SKYWAY FESTIVAL DAY TAKING SHAPE; GALLARDO WINS THREE, AGAIN

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The Tampa Bay Downs stakes program shifts into high gear Saturday with the track’s annual Skyway Festival Day program, featuring a pair of 7-furlong races for 3-year-olds and a mile-and-a-sixteenth contest for older fillies and mares. At...
Posted On 15 Jan 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: WEST COAST IN SHARP GATE DRILL FOR PEGASUS

By Ed Golden —- WEST COAST (outside) Zoe Metz Photography • WEST COAST IN SHARP GATE DRILL FOR PEGASUS • BOLT D’ORO ON COURSE FOR SAN FELIPE STAKES • INSTA ERMA RATES TOP BILLING IN MEGAHERTZ • BENDABLE MAKES GRASS DEBUT IN LAS CIENEGAS • BARRETTS SALE WILL HELP SAN LUIS...
Posted On 15 Jan 2018
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GUN RUNNER LOGS FINAL FAIR GROUNDS BREEZE FOR PEGASUS WORLD CUP

By Ryan Martin —- Instilled Regard, Stronger Than Ever Exit Lecomte, Silverbulletday In Good Order • Stidham Has Grade II New Orleans Handicap In Mind For Ultra-Consistent Cedartown GUN RUNNER LOGS FINAL FAIR GROUNDS BREEZE FOR PEGASUS WORLD CUP Hall of Fame trainer Steve...
Posted On 15 Jan 2018
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CHELLA BRINGS WINNING WAYS TO OLDSMAR; CASTANON WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Three years ago, the Ontario-bred Chella was riding a three-race winning streak when Elliot Sullivan claimed her for $10,000 from a race at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio. Chella was beaten that day by more than six lengths...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: High North to Make Seasonal Debut in Southwest Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- High North to Make Seasonal Debut in Southwest Stakes Shortleaf Stable’s High North is scheduled to make his 3-year-old debut in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 19 at Oaklawn, trainer Brad Cox said Saturday morning. Cox said High North, a son of...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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Fair Grounds Notes: Black Gold Carries Over Into Sunday Afternoon Card

By Ryan Martin —- BLACK GOLD CARRIES OVER INTO FAIR GROUNDS’ SUNDAY AFTERNOON CARD NEW ORLEANS (January 13, 2018) – A total of $177,036 will carry over into the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ Black Gold, a bet which pays out the entire pool only if there is a single...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • IRISH AND FRENCH ADD ‘INTERNATIONAL’ FLAVOR TO MEGAHERTZ • VAN DYKE IS THE NEXT BILL SHOEMAKER, FORMER RIDER CLAIMS • DURKIN NARRATES NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO BOOK, ‘HALF A CHANCE’ TWO SEEK FIRST STAKES WIN IN MONDAY’S MEGAHERTZ If Monday’s Grade III Megahertz...
Posted On 14 Jan 2018
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CHILEAN JOCKEY STRIVES TO MAKE NAME KNOWN TO OLDSMAR FOLLOWERS

By Mike Henry —- CHILEAN JOCKEY STRIVES TO MAKE NAME KNOWN TO OLDSMAR FOLLOWERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Andres Ulloa got a taste of the big time in 2016 when he traveled to Santa Anita to watch his older brother, Gonzalo Ulloa Perez, ride Chilean-bred Kitcat...
Posted On 13 Jan 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • LA CANADA DISTANCE IDEAL FOR RESKY BUSINESS • INSTA IRMA SET FOR HOLIDAY FEATURE MONDAY • MARATHON ASTRA STAKES SUITS SHAZARA’S STYLE • VAN DYKE AT HIS BEST FOR THE KALOOKAN QUEEN MOREY FILLY ALL BUSINESS AT MILE DISTANCE OF LA CANADA Resky Business makes...
Posted On 13 Jan 2018
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, January 12

By Ryan Martin —- • Casse Will Likely Opt For Silverbulletday With Wonder Gadot • Texas Invaders Analyze This Jet, Terra’s Angel Step Up In Lecomte, Silverbulletday • Hollendorfer Ships Instilled Regard For Lecomte • Mom’s On Strike, Giada Vegas Put Winning Streaks On The...
Posted On 12 Jan 2018
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