $700,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares April 14 and her 3-year-old full...
Posted On 06 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream Today 2.6.19: Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $1.342 Million

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 2.6.19 Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $1.342 Million Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday, Feb. 9 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 21st consecutive racing day at Gulfstream Park...
Posted On 06 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream Today: Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Climbs to $1.2 Million

By David Joseph —- Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Climbs to $1.2 Million Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday, Feb. 9 Cover Model Gets Photo Taken in Winner’s Circle HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 20th consecutive racing...
Posted On 04 Feb 2019
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Six Shooter Moving Forward to Southwest Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Six Shooter Moving Forward to Southwest Stakes Six Shooter is being pointed for the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds Feb. 18 at Oaklawn, trainer Paul Holthus of Hot Springs said Sunday morning. Six Shooter was beaten 1 ½ lengths in his last...
Posted On 04 Feb 2019
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TRIO OF SPRINT STARS NOMINATED TO FEB. 16 PELICAN; GALLARDO SORE BUT OK

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – A trio of outstanding Florida-bred sprinters and a Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby winner are among 25 nominations for the 35th edition of the $100,000, 6-furlong Pelican Stakes on Feb. 16. The Pelican is for horses 4-years-old-and-upward. It...
Posted On 04 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream Today: Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Swells to $1.161 Million

By David Joseph —- Violencia; Lauren King Photos Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Swells to $1.161 Million Multiple Winning Tickets Saturday Return $21,285 Violencia, Who’s in Charge Make Stylish Debuts HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 will have a carryover...
Posted On 03 Feb 2019
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TAMPA BAY: SAM F. DAVIS HISTORY SUGGESTS WINNER MIGHT JUST BE GETTING STARTED

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After winning the 2006 Sam F. Davis Stakes and finishing second in the (then)-Grade III Tampa Bay Derby, Bluegrass Cat rallied for a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, behind the ill-fated Barbaro. That’s the closest a Sam F. Davis...
Posted On 03 Feb 2019
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