Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, December 30

By Michael Adolphson —- • Geroux Asserts in Jockey Standings • Yockey’s Warrior Has Options for Stall • Work Tab Hodges Photography GEROUX ASSERTS IN JOCKEY STANDINGS Jockey Florent Geroux has quickly asserted himself in the jockey colony at Fair Grounds Race Course &...
Posted On 31 Dec 2016
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES (FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 2016)

By Ed Golden —- • D’AMATO SEES A ‘BIG PERFORMANCE’ VS. ARROGATE • MOKAT ON OUTSIDE LOOKING IN FOR AMERICAN OAKS • SHIRREFFS: BOBBY FRANKEL ‘CARED FOR HIS HORSES’ • JIMMY BOUNCER DRAWS WELL FOR THE MIDNIGHT LUTE • DOMINGUEZ TO TAKE TRAINING BREAK AFTER 39 YEARS • MASSIVE...
Posted On 31 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Shareholder Value’s Plans Undecided

By Michael Adolphson —- • Shareholder Value’s Plans Undecided • Kentucky Oaks Hopefuls Highlight Work Tab SHAREHOLDER VALUE’S PLANS UNDECIDED Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s Shareholder Value impressed many with a swift acceleration on Monday afternoon at Fair...
Posted On 30 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream Today: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Climbs to $343,542

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Climbs to $343,542 Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday, Dec. 31 Jockey Luis Saez Makes Three Visits to Winner’s Circle HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Thursday for the 14th...
Posted On 30 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream: French Import Azaelia Looks to Blossom in Tropical Park Oaks

By David Joseph —- French Import Azaelia Looks to Blossom in Tropical Park Oaks HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – French import Azaelia will seek to build on her first U.S. victory when she takes on 13 other 3-year-old fillies in the $75,000 Tropical Park Oaks, scheduled for 1 1/16...
Posted On 29 Dec 2016
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RIVALRY SET TO RESUME IN TURF DASH; GONZALEZ WINS THREE

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – A pair of turf-loving speedballs foaled about 9,500 miles apart, Fast Flying Rumor and Power Alert, are set to resume their rivalry in Saturday’s $100,000 Turf Dash Stakes, which has attracted a full field of 12 horses. The 5-furlong grass...
Posted On 29 Dec 2016
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Petrov Looking to Start 2017 in Smarty Jones Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Petrov Looking to Start 2017 in Smarty Jones Stakes Lightly raced Petrov will make his initial race moves as a 3-year-old in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 16 at Oaklawn, trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs said Tuesday morning. Petrov, a gray son...
Posted On 28 Dec 2016
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: SAN PASQUAL NOMINEE ARROGATE TO WORK TUESDAY

By Ed Golden —- • SAN PASQUAL NOMINEE ARROGATE TO WORK TUESDAY • STEVENS ON HAND AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY • CHAMP SONGBIRD DUE AT SANTA ANITA IN TWO WEEKS • WAGERING MENU OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE ARROGATE TO WORK TUESDAY FOR POSSIBLE JAN. 1 START Breeders’ Cup...
Posted On 27 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Untapped Points to Silverbulletday

By Michael Adolphson —- • Untapped Points to Silverbulletday • Shaken Returns in New Year’s Eve Undercard • Lookin At Lee Returns to Work Tab UNTAPPED POINTS TO SILVERBULLETDAY Expectations were high for Winchell Thoroughbreds’ homebred Untapped when she made her local...
Posted On 27 Dec 2016
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SANTA ANITA NOTES: ENOLA GRAY IS OUT TO MAKE AMENDS IN LA BREA

By Ed Golden —- Enola Gray; All Photos by Benoit • ENOLA GRAY IS OUT TO MAKE AMENDS IN LA BREA • BETTYS BAMBINO RETURNS AFTER LONG ABSENCE • WALL CALENDAR PLUS MUCH MORE OPENING DAY • WAGERING MENU HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE • ‘REAL HORSE RACING’ ON DISPLAY AT SANTA ANITA •...
Posted On 24 Dec 2016
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