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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...

By Matthew Cox —- Cosmic Burst; Oaklawn/Coady Photography Honeybee Winner Cosmic Burst pointing for the Fantasy at Oaklawn in April Cosmic Burst was breezing for the first time since winning the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies on March 10. The Honeybee...

By Ryan Martin —- • Lukas Looking For Good Effort From Bravazo In Gr. II Louisiana Derby • Ring Weekend After Another Graded Stakes Win In Gr. II Muniz Memorial • Sharp Opts For New Orleans Ladies Overnight Stakes With Mom’s On Strike LUKAS LOOKING FOR GOOD EFFORT FROM...