Oaklawn Barn Notes: Speedy Nashville Returns Friday

By Robert Yates —- Thursday, December 09, 2021 Speedy Nashville Returns Friday Whitmore won the biggest sprint race Nov. 7, 2020, at Keeneland, but Nashville won the fastest. Now, more than 13 months after setting a 6-furlong track record on that Breeders’ Cup undercard,...
Posted On 10 Dec 2021
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Aqueduct: Sadie Lady back in action in Garland of Roses

By Mary Eddy —- Sadie Lady back in action in Garland of Roses OZONE PARK N.Y. – Dennis Narlinger’s New York-bred Sadie Lady returns for trainer Rob Atras off a four-month layoff in Saturday’s $100,000 Garland of Roses for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up going six...
Posted On 09 Dec 2021
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Gulfstream Today 12.8.21: Jockey Luis Saez Returns a Winner Wednesday at Gulfstream

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 12.8.21 Jockey Luis Saez Returns a Winner Wednesday at Gulfstream Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $250,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Luis Saez, a two-time leading rider and track record holder for most wins on a single...
Posted On 09 Dec 2021
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TAMPA BAY: BENNETT BECOMES 14TH TRAINER TO REACH 4,000 VICTORIES

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – During a telephone interview last week, with his 4,000th career victory on the horizon, trainer Gerald Bennett reflected on the personal side of chasing a milestone only 13 other North American conditioners have achieved. “I was telling them...
Posted On 09 Dec 2021
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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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