SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- JUSTIFY Alex Evers Photo • JUSTIFY IS DOING ‘TERRIFIC’ FOR PREAKNESS • TRAVEL LIKELY FOR TIJORI AFTER MAIDEN WIN • BAZE, FREY SEEK VICTORY AT BELMONT PARK HISTORY COULD BECKON JUSTIFY, O’NEILL SAYS Doug O’Neill has been down the Triple Crown road before, not...
Posted On 13 May 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Motherhood and Horse Racing: A Seamless Exacta for Pitts

By Darren Rogers —- Tiz My Lady with Helen Pitts-Blasi Photo Credit: Churchill Downs/Coady Photography MOTHERHOOD AND HORSE RACING – A SEAMLESS EXACTA FOR PITTS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 12, 2018) – It was a typical Saturday morning for trainer Helen Pitts when she...
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MONMOUTH PARK NOTES: BERNED RUNS AWAY WITH SERENA’S SONG STAKES

By John Heims —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Berned overcame a slow start with an impressive middle move and even stronger stretch run to capture the $60,000 Serena’s Song Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday, May 12, giving jockey Joe Bravo his third winner on the 12-race card. The...
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Friday, May 11, 2018

By Bailey Gallison —- Sophie Doyle; Coady Photography DOYLE’S SELF-MADE SUCCESS FLOURISHES WITH SUPPORT FROM HOME It’s been quite an adventure for jockey Sophie Doyle since coming to ride full time in the United States in 2013. This summer, another chapter will be written...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018

By Ed Golden —- AMERICAN PHAROAH & VICTOR ESPINOZA Zoe Metz/Eclipse Sportswire Photo • ESPINOZA; ‘TRIPLE’ SWEEP MEMORIES ARE FOREVER • CAN KING CAUSE GIVE O’NEILL LAZ BARRERA UPSET? • NAKATANI IS BACK ON BOLT D’ORO FOR PREAKNESS TRIPLE CROWN PURSUIT ‘BEST EXPERIENCE,’...
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- • Mind Your Biscuits breezes sharp half-mile to prep for G1 Met Mile • ‘Less is more’ for G3 Peter Pan contender Blended Citizen • My Impression ‘on the right track’ ahead of G3 Beaugay • A field of five will face off in...
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Kentucky Derby Winner Justify Continues Training at Churchill Downs in Preparation for Preakness

By Darren Rogers —- KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER JUSTIFY CONTINUES TRAINING AT CHURCHILL DOWNS IN PREPARATION FOR PREAKNESS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 11, 2018) – Undefeated Kentucky Derby (Grade I) winner Justify continued training for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, the...
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Friday, May 11, 2018

By John Heims —- NAVARRO AIMING FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT MONMOUTH TRAINING TITLE There’s no need to even ask Jorge Navarro if he has his sights set on a record sixth straight Monmouth Park training title, since his entry box actions say it all. When the Shore track resumes with...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • JUSTIFY LOOKS ‘INCREDIBLE’ IN HIS GALLOP • RAFAEL BEJARANO RESUMES RIDING TODAY • KANTHAKA BACK SPRINTING IN LAZ BARRERA • SHOW IT N MOE IT VS. GRADE I FOE SATURDAY • STEVENS RETURNS TO SANTA ANITA ON MAY 17 ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR DERBY WINNER JUSTIFY...
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- • Patch eyes 4-year-old campaign; Hi Happy favored in G1 Man o’ War • Man o’ War entrant Postulation looking forward to BSRF • G3 Peter Pan contender Blended Citizen settling in at Belmont • Scholar Athlete has ‘his confidence back’...
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