THE PLAYER TARGETS GRADE I CLARK HANDICAP FOLLOWING FAYETTE STAKES VICTORY

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017) – Following a three-length score in Saturday’s $200,000 Fayette Stakes (Grade II) at Keeneland, Carl Hurst and William “Buff” Bradley’s The Player will target the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017

By Ed Golden —- SANTA ANITA-BASED RUNNERS PREP FOR BREEDERS’ CUP ARROGATE TO WORK FOR CLASSIC MONDAY AT 7:45 A.M. RACE FOR TRAINING TITLE COULD GO DOWN TO THE WIRE UNBEATEN JUVENILE FAVORITE BOLT D’ORO LOOKS ‘PERFECT’ Headed by undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile favorite...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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Del Mar’s Fourth Bing Crosby Season Opens Wednesday; Barn Notes Oct. 29th

DMTC NEWS —- The fourth Bing Crosby Fall Season at Del Mar, which features the track’s first hosting of the Breeders’ Cup, opens Wednesday with a nine-race card featuring the $75,000 Let It Ride Stakes. First post is 12:30 p.m. A total of 79 horses was entered with eight of...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- STREAKING SHARP SAMURAI SET FOR TWILIGHT DERBY SKYE DIAMONDS ‘ON TIME’ FOR BREEDERS’ CUP EVENT BALTAS BIDDING FOR TRAINING TITLE IN AUTUMN MISS LATE SURGE HAS O’NEILL IN THE RUNNING FOR CROWN CARMA HOSTS AFTERCARE AWARENESS DAY ON SUNDAY SHARP SAMURAI SHARP...
Posted On 28 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Friday, Oct. 27

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, OCT. 27 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday. Post time for the first race today and tomorrow is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · SIX HORSES POINTED TO BREEDERS’ CUP WORK FRIDAY MORNING · RICARDO SANTANA JR. TAKES AIM AT FIRST KEENELAND RIDING...
Posted On 28 Oct 2017
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- Sadler’s Joy puts in final work for BC Turf; will ship out Sunday Takaful fires bullet in final preparations for BC Sprint Decked Out primed for swan song in G3 Athenia NYRA Bets celebrates Breeders’ Cup with exclusive offers ELMONT, N.Y. –...
Posted On 28 Oct 2017
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DMTC News – From the Wire

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Stable Notes October 27, 2017 SUMMERS SAVORS THE DEL MAR FALL AND MIND YOUR BISCUITS Chad Summers was in the vanguard of East Coast-based trainers to arrive at Del Mar for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The 32-year-old, who took...
Posted On 28 Oct 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017

By Ed Golden —- BARN FAVORITE HOPPERTUNITY RETURNS ON SATURDAY D’AMATO HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY IN TWILIGHT DERBY BOLT D’ORO SET FOR FINAL MAJOR JUVENILE WORKOUT BIGGER FISH TO FRY DOWN THE ROAD FOR HOPPERTUNITY Racing’s Hall of Fame might do well to have a private wing for...
Posted On 27 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Thursday, Oct. 26

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, OCT. 26 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · JUDDMONTE SPINSTER WINNER ROMANTIC VISION WORKS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF · YANAKOV TO SEND GOLDEN DRAGON TO BREEDERS’ CU...
Posted On 27 Oct 2017
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DMTC News – From the Wire

DMTC News – From the Wire —- TICK, TOCK, TICK, TOCK … BREEDERS’ CUP COUNTDOWN GETS SHORT The Longines Countdown Clock on the corner of Via de la Valle and Jimmy Durante Boulevard, ticking down to the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Championships, of which Del Mar will be a...
Posted On 27 Oct 2017
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