CHOCOLATE RIDE, CASH CONTROL LEAD SANTA STAKES SQUAD FOR COX

By Michael Adolphson —- Fair Grounds Barn Notes Wentworth Brochu’s local favorite Chocolate Ride, a victor in all three graded turf stakes for older horses at the Fair Grounds over the course of the last two seasons, put in his final work before his 2016-17 debut at the New...
Posted On 04 Dec 2016
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Del Mar Stable Notes December 2, 2016

By Dan Smith —- BALTAS COULD BE WEST COAST’S BIG HOPE IN WEEKEND GRADE I STAKES Southern California racing fans who prefer to be somewhat parochial in their picks will likely be looking to Richard Baltas’ horses as the West Coast hopes against a horde of eastern invaders in...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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BARGAIN BUYS AMONG TOP CONTENDERS ON COTILLION FESTIVAL CARD

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The most lucrative stakes schedule in track history begins Saturday with 2-year-olds of both sexes set to compete in a pair of $100,000, 6-furlong races. The 32nd running of the Inaugural Stakes, for 2-year-old males, is the seventh race on...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, December 2

By Michael Adolphson —- • Cambodia Wins Like a Good Thing • Mo Tom Returns to Fair Grounds after Freshening • Keep Talking Doing Well • $1.35M Colt Tour De Force Debuts Sunday • Work Tab CAMBODIA WINS LIKE A GOOD THING Winter Quarter Farm’s Cambodia dismantled a field of...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream/Claiming Crown Notes

By David Joseph —- Change of Scenery Right Prescription for G3 Winner Doctor J Dub (Video Link) Returning Champion Royal Posse a ‘Jewel’ of Consistency Class and Cash Takes Win Streak into $125,00 Emerald Multiple Stakes Winner Rose Brier Pointed to G2 Ft. Lauderdale...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Del Mar Stable Notes

Dan Smith —- EAST COAST INVASION FOR WEEKEND GRADE I STAKES IS COMPLETE The stakes barn was a bustling place Thursday morning as the result of an influx of horses from New York which arrived Tuesday and, having settled in, are all being prepared for the Grade I events on...
Posted On 02 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Thursday, December 1

By Michael Adolphson —- • Valadorna to Winter at Fair Grounds • Morley and Family Giving New Orleans a Go • Terra Promessa Tops Work Tab VALADORNA TO WINTER AT FAIR GROUNDS Grade I Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Valadorna will winter in New Orleans at Fair Grounds...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream: History-Making Championship Meet Gets Under Way Dec. 3

By David Joseph —- $12 million Pegasus World Cup, World’s Richest Race, on Jan. 28 $1 Million Florida Derby Highlights $2.45 Million April 1 Program Record Stakes Purse Disbursement of $25 Million Includes 93 Stakes Triple Crown Contenders Prepare for 3-Year-Old Season $1...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Tampa Bay News & Notes

By Mike Henry —- CENTENO’S EXCELLENT NEW YORK ADVENTURE FOLLOWED BY THREE-BAGGER OLDSMAR, FL. – Winning is the name of the racing game, but you couldn’t blame jockey Daniel Centeno for still feeling upbeat about a pair of runner-up finishes Saturday in graded stakes at...
Posted On 01 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream: Breakfast at Gulfstream Returns Opening Day

By David Joseph —- Breakfast at Gulfstream Returns Opening Day Popular South Florida Tradition Kicks off Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 A.M. Leading jockey Edgard Zayas Featured Guest HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Breakfast at Gulfstream, a popular South Florida tradition that allows...
Posted On 30 Nov 2016
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