Keeneland Barn Notes — April 5

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday 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. ********** ********** · KANTHAKA CARRIES WEST COAST BANNER IN...
Posted On 06 Apr 2018
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Robertson Gearing Up for Big Racing Festival

By Jennifer Hoyt — Robertson Gearing Up for Big Racing Festival Only two lengths separated Mac Robertson from a sweep of the March 10 stakes at Oaklawn. The trainer is scheduled to have a second chance at a similar sweep when he sends out Amy’s Challenge in the $400,000...
Posted On 06 Apr 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

BY ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN JUSTIFY AND BOLT D’ORO IN ‘RACE OF THE YEAR’ MIDNIGHT BISOU IN BRIEF BREEZE FOR RICH OAKS ENOLA GRAY RETURNS IN $200,000 ROYAL HEROINE FLORISTA SHARP FOR U.S DEBUT IN PROVIDENCIA SHOW IT N MOE IT ONE TO BEAT IN EVENING JEWEL KORINER IS CONFIDENT...
Posted On 06 Apr 2018
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QUIP, FLAMEAWAY TO RESUME RIVALRY IN BLUE GRASS; CASTANON WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Quip and Flameaway, the winners of Tampa Bay Downs’ “Road to the Kentucky Derby” graded stakes, are among 15 3-year-olds entered in Saturday’s Grade II, $1-million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. The mile-and-an-eighth Toyota Blue...
Posted On 05 Apr 2018
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Keeneland Barn Notes — April 4

By Amy Owens —- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday 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. ********** Click here for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) Weekend...
Posted On 04 Apr 2018
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Inside Straight Works in Defense of His Oaklawn Handicap Title

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Wednesday, April 04, 2018 Inside Straight Works in Defense of His Oaklawn Handicap Title Sunday was not a day of rest for Randy Howg’s Inside Straight, who took another step toward Oaklawn’s biggest two-turn race for older horses with a 5-furlong workout...
Posted On 04 Apr 2018
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Tuesday, April 3

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, APRIL 3 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday 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. ********** Click here for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) Weekend...
Posted On 03 Apr 2018
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COX, BRIDGMOHAN SECURE MEET TITLES WHILE MAGGI MOSS AND BRAD GRADY TIE FOR WINNINGEST OWNER

By Ryan Martin —- SYNCHRONY NAMED HORSE OF THE WINTER MEET NEW ORLEANS (April 2, 2018) – Trainer Brad Cox and jockey Shaun Bridgmohan added another Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots championship title to their accomplished resumes for the 2017-18 Winter Meet while...
Posted On 03 Apr 2018
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Keeneland Barn Notes — April 2

By Amy Owens —- MONDAY, APRIL 2 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday 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. ********** Click here for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) Weekend...
Posted On 03 Apr 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • BOLT D’ORO ‘ON POINT’ FOR RICH SANTA ANITA DERBY • KTLA MORNING NEWS AT SANTA ANITA ON THRUSDAY • RACING MOURNS THE PASSING OF HACEK AND KOOBA • APRIL 8 TELETHON WILL BENEFIT DISABLED JOCKEYS BOLT D’ORO BREEZES FOR $1 MILLION SANTA ANITA DERBY Leading...
Posted On 02 Apr 2018
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