Keeneland Barn Notes — Saturday, April 10

By Amy Owens —- SATURDAY, APRIL 10 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...
Posted On 11 Apr 2021
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Saratoga Race Course to open for training on Saturday, April 17

NYRA/Pat McKenna —- Oklahoma Training Track to re-open in May following major renovation SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that Saratoga Race Course will open for spring training at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 17. The barn...
Posted On 10 Apr 2021
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Count Fleet Sprint Headlines Arkansas Derby Undercard

By Rick Francis —- OAKLAWN PARK Race 11) 6 Furlongs. Count Fleet Sprint H. Grade III. Purse $500,000 THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: 7:05/( 6:05)/ 5:05/ 4:05 It’s the “rubber-match” between racing’s speediest veterans (2) Whitmore and (6) C Z...
Posted On 09 Apr 2021
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Saturday Keeneland Stakes Selections

By Rick Francis —- KEENELAND Race 7) 1&1/8th Mile. Ben Ali S. Grade III. Purse $150,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 4:24)/ 3:24/ 2:24/ 1:24 ADVANCED FORECAST: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, High 73, Low 48. 3) Night Ops – 5-year-old placed third...
Posted On 09 Apr 2021
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CONCERT TOUR RETURNS FOR ARKANSAS DERBY TRY; WHITMORE AND C Z ROCKET RENEW RIVALRY IN COUNT FLEET

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, April 8, 2021) – There’s a concert tour stopping late Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn and if it’s anything like March 13, it will be another virtuoso performance. That’s because unbeaten Concert Tour, a homebred for Gary and Mary...
Posted On 09 Apr 2021
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GALLARDO WINS 4, TIES CAMACHO ATOP STANDINGS; DIAZ WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Antonio Gallardo won four races today, moving into a tie with Samy Camacho atop the Tampa Bay Downs jockey standings with 88 victories apiece. Gallardo is gunning for his sixth Oldsmar riding crown, which would move him into a tie with Daniel...
Posted On 08 Apr 2021
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Aqueduct: Stakes-winning Lucky Stride bolsters Top Flight Invitational field

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Sonata Stable’s Lucky Stride will look to build on consecutive stakes victories, diving into deeper waters as she competes against four fellow stakes-winners in Saturday’s 80th running of the $100,000 Top Flight Invitational for older...
Posted On 08 Apr 2021
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Caddo River Looks to Give Cox a Kentucky Derby Trio

By Robert Yates —- Caddo River Looks to Give Cox a Kentucky Derby Trio Brad Cox already has two horses ticketed to the Kentucky Derby in unbeaten champion Essential Quality and Mandaloun. Whether the 2020 Eclipse Award-winning trainer has a third will depend on the $1...
Posted On 08 Apr 2021
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Wednesday, April 7

By Amy Owens —- · MICHELINE, BROWN DUO HEADLINE FIELD OF SIX FOR COOLMORE JENNY WILEY · PROXY FACES NINE FOES IN STONESTREET LEXINGTON · SILVER DUST TOPS FIELD OF FIVE FOR BEN ALI · INTO MYSTIC AMONG 10 ENTRANTS IN GIANT’S CAUSEWAY · GODOLPHIN HALF-SIBLINGS MICHELINE AND...
Posted On 08 Apr 2021
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Santana Jr. Reaches $30 Million in Oaklawn Purses with Fantasy Victory

By Robert Yates —- Santana Jr. Reaches $30 Million in Oaklawn Purses with Fantasy Victory Perennial local riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. became Oaklawn’s first $30 million man with his victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies. Santana,...
Posted On 07 Apr 2021
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