Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Saturday, May 5

By Bailey Gallison —- • DiVito Looks Ahead with Recount • Rivelli Lays Out Options for The Tabulator • Murrill Returns to Arlington for 2018 Meet, Wins Friday Opener DIVITO LOOKS AHEAD WITH RECOUNT Trainer Jimmy DiVito reported that Doubledown Racing Inc.’s homebred...
Posted On 06 May 2018
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CURTAIN RISES ON MONMOUTH’S 2018 SEASON THIS SATURDAY

By John Heims —- FERRER LOOKS FOR QUICK START TO MEET OCEANPORT, N.J. – There’s an unmistakable resolve in jockey Jose Ferrer’s voice when he discusses the 52-day Monmouth Park meeting that begins Saturday, May 5, with a nine-race card. Five months removed from a spill that...
Posted On 05 May 2018
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Kentucky Derby Update for Friday, May 4, 2018

By Gary Yunt Notes Team Captain Churchill Downs Racetrack —- QUIET, ROUTINE MORNING FOR DERBY HOPEFULS ON DERBY EVE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 4, 2018) – On a warm and breezy Friday morning at Churchill Downs all entrants for Saturday’s 144th running of the $2,192,000...
Posted On 04 May 2018
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36th ARLINGTON MILLION TOPS 22 STAKES FOR 2018 MEET

By Bailey Gallison —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 3, 2018) – A stakes schedule worth a total of $3,700,000 will be offered throughout the 2018 meet at Arlington International Racecourse, which kicks off on Friday, May 4. Headlining the 71-day season is the International...
Posted On 04 May 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- JUSTIFY Benoit Photo • SMITH HOPES TO JUSTIFY HIS POSITION IN DERBY • NEW GELDING LA LA LAND RUNS IN SINGLETARY • TRAINER ROOTS FROM KENTUCKY ON SATURDAY SMITH SITTING PRETTY FOR OAKS AND DERBY Mike Smith appears to be in the enviable position of riding...
Posted On 04 May 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Noel Michaels new Racing Analyst

By Bailey Gallison —- Arlington International Racecourse is pleased to announce the addition of handicapper Noel Michaels to the broadcast team as Racing Analyst. Michaels recently worked as Editor-in-Chief and contributor to American Turf Monthly Magazine in addition to...
Posted On 03 May 2018
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Fan Appreciation Day Kicks Off 2018 Arlington Season

By Bailey Gallison —- FAN APPRECIATION DAY KICKS OFF 2018 ARLINGTON SEASON FEATURING 36TH ARLINGTON MILLION AND MORE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 1, 2018) – Live racing and entertainment return to Arlington International Racecourse in 2018 with another event-filled calendar...
Posted On 01 May 2018
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Kentucky Derby Update for Monday, April 30, 2018

By Darren Rogers —- COMBATANT WORKS TOWARD DERBY 144, MENDELSSOHN DUE TO ARRIVE MONDAY AFTERNOON; MONOMOY GIRL 2-1 MORNING-LINE FAVORITE FOR KENTUCKY OAKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 30, 2018) – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s Combatant completed his...
Posted On 30 Apr 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018

By Ed Golden —- INSTILLED REGARD Zoe Metz Photography • VAN DYKE READY FOR HIS FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY • SPAWR HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY NEXT WEEKEND • PRAT RIDES WITH MOMENTUM AS DERBY DAY NEARS VAN DYKE ON INSTILLED REGARD IN HIS FIRST DERBY At the tender age of 23 and already...
Posted On 29 Apr 2018
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ROAD FROM OLDSMAR TO LOUISVILLE WELL-KNOWN BY TOP 3-YEAR-OLDS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Things were different in 1999. Current WinStar Farm President/CEO & Racing Manager, Elliott Walden, was one of the top Thoroughbred trainers in the country, coming off a year in which he won the Belmont Stakes with Victory Gallop to deny...
Posted On 29 Apr 2018
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