Oaklawn Barn Notes: Lukas and Asmussen History Goes Back Generations

By Robert Yates —- Photo Credit: Coady Photography Lukas and Asmussen History Goes Back Generations A race result last weekend at Oaklawn was a reminder that D. Wayne Lukas has been producing Kodak moments for a long, long, long time. The latest historical snapshot...
Posted On 19 Jan 2023
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Pegasus: Final Pegasus World Cup Invite Lists Largely Unchanged

By David Joseph —- Final Pegasus World Cup Invite Lists Largely Unchanged Cyberknife, Defunded, Proxy Top Pegasus World Cup (G1) Two-Time Defending Champ Prominent in Pegasus Turf (G1) Spirit and Glory, Sweet Enough New to Pegasus F&M Turf (G1) Post Positions Drawn...
Posted On 19 Jan 2023
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TAMPA BAY: “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” HANDICAPPING CONTEST BEGINS SATURDAY

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Time is running short to register for Tampa Bay Downs’s annual “Live It Up Challenge” handicapping contest. The event begins Saturday and runs through March 11, which is Festival Day 43 at the Oldsmar oval. The deadline to enroll is 9:30 a.m....
Posted On 19 Jan 2023
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Fair Grounds: Cox Barn Locked and Loaded for Lecomte, Silverbulletday

By Kevin Kilroy —-   Cox Barn Locked and Loaded for Lecomte, Silverbulletday as Derby and Oaks Prep Season Reaches the Next Level 20-8-6-4-2 Derby and Oaks Points are on the line as the next stage of Derby and Oaks preps begins at Fair Grounds with the Lecomte and the...
Posted On 18 Jan 2023
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Lecomte Key Facts — A key Kentucky Derby Prep on Saturday

By Kevin Kilroy —–   2023 Lecomte Key Facts This is the 79th running of the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds at a distance of 1 1/16 miles on the main track. It is followed in the sequence of Fair Grounds Kentucky Derby preps by the Risen Star (Feb....
Posted On 17 Jan 2023
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —-   Occult registers career-best 78 BSF in Busanda conquest; G3 Gazelle a ‘logical spot’ Awesome Native remains undefeated through two starts for trainer Abreu Downtown Mischief garners 77BSF in debut score; Arctic Arrogance breezes for G3 Withers...
Posted On 16 Jan 2023
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, January 15, 2023

BY VICTOR RYAN —-   STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, JAN. 15, 2023 JUAN HERNANDEZ IS DOMINATING THE JOCKEY’S RACE MANDELLA ‘THINKING’ ABOUT LAS VIRGENES FOR ICE DANCING PLAYER-FRIENDLY ‘COAST TO COAST PICK 5’ RETURNS SUNDAY SANTA ANITA OPEN FOR SIMULCAST WAGERING...
Posted On 16 Jan 2023
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TAMPA BAY: SPRINTER’S WIN GIVES MORALES, ASSISTANT CAMPBELL PAUSE TO REFLECT

By Mike Henry —-   SPRINTER’S WIN GIVES MORALES, ASSISTANT CAMPBELL PAUSE TO REFLECT   OLDSMAR, FL. – It would have been interesting to get inside the heads of jockey Pablo Morales and assistant trainer Janelle Campbell as they strolled leisurely from the winner’s...
Posted On 16 Jan 2023
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Pegasus: Cox Confident in Cyberknife Ahead of $3M Pegasus World Cup

By David Joseph —-   Cox Confident in Cyberknife Ahead of $3M Pegasus World Cup G1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Runner-Up Turns in Another Solid Work               G1 Winners Art Collector, Super Corinto Breeze Sunday for PWC               Ivar, Fourth in G1 Breeders’ Cup...
Posted On 16 Jan 2023
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —-   Occult looking to wreak havoc on Oaks trail in $100K Busanda Stonewall Star ready for return to state-bred company in Franklin Square Aqueduct winter meet Week 4 stakes probables OZONE PARK, N.Y. – As an owner and breeder who invests in fillies...
Posted On 14 Jan 2023
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