OAKLAWN CLOSES 2017 WITH GAINS IN TOTAL HANDLE

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, AR (Tuesday, April 25, 2017) – Culminating with 62,500 fans turning out to watch champion Classic Empire win the $1 million Arkansas Derby, the 2017 Oaklawn live racing season concluded with nearly a 5% gain in total handle and another...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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Keeneland April 24 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland begins the final three days of the Spring Meet on Wednesday. Post time for the first race Wednesday through Friday is 1:05 p.m. ET. The season’s final stakes is the $150,000 Bewitch (G3) on Friday. • KENTUCKY DERBY CANDIDATE GIRVIN JOGS IN ADVANCE...
Posted On 24 Apr 2017
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Ortiz, Jr. captures Big A Spring Meet Crown; Rice, Rodriguez split Training Titles

By Brian Bohl/Najja Thompson —- Ortiz, Jr. captures Big A spring meet crown; Rice, Rodriguez split training titles; four-way tie for owners OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Irad Ortiz, Jr. added another riding crown to his resume, securing the Aqueduct Racetrack 2017 spring meet...
Posted On 24 Apr 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: ESPINOZA EYES DERBY WIN NO. 4 ON GORMLEY

By Ed Golden —- Gormley; Benoit • ESPINOZA EYES DERBY WIN NO. 4 ON GORMLEY • ROYAL MO ‘POINTS’ TO 143RD KENTUCKY DERBY • GOOD THINGS SEEN FOR TWENTYTWENTYVISION SANTA ANITA DERBY WINNERS BLOOM IN RUN FOR ROSES Gormley will attempt to become the 11th Santa Anita winner to...
Posted On 24 Apr 2017
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RED-HOT PINK MAMA KEEPS GRATEFUL OWNER ON MOVE; CENTENO WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Juan Cacho Castro was running in several different directions after Pink Mama’s fourth consecutive victory in today’s fifth race at Tampa Bay Downs, a six-furlong allowance/optional claiming contest for older fillies and mares. As the owner...
Posted On 24 Apr 2017
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KEENELAND NOTES: GIRVIN GETS FEEL FOR KEENELAND’S MAIN TRACK

By Amy Owens —- KENTUCKY DERBY HOPEFUL GIRVIN GETS FEEL FOR KEENELAND’S MAIN TRACK • MEANTIME COULD BE READY FOR THE BIG TIME AFTER SMASHING SATURDAY VICTORY • MULTIPLIER CAPS BIG DAY FOR TRAINER BRENDAN WALSH • BEHIND THE SCENES: VALET SHANE BOREL THRIVES IN ROLE ASSISTING...
Posted On 24 Apr 2017
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SANTA ANITA NOTES: INORDINATE OUT-GAMES FAVORED SYNTAX LATE TO TAKE MARATHON GRADE III

By Ed Golden/Mike Willman —- • SONGBIRD, GORMLEY AND ‘MIDWAY’ WORK WELL • COASTLINE IS READY FOR SUNDAY’S SIREN LURE • VALE DORI ON COURSE FOR GRADE I BEHOLDER Songbird; Clockers Corner/Zoe Metz Photo SANTA ANITA DERBY WINNER GORMLEY AMONG BEVY OF BREEZERS Two-time champion...
Posted On 23 Apr 2017
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Keeneland April 22 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- SATURDAY, APRIL 22 Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. • LOUISIANA DERBY WINNER GIRVIN TO WORK HERE MONDAY • UNBRIDLED MO EXITS...
Posted On 22 Apr 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • STALKING TRIP IS LIKELY FOR PROSPECT PARK • NAKATANI: PACE MAKES THE RACE IN SAN JUAN • PATIENCE PAYS OFF AT 12-1 FOR RON McANALLY • ‘BEAUTIFUL’ OAKS DRILL FOR PARADISE WOODS PROSPECT PARK ‘DOING GREAT’ FOR CALIFORNIAN With speed to his inside from Bob...
Posted On 21 Apr 2017
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SLOW BEGINNING A DISTANT MEMORY FOR TRAINER OF MONTH MINIERI

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Entering Saturday’s action, Joseph Minieri has won with six of his most recent 16 starters. Yet he feels about the same as he did on the morning of March 11, when he wondered if his 5-year-old gelding Seventysevenwilow might break t...
Posted On 21 Apr 2017
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