SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- IT’S A GREAT DAY AT THE GREAT RACE PLACE FUTURE AWAITS SATURDAY’S STAKE WINNERS MANDATORY PICK 6 JACKPOT RETURNS $53,312 BEER, CAMACHO TAKE SANTA ANITA’S 5K RUNS HRONIS, SADLER JOIN HOWARD & ‘SILENT’ TOM FOND MEMORIES RESURRECTED AT SANTA ANITA...
Posted On 08 Apr 2019
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TACITUS, WIN WIN WIN SHOW THEIR DERBY STUFF IN SATURDAY PREPS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Saturday’s victory by Tacitus in the Grade II Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets at Aqueduct boosted the 3-year-old colt to the No. 1 spot in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” standings with 150 points – which makes Tampa Bay Downs,...
Posted On 08 Apr 2019
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Santa Anita Stable Notes

By Ed Golden —- TRAINER POINTS NEW BUY TO SANTA ANITA DERBY POPULAR JAY COHEN IS BACK ON THE HORN TODAY RETIRED GARY STEVENS FEELING GOOD BEHIND MIC PAPAPRODROMOU SEEKS SANTA ANITA DERBY UPSET George Papaprodromou plans to run rank outsider and recent private purchase...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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Aqueduct Race Selections: Grade 2 Wood Memorial, Gazelle Stakes

By Rick Francis —- AQUEDUCT Race 8) Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes 3yo Fillies 1& 1/8th Miles Post Time 4:47 EDT 5) Always Shopping (Pletcher/Franco); peaking at the right time as Awesome Again filly cleared the Busanda field here in February, a contest run at today’s...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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AMBITIOUS JOCKEY OF MONTH VIEWS OBSTACLES AS OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW

By Mike Henry —- AMBITIOUS JOCKEY OF MONTH VIEWS OBSTACLES AS OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Raul Mena was 19 when his mount failed to negotiate the turn in a race at Valparaiso Sporting Club in Chile, throwing him to the ground like a rag doll...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Mike Smith to Ride Motion Emotion; Fields Taking Shape for Racing Festival

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Mike Smith to Ride Motion Emotion; Fields Taking Shape for Racing Festival When Oaklawn’s annual Racing Festival of the South begins April 12 with the $500,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3), a Hall of Fame jockey will be bidding for his fourth victory in the 1...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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Keeneland Barn Notes – Friday, April 5

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 5 – FIRST POST 1:05 P.M. ET Click here for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) Weekend microsite dedicated to opening weekend of the Spring Meet. Read biographies of the connections of horses entered in the 95th running of the $1 million Toyota Blue...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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BELLAFINA & CHASING YESTERDAY SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I SANTA ANITA OAKS

By Mike Willman —- BELLAFINA BENOIT PHOTO BELLAFINA & CHASING YESTERDAY SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $400,000 SANTA ANITA OAKS AT 1 1/16 MILES 170 KENTUCKY OAKS QUALIFYING POINTS AT STAKE, AS WINNER TO RECEIVE 100 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 3, 2019)—A pair of...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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Gulfstream: Zayas Returns a Winner on Spring Meet Opening Day

By David Joseph —- Zayas Returns a Winner on Spring Meet Opening Day Rising Star Wins on First Mount Back off Sideline HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Sidelined by injury for the past three months, Edgard Zayas made a victorious return to action on the opening day of Gulfstre...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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SADLER’S GIFT BOX & BAFFERT’S MCKINZIE SQUARE OFF IN GRADE I SANTA ANITA HANDICAP ON SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- McKinzie BENOIT PHOTO SADLER’S GIFT BOX & BAFFERT’S MCKINZIE SQUARE OFF IN GRADE I, $600,000 SANTA ANITA HANDICAP ON SATURDAY MILE AND ONE QUARTER BIG’ CAP TRACES BACK TO 1934 & MARKS 82ND RENEWAL; SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 11-RACE CARD...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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