ECLIPSE CHAMPION WORLD APPROVAL NOMINATED TO TAMPA BAY STAKES

By Mike Henry —- BENNETT 3-FOR-3; GALLARDO, FELICIANO OK OLDSMAR, FL. – If all goes according to plan over the next two weeks, Thoroughbred racing fans will get to welcome a Breeders’ Cup winner and Eclipse Award champion to Tampa Bay Downs on Festival Preview Day Presented...
Posted On 29 Jan 2018
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: New York-Based Horses Are Clear To Enter Fair Grounds Backside

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (January 28, 2018) – Following negative tests for equine herpes virus-1 involving a horse based at Belmont Park, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots have announced that as of Sunday, January 28, all horses based in the state of New York are...
Posted On 29 Jan 2018
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COTTO RETURNING TO FORM; CASTANON BOUNCES BACK; GALLARDO WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Two weeks ago, when journeyman rider Pedro Cotto, Jr., couldn’t buy a winner with the money in a Monte Carlo casino, he relied on advice his mother gave him earlier in his career to stay positive. “She told me when you try too hard, you make...
Posted On 28 Jan 2018
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Kelsey Danner to Have First Oaklawn Starter Sunday

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Kelsey Danner to Have First Oaklawn Starter Sunday There’s a Danner scheduled to start a horse in Sunday’s third race at Oaklawn, but it won’t be veteran trainer Mark Danner. Instead, it will be Danner’s daughter, Kelsey, 31, who went out on her own in...
Posted On 28 Jan 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

By Ed Golden —- • UNUSUAL HEAT TURF CLASSIC IS IDEAL FOR HE WILL • HOT O’NEILL EYES A SPRINT UPSET WITH B SQUARED • BARBARA BEATRICE EYES SUNSHINE MILLIONS GOLD • FLEET SUNRISE JOURNEY MAKES DEBUT FOR BALTAS • SKYE DIAMONDS CALIFORNIA OLDER FEMALE CHAMP RICH TURF CLASSIC...
Posted On 26 Jan 2018
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes:Fair Grounds Horsemen Give Expertise On Pegasus World Cup

By Ryan Martin —- SUTHERLAND OUT EIGHT TO TWLEVE WEEKS Jockey Chantal Sutherland will miss eight to twelve weeks after suffering a broken left clavicle and a fractured right knee as result of a spill that took place in Thursday’s sixth race. “She’s doing well and in good...
Posted On 26 Jan 2018
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Thursday Was a Day of Firsts

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Thursday Was a Day of Firsts Thursday was a day of firsts at Oaklawn, as several newcomers recorded their first career victories in Hot Springs. Bolitar ($11.80) won the third race for Southern California-based trainer Peter Miller, who saddled two...
Posted On 26 Jan 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden & Mike Willman —- • PLUCKY TOUGH SUNDAY IS CAL CUP DAY HERO • FUTURE BRIGHT FOR APPRENTICE ACE ROMAN • DOC SEVERINSEN HORNS IN ON COHEN SUNDAY • SANTA ANITA JOCKS, HOLY ANGELS PLAY FEB. 1 TALE OF TOUGH SUNDAY MAKES ALEXANDER FEEL GREAT Tough Sunday is the...
Posted On 26 Jan 2018
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Thursday, January 25, 2018

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Sporting Chance Exits Work Well; Remains on Target for Southwest Grade 1 winner Sporting Chance emerged in good order from Monday’s bullet workout and remains a candidate to make his 3-year-old debut in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 19, Hall of...
Posted On 26 Jan 2018
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Fair Grounds Notes: Horses From Maryland Are Clear To Enter Fair Grounds Backside

By Ryan Martin —- HORSES FROM MARYLAND ARE CLEAR TO ENTER FAIR GROUNDS BACKSIDE NEW ORLEANS (January 25, 2018) – Following negative tests for equine herpes virus-1 involving a horse based at Laurel Park, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots have announced that, as of...
Posted On 26 Jan 2018
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