Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Friday, June 15, 2018

By Bailey Gallison —- Chris Block Chasing Record Breaking Stakes Victory • Jean Elizabeth Risks Perfect Record in Purple Violet Stakes • Moquett Sends Spark Joy for Saturday Maiden Event CHRIS BLOCK CHASING RECORD BREAKING STAKES VICTORY Trainer Chris Block sends out a pair...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes 06-15-18

By John Heims —- ROAMING UNION GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Kelly Breen knows just how rewarding it can be to get the best out of a talented 3-year-old, having won the 2011 Belmont Stakes...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Walsh Hoping for Redemption With Honorable Duty

By Darren Rogers —- WALSH HOPING FOR REDEMPTION WITH HONORABLE DUTY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 15, 2018) – Honorable Duty joined a list of 55 horses that eventual Horse of the Year Gun Runner defeated in 2017 after...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden & Mike Willman —- • LEADING RIDER PRAT SET TO EXPAND HIS PROFILE • TOP TRAINER O’NEILL HAS HORSES BORN TO RUN • HORSE FOR COURSE MUCHOS BESOS WINS AGAIN • FIRST POST WILL BE 12 NOON SATURDAY, JUNE 23 • BAFFERT, SMITH AT DODGER STADIUM ON JUNE 25 PRAT WILL...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes:

By Bailey Gallison —- THE PIZZA MAN, WORK ALL WEEK RETURN TO ARLINGTON BACKSTRETCH Midwest Thoroughbreds’ 2015 Grade I Arlington Million winner The Pizza Man and 2014 Champion Sprinter Work All Week returned to the Arlington International Racecourse backstretch last week to...
Posted On 15 Jun 2018
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes 06-14-18

By John Heims —- TRAINER MIGUEL VERA HAS HIGH HOPES FOR TWO COLTS IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Miguel Vera knew the day was coming when he would find out whether all of the patience and time he invested in two of his promising...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Ramsey Hopes Backyard Heaven Continues to ‘Climb the Mountain’ in Foster

By Darren Rogers —- RAMSEY HOPES BACKYARD HEAVEN CONTINUES TO ‘CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN’ AS 6-5 MORNING LINE FAVE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 14, 2018) – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Alysheba (Grade II) winner Backyard Heaven was...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR BOB BAFFERT • JUSTIFY ON PARADE AT SANTA ANITA JUNE 23 • MOREY SWEET ON UNBEATEN OLLIE’S CANDY • O’NEILL SEEKS THE RAINBOW’S POT OF GOLD • ROMAN GETS GOLDEN WHIP AWARD SATURDAY • RETIRED HORSES, CARMA FETED ON...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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Triple Crown Winner Justify to Be Celebrated, Paraded During Saturday Night’s ‘Downs After Dark

By Darren Rogers —- CD Photo TRIPLE CROWN WINNER JUSTIFY TO BE CELEBRATED, PARADED DURING SATURDAY’S ‘DOWNS AFTER DARK’ AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, June 12, 2018) – Guests at Churchill Downs will be able to get a glimpse of horse racing’s brightest star...
Posted On 13 Jun 2018
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TRIPLE CROWN WINNER JUSTIFY SCHEDULED FOR RETURN TO CHURCHILL DOWNS MONDAY AT 2:30 P.M.

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 10, 2018) – Undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify is enjoying a Sunday’s rest at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. following his historic victory in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (Grade I) before he arrives back to Churchill Downs...
Posted On 11 Jun 2018
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