LOS ALAMITOS: BAFFERT ENTERS TRIO IN GRADE I, $300,000 STARLET STAKES

By Bob Mieszerski—- CYPRESS, Calif. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will have three opportunities to win the Grade I, $300,000 Starlet – the final Grade I of 2021 for 2-year-old fillies – for a fifth consecutive year Saturday at Los Alamitos. The race at 1 1/16 miles is...
Posted On 03 Dec 2021
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Toffey hopeful G1 Cigar Mile presented by NYRA Bets can take Following Sea one step closer to stallion material Truth Hurts training well into G3 Go for Wand; Full Count Felicia upset minded in G2 Demoiselle Eloquist looks to provide Reid, Cash Is King...
Posted On 03 Dec 2021
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Gulfstream’s 2021-2022 Championship Meet Opens Friday

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream’s 2021-2022 Championship Meet Opens Friday Pulpit, Wait a While Kick off $14.26 Million Stakes Schedule Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series Slated for Jan. 29 $1 Million Curlin Florida Derby Scheduled for April 2 Trainer Todd Pletcher, Jockey...
Posted On 03 Dec 2021
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Louisiana Champions Day to Run Saturday at The Fair Grounds Racecourse and Slots on December 11, 2021

By Julie Calzone —- Six $1,000 College Scholarship Drawings Scheduled (New Orleans, La.) – Louisiana Champions Day nominations close Saturday, November 27th. The Fair Grounds Racecourse and Slots is managing the 2021 Louisiana Champions Day nominations. All...
Posted On 03 Dec 2021
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OAKLAWN KICKS OFF DECEMBER RACING WITH $150,000 ADVENT STAKES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021) – Friday’s $150,000 Advent, Oaklawn’s first stakes race for 2-year-olds in almost 50 years, has drawn of a field 10, including unbeaten maiden special weights graduate Higher Standard for trainer Tom Amoss....
Posted On 02 Dec 2021
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Aqueduct: Tap the Faith steps up in Saturday’s G2 Demoiselle

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Manzanita Stables’ well-bred Tap the Faith will make her stakes debut in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Demoiselle, a nine-furlong test for juvenile fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Demoiselle, which offers 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Oaks...
Posted On 02 Dec 2021
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Lone Rock Still Under Consideration for Tinsel Stakes After Work

By Robert Yates —- Lone Rock Still Under Consideration for Tinsel Stakes After Work Trainer Robertino Diodoro said earlier this month that he would watch Lone Rock train for 10 days at Oaklawn before deciding if his marathon star would complete a busy 2021 campaign in its...
Posted On 02 Dec 2021
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Gulfstream: Tune In Stretches Out for Saturday’s Claiming Crown Jewel

By David Joseph —- Tune In Stretches Out for Saturday’s Claiming Crown Jewel ‘Rock Star’ Ready to Roll on Championship Meet Opening Day HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Very much the ‘poster horse’ for what the annual Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park represents, Mastic Bea...
Posted On 02 Dec 2021
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TWO STAKES, 10 DAYS OF FESTIVUS ON TAP SATURDAY; CASTANON WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Saturday’s $100,000 Inaugural Stakes for 2-year-old colts and geldings and the $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes for 2-year-old fillies each attracted 10 entrants and are part of a 10-race card that begins at 12:10 p.m. Heading the field for the...
Posted On 02 Dec 2021
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Pletcher sophomore pair face Independence Hall, Ginobili in G1 Cigar Mile presented by NYRA Bets

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – An accomplished field of eight horses will seek the calendar year’s final opportunity for Grade 1 glory on the NYRA circuit in the 32nd running of the $750,000 Cigar Mile presented by NYRA Bets at Aqueduct Racetrack. Since its inception...
Posted On 02 Dec 2021
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