Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Sunday, May 20, 2018

By Bailey Gallison —- HARRY HERNANDEZ ON THE RISE AT ARLINGTON It’s been a competitive jockey colony at Arlington International Racecourse so far this meet due to the addition of a few new faces in the jocks room. One of those is Harry Hernandez, who has enjoyed a solid...
Posted On 21 May 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- JUSTIFY Alex Evers Photo • SMITH ‘CONFIDENT’ ABOUT JUSTIFY’S CHANCES • SWEEPING TRIPLE CROWN IS A COMPLEX TASK • IMPROVING PRINCE OF ARABIA EYES GOLD CUP • STEVENS IS ON THE MARK WITH TRAINER GLATT SMITH OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO PREAKNESS...
Posted On 20 May 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes

By Bailey Gallison —- KCA STABLES RACES FOR GOOD CAUSE A little less than a year ago, Vince Lodl put together KCA Stables, a small ownership group looking to win races while giving to a good cause. The purple and white silks will make their Arlington International...
Posted On 19 May 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018

By Ed Golden —- • ONLY ONE HORSE CAN BEAT JUSTIFY– JUSTIFY • MOONLESS SKY IS SET FOR FRAN’S VALENTINE • ASA ESPINOZA ENJOYS HIS FIRST-EVER TRIPLE TRIPLE CROWN AWAITS JUSTIFY, CLOCKER SAYS Paraphrasing FDR, the only thing Justify has to fear is Justify himself....
Posted On 18 May 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Local Trainers Give Their Preakness Selections

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL TRAINERS GIVE THEIR PREAKNESS STAKES SELECTIONS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 18, 2018) – The pageantry of the 143rd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (Grade I), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown headlined by the Kentucky Derby...
Posted On 18 May 2018
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Friday, May 17, 2018

By John Heims —- TRAINER KENT SWEEZEY’S FIRST MONMOUTH PARK MEETING PROVING TO BE AN EYE-OPENING LEARNING EXPERIENCE Trainer Kent Sweezey is confident the winners will come soon enough for him at Monmouth Park, possibly as soon as Sunday, May 20, when he saddles Storm Cry...
Posted On 18 May 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Thursday, May 17, 2018

By Bailey Gallison —- EIGHT ASSEMBLE IN RETURN OF GRADE III ARLINGTON MATRON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 17, 2018) – A field of eight will be chasing after their first graded-stakes victory in the 81st running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Matron, a...
Posted On 17 May 2018
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Belmont: Rain might not be blessed for Africa in Saturday’s G3 Soaring Softly

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown will enter a pair of formidable contenders seeking their first respective stakes wins in the Grade 3, $100,000 Soaring Softly for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday, Preakness Day, at Belmont Park. While Brown will saddle...
Posted On 17 May 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Quartarolo Hopes to Establish a Loose Rein at Churchill Downs

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 17, 2018) – There are several new faces on the Churchill Downs backstretch to begin the 2018 Spring Meet, and one is New Jersey native and veteran horseman Anthony Quartarolo. “I never thought I’d love Kentucky as much as I...
Posted On 17 May 2018
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Kentucky Derby 1-2 Finishers Justify, Good Magic Lead Five Graduates of Keeneland Sales Entered in Preakness

By Amy Owens —- Simulcast action available at Red Mile LEXINGTON, KY (May 16, 2018) – Undefeated Justify, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) on May 5, and Derby runner-up and champion Good Magic lead the five graduates of Keeneland’s 2016...
Posted On 17 May 2018
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