Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Guest Suite May Add to Developing Lecomte Field

By Michael Adolphson —- • Jenda’s Agenda Eye-Opening on Debut • December Seven Stakes-Bound GUEST SUITE MAY ADD TO DEVELOPING LECOMTE FIELD William S. Farish and Mrs. William S. Kilroy’s stakes-placed Guest Suite could add to what is already appearing to be an intriguing...
Posted On 09 Jan 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES; GRADE II SANTA YNEZ STAKES PREVIEW

By Ed Golden —- Arrogate; Zoe Metz/Clockers Corner • BAFFERT HOPES TO WORK ARROGATE TODAY • HOLLENDORFER: TWO FOR THE $$ IN SANTA YNEZ • DOLLAR DAY ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY ARROGATE JOGS, COULD BREEZE TODAY FOR PEGASUS Bob Baffert hopes to work Arrogate Sunday if...
Posted On 08 Jan 2017
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TAMPA BAY: GONZALEZ RAISES PROFILE WITH THREE WINS IN A ROW

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Add Edwin Gonzalez to the list of Tampa Bay Downs jockeys demanding attention almost every time they enter the starting gate. The 25-year-old Gonzalez, who considers today’s cool, windy weather downright balmy after spending recent winters at...
Posted On 08 Jan 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Update on EHV-1 at Fair Grounds

By Michael Adolphson Brian Spencer • Lookin At Lee Aiming for February Return • Pontifical Shows Promise in Debut Win • Gun Runner, Green Mask Top Work Tab LOOKIN AT LEE AIMING FOR FEBRUARY RETURN L and N Racing’s highly regarded Grade I-placed stakes winner Lookin At Lee...
Posted On 08 Jan 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Saint’s Fan on Track for Lecomte

By Michael Adolphson —- • Saint’s Fan on Track for Lecomte • Cox Barn Continues to Conquer • Myositis Mystique Running for a Cause • Work Tab Trainer Dallas Stewart SAINT’S FAN ON TRACK FOR LECOMTE Trainer Dallas Stewart is more than pleased with the progress of Saint’s...
Posted On 07 Jan 2017
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Barn Notes: Jockey Declan Cannon Giving Oaklawn a Try

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Declan Cannon; Coady Photography Jockey Declan Cannon Giving Oaklawn a Try Among the newcomers to the Oaklawn riding colony for the 2017 season that begins Jan. 13 is Declan Cannon, who won 11 races at the Churchill Downs fall meet to tie for sixth in...
Posted On 07 Jan 2017
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ENDEAVOUR PREP IS SUNDAY; CRIMSON TIDE, TIGERS FANS ADMITTED FREE

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Stakes-winning mare Lots o’ Lex, the third-place finisher in the 2015 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, heads a field of 10 fillies and mares entered in Sunday’s Endeavour Prep, an allowance/$100,000 optional claiming event...
Posted On 07 Jan 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES (FRIDAY JANUARY 6, 2017)

By Ed Golden —- • SHAM STAKES LURES TRIPLE CROWN HOPEFULS • RING WEEKEND HOLDS FORM FOR SAN GABRIEL • TVG’S ‘THE STARTING GATE’ TO DEBUT SATURDAY • SANTA YNEZ HAS A GRADE I QUALITY: BAFFERT • MIDNIGHT STORM LIKELY TO WAIT FOR BIG ’CAP • CHAMP SONGBIRD DUE AT SANTA ANITA...
Posted On 07 Jan 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Running Mate Bullets for Lecomte

By Michael Adolphson —- • Running Mate Bullets for Lecomte • Track Record Setter Blarp Tops Salty Friday Feature • Amoss-Geroux Combination Proving Tough • I’m a Chatterbox Lively in Wednesday Work • Work Tab RUNNING MATE BULLETS FOR LECOMTE Bret Jones’ homebred Running...
Posted On 06 Jan 2017
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Barn Notes: Ortiz Excited About First Oaklawn Meet as Head Trainer

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Ortiz Excited About First Oaklawn Meet as Head Trainer John Ortiz already has plenty to talk about in his training career, but he doesn’t mind discussing his private life, either. Both blossomed in 2016. Married last summer, Ortiz, a former assistant to...
Posted On 06 Jan 2017
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