Keeneland Barn Notes — Friday, April 16

By Amy Owens — FRIDAY, APRIL 16 Racing runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes. Click here...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Kentucky Derby Update (Includes Updated Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard)

By Darren Rogers —- PLETCHER QUARTET TUNE UP FOR KENTUCKY DERBY; TAMPA BAY DERBY WINNER HELIUM WORKS FROM GATE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, April 16, 2021) – On a busy Friday morning at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby contenders Bourbonic (five furlongs, 1:01.60), Dynamic One...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, April 16, 2021

By Ed Golden —- MEDINA SPIRIT WORKS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY ROYAL SHIP RETURNS TO DIRT IN CALIFORNIAN SUPERSTITION VERY SHARP FOR MIZDIRECTION WALLETS OPEN WIDE FOR TWO $100,000 CLAIMS MEDINA SPIRIT ‘LOOKS GOOD’ IN DERBY BREEZE Medina Spirit, a game second to undefeated Rock...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Gulfstream: Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday’s Program

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday’s Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A mandatory 20-cent Rainbow 6 payout is set for Saturday’s program at Gulfstream Park, where the pool is expected to swell into the multi-millions. Saturday’s Rainbow 6 sequence...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Thursday, April 15

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 15 The Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes....
Posted On 16 Apr 2021
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Albarado Returns to Oaklawn with Swiss Skydiver

By Robert Yates —- Albarado Returns to Oaklawn with Swiss Skydiver A lot has changed since jockey Robby Albarado was Oaklawn’s leading rider in 1996 and 1997, particularly lately. Oaklawn, as part of a multi-million expansion, is opening a seven-story, 200-room hotel...
Posted On 16 Apr 2021
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AQUEDUCT SATURDAY STAKES PREVIEWS

By Brian Bohl —- Market Alert looks for stakes breakthrough in NYSSS Times Square OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Two-times stakes-placed Market Alert capitalize on class relief in his last outing and will look to parlay that confidence into his first stakes score when he competes as...
Posted On 15 Apr 2021
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Wednesday, April 14

By Amy Owens —- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 The Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes....
Posted On 15 Apr 2021
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SANTA ANITA SATURDAY STAKES PREVIEWS

By Mike Willman —- CLASSY INDEPENDENCE HALL HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 CALIFORNIAN STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES RACE IS AN ICONIC STEPPINGSTONE TO GRADE I HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP, TO BE RUN MAY 31 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 14, 2021)—Trainer Michael McCarthy’s classy Independence...
Posted On 15 Apr 2021
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Letruska Flying Under the Radar for the Apple Blossom

By Robert Yates —- Letruska Flying Under the Radar for the Apple Blossom Clearly, the stars of the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles Saturday at Oaklawn are Eclipse Award winners Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver. As for the...
Posted On 15 Apr 2021
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