Oaklawn Barn Notes: Promising 3-Year-Old Upstriker in Training at Oaklawn

By Robert Yates —- Promising 3-Year-Old Upstriker in Training at Oaklawn Photo credit: Coady Photography Whitmore wasn’t the only horse for trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs to arrive at Oaklawn Dec. 29 following a break in Kentucky. Upstriker, Moquett’s promising...
Posted On 05 Feb 2021
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Race Selections: G3 Suwannee River @ Gulfstream; King Cotton @ Oaklawn

By Rick Francis —- Gulfstream Park Race 6) 1&1/8th Mile. (Turf) Suwannee River S. Grade III. FILLIES AND MARES, FOUR YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Post Time: ( 2:36)/ 1:36/12:36/11:36 2) Great Island (Brown/Ortiz, I); gets a class test but Scat Daddy 5-year-old is primed for...
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OAKLAWN: FLAGSTAFF FAVORED IN SATURDAY’S KING COTTON

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021) – Grade 2 winner Flagstaff is the 8-5 program favorite for the $150,000 King Cotton Stakes for older sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the King Cotton, the eighth of nine races, is 4:40 p.m....
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Gulfstream Today 2.4.21: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $850,000

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 2.4.21 Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $850,000 Thoroughbred, Steeplechase Jockey Hobales, 91, Passes Away HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $850,000 Friday at Gulfstream Park....
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MOTT, PLETCHER HAVE TWO APIECE IN SAM F. DAVIS; GALLARDO WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Nova Rags, who won the Pasco Stakes here on Jan. 16, and Candy Man Rocket, a runaway winner of a maiden special weight sprint on Jan. 9 at Gulfstream, give Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott a formidable pair of contenders in Saturday’s Grade...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Hidden Scroll Preparing for Next Start

By Robert Yates —- Hidden Scroll Preparing for Next Start Hidden Scroll emerged in good order physically from his Jan. 24 victory at Oaklawn, trainer Brad Cox said, and is galloping daily in preparation for his yet-to-be determined next start. The third-level allowance...
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Aqueduct: Pletcher sends strong pair for G3 Withers

By Ryan Martin —- Todd Pletcher; Eclipse Sportswire Photo OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The Road to the Kentucky Derby in the Empire State resumes on Saturday when a field of nine sophomores assemble for the 147th running of the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers at Aqueduct Racetrack. The...
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Gulfstream: La Signare Back for More in Saturday’s G3 Suwanee River

By David Joseph —- La Signare Back for More in Saturday’s G3 Suwanee River HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – La Signare is slated for a return to Gulfstream Park for Saturday’s $100,000 Suwannee River (G3), and trainer Brendan Walsh couldn’t be more pleased to bring the well-traveled...
Posted On 04 Feb 2021
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Keeneland to Hold April Horses of Racing Age Sale on Monday, April 26

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Feb. 3, 2021) Keeneland today announced it will hold an April Horses of Racing Age Sale on Monday, April 26, at the start of Kentucky Derby Week. The April Sale will be conducted as an integrated event, with live auctioneers at Keeneland, and...
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MOTT, PLETCHER HAVE TWO APIECE IN SAM F. DAVIS; GALLARDO WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Nova Rags, who won the Pasco Stakes here on Jan. 16, and Candy Man Rocket, a runaway winner of a maiden special weight sprint on Jan. 9 at Gulfstream, give Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott a formidable pair of contenders in Saturday’s Grade...
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