Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Tuesday, February 13

By Ryan Martin —- • Serengeti Empress, Lone Sailor Ready for Their First Tests of the Year • Chasing Yesterday, Kingly Not Making Trip to Fair Grounds • McFadden Not Getting Ahead of Himself with Risen Star Contender Country House SERENGETI EMPRESS, LONE SAILOR READY FOR...
Posted On 13 Feb 2019
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Fair Grounds Stakes Advance: Quip Draws Outside in Grade III Mineshaft Handicap

By Ryan Martin —- QUIP DRAWS OUTSIDE IN GRADE III MINESHAFT HANDICAP; VETERAN HOGY SEEKS TENTH STAKES WIN IN COLONEL POWER STAKES NEW ORLEANS– Grade II winner Quip is set for his 4-year-old debut in the Grade III $150,000 Mineshaft Handicap on Saturday, February 16, where...
Posted On 12 Feb 2019
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FAIR GROUNDS: BLOOM HOPEFUL THAT HENLEY’S JOY HAS CAPABILITY TO PERFORM ON DIRT

By Ryan Martin —- • Bloom Hopeful That Henley’s Joy Has Capability to Perform on Dirt • Grade I Belmont Oaks Invitational the Long Term Goal for Winter Sunset BLOOM HOPEFUL THAT HENLEY’S JOY HAS CAPABILITY TO PERFORM ON DIRT This time of the year, it’s natural for...
Posted On 12 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream: X Y Jet Headlines Wednesday’s Gulfstream Feature

By David Joseph —- X Y Jet Headlines Wednesday’s Gulfstream Feature Seeking to Punch Ticket for Third Trip to Dubai Field Includes Louisiana Derby (G2) Winner Nobly Indy HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Rockingham Ranch and Gelfenstein Farm’s X Y Jet headlines Wednesday’s featured...
Posted On 12 Feb 2019
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Synchrony Seeks Back-To-Back Wins in Grade III Fair Grounds Handicap

By Ryan Martin —- SYNCHRONY SEEKS BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN GRADE III FAIR GROUNDS HANDICAP; BEAU RECALL MADE 2-1 FAVORITE FOR ALBERT M. STALL MEMORIAL NEW ORLEANS (February 12, 2019) – Pin Oaks Stables’ Synchrony has done no wrong in his three career starts over the...
Posted On 12 Feb 2019
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Gray Attempt among Slew of Workers Targeting Presidents’ Day Races

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Gray Attempt; Coady Photography Gray Attempt among Slew of Workers Targeting Presidents’ Day Races Several candidates for Oaklawn’s Presidents Day stakes tripleheader recorded workouts on a cloudy, damp Sunday morning, including Gray Attempt who breezed...
Posted On 11 Feb 2019
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BRET CALHOUN REACHES 3,000TH CAREER WIN

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (February 10, 2019) – Trainer Bret Calhoun scored his 3,000th career victory on Sunday afternoon at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots when Douglas Scharbauer’s Most Mischief got the best of a blanket photo finish in the eighth race....
Posted On 11 Feb 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2019

By Ed Golden —- Paradise Woods; Zoe Metz Photo • ‘PARADISE’ NOT LOST, RETURNS FOR SHIRREFFS • FIRSTS ALL AROUND AT SANTA ANITA SATURDAY • SINGLE TICKET JACKPOT IS STILL UP FOR GRABS PARADISE WOODS DEBUTS FOR SHIRREFFS IN SANTA MONICA Multiple Grade I winner Paradise Woods...
Posted On 11 Feb 2019
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WAR OF WILL FACES FULL FIELD IN GRADE II RISEN STAR

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (February 10, 2019) – A competitive and wide open field of 14 sophomores will chase their Kentucky Derby aspirations in Saturday’s the Grade II $400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford – the second Road To The Kentucky Derby...
Posted On 11 Feb 2019
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