Master Fencer (JPN) Turns in Final Keeneland Work for Belmont

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (May 22, 2019) – Katsumi Yoshizawa’s homebred Master Fencer (JPN), who is scheduled to make his next start in the Belmont (G1) on June 8, worked a half-mile in :52 over a fast track Wednesday at Keeneland, where he has resided since placing...
Posted On 23 May 2019
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Grade 2 Monmouth Stakes, Grade 3 Salvator Mile top Monmouth Park’s Saturday card

By Tom Luicci —- GRADE 2 MONMOUTH STAKES, GRADE 3 SALVATOR MILE TOP MONMOUTH PARK’S BUNDLED STAKES CARD SATURDAY OCEANPORT, N.J. – A pair of turf specialists from the Chad Brown barn are among a field of eight entered for the Grade 2 Monmouth Stakes on Saturday, May 25, as...
Posted On 23 May 2019
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Preakness 144: Preakness 144 Sets Total Handle Record of $99.852 Million

By David Joseph —- War of Will; Photos provided by Maryland Jockey Club Preakness 144 Sets Total Handle Record of $99.852 Million War of Will Victorious BALTIMORE – The 144th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) set an all-time total handle record Saturday of $99,852,653....
Posted On 20 May 2019
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- • War of Will targeting G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets • Romans points Everfast to G1 Belmont; Promises Fulfilled to G1 Met Mile • G2 Suburban Handicap in play for Catholic Boy • Mr. Buff looks to flex his muscles in Big Apple Showcase...
Posted On 20 May 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019

By Ed Golden —- • SHOEMAKER REMEMBERED ON MEMORIAL DAY • GIFT BOX REUNITES WITH ROSARIO IN GOLD CUP • VASILIKA COULD WORK TUESDAY FOR GAMELY • $605,038 AT END OF TODAY’S PICK 6 ‘RAINBOW’ • SCOTT STEVENS GETS WOOLF AWARD TODAY SHOEMAKER A RACE TO REMEMBER FOR McANALLY On...
Posted On 20 May 2019
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Saturday’s Race Selection: Pimlico’s Grade 3 Gallorette Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 10) 1&1/16th Mile.(Turf) Gallorette S. Grade III. Purse $150,000 FILLIES AND MARES, THREE-YEARS-OLD AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 4:05)/ 3:05/ 2:05/ 1:05 2) Infexibility (Brown/Castellano); returns to the distance that she thrives at (5 2-2-0) 1)...
Posted On 17 May 2019
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Saturday’s Race Selection: Pimlico’s Grade 2 Dixie Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Race 12) 1&1/16th Mile. (Turf) Dixie S. Grade II. Purse $250,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 5:39)/ 4:39/ 3:39/ 2:39 12) Catholic Boy (Thomas/Castellano); Travers victory aside, More Than Ready ridgling returns to his best surface...
Posted On 17 May 2019
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ENGLEHART SETS SIGHTS ON MONMOUTH’S WEEKEND STAKES

By Tom Luicci —-       ENGLEHART SETS SIGHTS ON MONMOUTH’S WEEKEND STAKES WITH STARTERS IN THE POLITELY AND GET SERIOUS OCEANPORT, N.J. – When trainer Jeremiah Englehart went through the checklist he references before shipping in a horse from either Belmont...
Posted On 16 May 2019
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Friday’s Race Selections from Pimlico: Skipat, Hilltop & Jim McKay Stakes

By Rick Francis —- Pimlico Race 7) 6 Furlongs Skipat S. Purse $100,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE-YEARS-OLD AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 2:39)/ 1:39/12:39/11:39 3) Chalon (Delacour/Castellano); multiple graded stakes placed mare has been on the sidelines since missing by a...
Posted On 16 May 2019
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CHURCHILL BARN NOTES: SEEKING THE SOUL ‘ON TRACK’ FOR STEPHEN FOSTER

Kevin Kerstein —-       SEEKING THE SOUL ‘ON TRACK’ FOR STEPHEN FOSTER   LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 16, 2019) – Charles Fipke’s Grade I-winning homebred Seeking the Soul remains on track for the $600,000 Stephen Foster presented by GE Appliances (GI) on...
Posted On 16 May 2019
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