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By Matthew Cox —- Sporting Chance; Coady Photo Sporting Chance on Way to Keeneland Blue Grass Stakes D. Wayne Lukas has called an audible with Sporting Chance and will send the Grade 1 winner to the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G2) April 7 at Keeneland, the Hall of Fame...

By Ryan Martin —- Barn Notes: Wednesday March 28, 2018 • Kentucky Oaks ‘Still An Option’ For Classy Act; Patrona Margarita Could Run In Grade I Ashland • Jockey, Trainer, Owners Titles Going Right Down To The Wire KENTUCKY OAKS ‘STILL AN OPTION’ FOR CLASSY ACT; PATRONA...

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday, April 6, and runs through Friday, April 27, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** • FIELD OF 11 LIKELY FOR $1 MILLION TOYOTA...

BY ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • ‘PHENOMENAL’ BOLT D’ORO WORKS FOR SA DERBY SUNDAY • YOUNG ‘DISTAFFERS GOMEZ & CRAIGMYLE SHINE FOR CARMA • CELEBRATION OF LIFE SATURDAY FOR AGENT MARK NORTH BOLT D’ORO DOING ‘PHENOMENAL’ FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY Leading Triple Crown...

By Ryan Martin —- Barn Notes: Wednesday March 28, 2018 • Cox, Sharp Battle For Fair Grounds Training Title Brad Cox; Coady Photography COX, SHARP BATTLE FOR FAIR GROUNDS TRAINING TITLE With only four racing days left for the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Winter...

By Matthew Cox —- Justify scheduled to make his stakes debut in Arkansas Derby Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won 13 Kentucky Derby prep races at Oaklawn since 2010, but never with a horse making just his third career start. That could change with Justify scheduled to...

By Michael Chamberlain —- LOUISIANA LEGENDS NIGHT AND THE $100,000 EVANGELINE MILE HIGHLIGHT THE NEW MEET OPELOUSAS, LA – The 53rd season of Thoroughbred racing at Evangeline Downs will begin on Wednesday, April 4 with a nine-race program. It will be the first of 84 racing...

By Matthew Cox —- The Southern California-based, 5-year-old son of champion Lookin At Lucky, was a 5 ½-length winner of the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 10 at Santa Anita to reach seven figures in career earnings. The Grade 1 winner and millionaire is targeting...

By Ed Golden —- INSTILLED REGARD WORKS FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY ESPINOZAS POST SANTA ANITA TRIPLE ON SATURDAY MIDNIGHT BISOU AMONG 257 SANTA ANITA WORKERS Instilled Regard; Zoe Metz Photography INSTILLED REGARD IN ‘GOOD’ DRILL FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY Instilled Regard, prepping...

By Ryan Martin —- • Gr. II New Orleans ‘Cap Winner Good Samaritan Has Options • Synchrony Could Be Churchill Bound PLETCHER GETTING IN KENTUCKY DERBY STATE OF MIND WITH NOBLE INDY Saturday’s Grade II Louisiana Derby Presented by TwinSpires.com winner Noble Indy is scheduled...