Oaklawn Barn Notes: Mott Looks to Move Closer to 5,000 Wins in Purple Martin

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Mott Looks to Move Closer to 5,000 Wins in Purple Martin Trainer Bill Mott is nearing another milestone in his Hall of Fame career. According to Equibase, racing’s official data gathering organization, Mott entered Thursday with 4,987 career victories....
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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CAMACHO WINS 4; “LIVE IT UP” 1-2 EAGER TO VISIT OLDSMAR OVAL NEXT WINTER

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Defending Tampa Bay Downs jockey champion Samy Camacho rode four winners today, gaining ground on four-time champion Antonio Gallardo in the 2019-2020 Oldsmar standings. Camacho, who won the Grade II, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Clement duo Decorated Invader and Gufo in line for Turf Triple G1 Belmont Stakes-winner Sir Winston at home in New York Max Player and Montauk Traffic continue to train amid waiting game ELMONT, N.Y. – Christophe Clement secured his 2,000th win in...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Lukas Takes Over the Training of Grade 1 Winner Come Dancing

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Lukas Takes Over the Training of Grade 1 Winner Come Dancing Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas called Nadal and American Theorem “house guests” after they shipped into his Oaklawn barn shortly before the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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Rice, Franco, repeat Aqueduct winter meet titles

By Keith McCalmont —- Drawing Away Stable led all owners OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Linda Rice notched 40 wins for her second consecutive winter meet crown, while jockey Manny Franco posted 64 victories to win his third consecutive winter meet title at Aqueduct...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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TIZ THE LAW RETAKES THE LEAD IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2020) – Of all the impressive statements made by the sophomore male class thus far in 2020, the emphatic victory by Tiz the Law in the March 28 Grade 1 Florida Derby may resonate the loudest during a most uncertain time as the...
Posted On 31 Mar 2020
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Owner Carson McCord Savors First Career Stakes Win

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Owner Carson McCord Savors First Career Stakes Win Owner Carson McCord, 20, collected her first career stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Nodouble Breeders’ with favored K J’s Nobility ($5.60), who rolled to a three-length victory in the 6-furlong...
Posted On 30 Mar 2020
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- New York-bred Tiz the Law tops Kentucky Derby points leaderboard Dream Bigger and Water White breeze on busy Belmont training track Notables on the Belmont Park work tab ELMONT, N.Y. – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, bred in New York by Twin...
Posted On 30 Mar 2020
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TAMPA TURF TEST HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY CARD; SPIETH IS JOCKEY OF MONTH

By Mike Henry —- TAMPA TURF TEST HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY CARD; SPIETH IS JOCKEY OF MONTH OLDSMAR, FL. – Full fields are likely to offer an abundance of money-making opportunities for Tampa Bay Downs bettors Saturday, with all but one of eight races drawing 11 or more entries....
Posted On 27 Mar 2020
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: KJ’s Nobility Looks to Score Big in Saturday’s Nodouble Breeders’ Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- KJ’s Nobility Looks to Score Big in Saturday’s Nodouble Breeders’ Stakes An avid outdoorsman, Cecil Borel said he’s about to buy a new bass boat. Whether that payment comes out of his pocket, or from a financial windfall on the track, will be determined...
Posted On 27 Mar 2020
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