Gulfstream: California Chrome Ready to Take Flight after Wednesday Workout

By David Joseph —- California Chrome Ready to Take Flight after Wednesday Workout Eclipse Finalists Announcement 11 a.m. www.GulfstreamPark.com Pletcher Trainee Malagacy Debuts with 15-Length Score Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands at $23,992.48 HALLANDALE...
Posted On 04 Jan 2017
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JOCKEY MEDINA BACK IN WINNER’S CIRCLE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2014

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Doctors told jockey Jean Claude Medina he should find another occupation after he broke his elbow and punctured a lung when his mount clipped heels in a race at Tampa Bay Downs in April of 2015 and threw him to the turf. But riding horses...
Posted On 04 Jan 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES (MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2017)

By Ed Golden —- • GORMLEY BREEZES FOR GRADE III SHAM STAKES • ‘DADDYO’ COOL FOR THE GRADE II SAN GABRIEL • CADET RONI READY FOR GRADE III LAS CIENEGAS • $12 MILLION PEGASUS NEXT FOR MIDNIGHT STORM? GORMLEY WORKS ‘VERY WELL’ FOR SHAM Under Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor...
Posted On 03 Jan 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS BACKSTRETCH UNDER QUARANTINE

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 2, 2017) – Two horses on the backstretch at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots spiked temperatures Monday morning. As a result of this development, the precautionary step has been taken to place the entirety of the Fair Grounds...
Posted On 02 Jan 2017
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17 FOR ’17: RACETRACKERS CREATE A NEW YEAR’S WISH LIST FOR SPORT

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – For the majority of participants in Thoroughbred racing, their involvement transcends making a living. Many adopt a nomadic existence, moving from one track to the next and from state to state at least once or twice a year. Anyone who has...
Posted On 02 Jan 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES (SUNDAY JANUARY 1, 2017)

By Ed Golden —- • NEW YEAR OFF TO A WINNING START FOR NAKATANI • SHAH TURNS HIS HORSES OVER TO SHERMAN, O’NEILL • SHANE’S GIRLFRIEND TO RUN IN SANTA YNEZ STAKES NAKATANI RETURNS TO SANTA ANITA A WINNER Corey Nakatani is back. Now 46, the native of Covina has returned to...
Posted On 02 Jan 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS NOTES: THIRD HORSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR EQUINE HERPES AT FAIR GROUNDS

By Michael Adolphson, Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 1, 2017) – A third horse has tested positive for equine herpes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The horse, trained by Mike Stidham, resides in Barn 36 and contracted EHV-1 non-neurogenic type, also call...
Posted On 02 Jan 2017
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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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