Gulfstream Today: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Offers $422,936 Jackpot Carryover

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Rainbow 6 Offers $422,936 Jackpot Carryover G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 12th consecutive racing program Thursday, producing a jackpot carryover of...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Apprehender Returns in Search of Third King Cotton Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Apprehender Returns in Search of Third King Cotton Stakes Ivan Fallunovalot isn’t the only two-time King Cotton Stakes winner entered in the $125,000 race for older sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. Apprehender won the 6-furlong King Cotton in 2013 and 2014...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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GULFSTREAM NOTES: Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet

By David Joseph —- Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday New Gelding Mutaraamy Ends Layoff with Maiden Win Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $377,728 for Thursday Jose Ortiz; NYRA Photos HALLANDALE...
Posted On 02 Feb 2017
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ALLEN SLAM-DUNK CHOICE AS HAMPTON INN & SUITES JOCKEY OF MONTH

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The topsy-turvy nature of a jockey’s existence came into play recently for four-time Tampa Bay Downs riding champion Ronnie Allen, Jr. During a span of seven racing days, from Jan. 4-14, he rode only two winners, the kind of mini-slump that...
Posted On 02 Feb 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Whitmore to Wait for Hot Springs Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Whitmore to Wait for Hot Springs Stakes After running the fastest six furlongs in January in Oaklawn history, Whitmore won’t be seen in February, said Ron Moquett of Hot Springs, who co-owns and trains the 4-year-old son of Pleasantly Perfect. Instead,...
Posted On 01 Feb 2017
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Gulfstream: Classic Empire Continues Parade of Champions in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull

By David Joseph —- Classic Empire Continues Parade of Champions in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $339,874 for Wednesday’s Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Classic Empire, recently named 2-year-old champion at the 2016 Eclipse Awards Dinner, is...
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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ECLIPSE WINNERS CLASSIC EMPIRE, TEPIN TOP FESTIVAL PREVIEW DAY NOMS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Eclipse Award winners Classic Empire and Tepin, both trained by Mark Casse, headline a list of 142 Thoroughbreds nominated to the lucrative Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South stakes program on Feb. 11 at Tampa Bay Downs....
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Ivan Fallunovalot Works Toward King Cotton

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Ivan Fallunovalot Works Toward King Cotton Multiple stakes winner Ivan Fallunovalot worked an easy half-mile Sunday morning at Oaklawn in preparation for his scheduled 7-year-old debut in Saturday’s $125,000 King Cotton Stakes for older sprinters. Ivan...
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • PEGASUS UNFURLS BITTERSWEET STORYLINE • CHAMP CHAMPAGNE ROOM VS. UNIQUE BELLA • SHEER FLATTERY WORKS FOR GRADE III LEWIS • GRAZEN WINNERS AMONG STRING OF CHALK • VAN DYKE IS RECOVERING FROM BROKEN ARM ARROGATE REIGNS SUPREME AFTER PEGASUS VICTORY If there...
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes & Stakes Recap

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Petrov Works Toward Southwest Stakes Petrov had his first work since a runner-up finish in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds Jan. 16 at Oaklawn, breezing a half-mile in :48 just after the track opened Saturday morning for co-owner/trainer...
Posted On 29 Jan 2017
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