SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: BEHOLDER MILE IS ALL IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE

By Ed Golden —- • • BEHOLDER MILE IS ALL IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE • • BIG MACHER DRILLS FOR RETURN IN THOR’S ECHO • • TALAMO SURGENARROWS GAP IN JOCKEYS’ RACE • • GORMLEY BELMONT DECISION ‘PLANE,’ NOT SIMPLE BEHOLDER MILE DIDN’T DISAPPOINT IN EXCITEMENT The Beholder Mile...
Posted On 05 Jun 2017
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Gulfstream: Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $698,498

By David Joseph —- Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $698,498 Sweetontheladies Rallies for Crystal River Victory Leonel Reyes Makes Three Winner’s Circle Visits HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 will offer a carryover jackpot of $698,498 Wednesday...
Posted On 05 Jun 2017
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HOLLYWOOD HANDSOME ADDS NAME TO BELMONT STAKES CONTENDERS

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 4, 2017) – Mark Stanley’s Churchill Downs-based Hollywood Handsome added his name to Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I) probable roster, according to trainer Dallas Stewart. “I’m so excited to get this horse to...
Posted On 05 Jun 2017
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA Release —- • Romans says J Boys Echo’s work might be his best ever • Belmont Stakes contender Twisted Tom had his final tune-up • Lynch ready to ‘roll the dice’ with Meantime in G1 Belmont • Epicharis gets some fresh air, Lookin At Lee slated for...
Posted On 04 Jun 2017
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes

By Bailey Gallison & Brian Spencer —- • Apprentice Nunez Earns First Career Win • What’s Up Dude Ready to Debut • My Mertie May Contest Isaac Murphy APPRENTICE NUNEZ EARNS FIRST CAREER WIN Riding his third mount of the meet at Arlington International Racecourse,...
Posted On 04 Jun 2017
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes

By John Heims —- NO MORE MUSIC WILL TRY TO STEAL THE SHOW IN SUNDAY’S FEATURE No More Music stretches back out to his preferred two turns in his second start of the season in Sunday’s $40,000 allowance optional claiming feature going a mile and a sixteenth on the Monmouth...
Posted On 04 Jun 2017
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Gulfstream: Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $640,989

By David Joseph —- Miguel Vasquez Celebrates Big Day with Three Wins HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot for Sunday’s program at Gulfstream Park swelled to $640,989.57 when the popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the 26th consecutive card...
Posted On 04 Jun 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • • TO THE VICTOR GOES THE STRATEGY IN THE BEHOLDER • • BAL A BALI AND SMITH READY FOR GRADE I SHOEMAKER • • JOCKEY DAVID FLORES RETURNS HOME TO SANTA ANITA • • AUDI TV SPOT SHOT AT SANTA ANITA AIRS ON NBA FINALS STELLAR WIND PRIMED, TACTICS UP TO ESPINOZA...
Posted On 03 Jun 2017
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Classic Empire Breezes Half in :50

By Darren Rogers —- CLASSIC EMPIRE BREEZES HALF-MILE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS IN PREPARATION FOR BELMONT STAKES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 2, 2017) – John Oxley’s Classic Empire, runner-up in the Preakness (Grade I) and fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby (GI), breezed...
Posted On 03 Jun 2017
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA Release —- • Classic Empire works easy half-mile for G1 Belmont Stakes • True Timber falls off Belmont trail; Dickinson set for G1 Just a Game • Pletcher adds Patch to his Belmont contingent • Back from leg fracture, Albarado to ride J Boys Echo in Belmont • Probable...
Posted On 03 Jun 2017
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