Channel Maker on Course for Start in $7 Million Pegasus Turf

By David Joseph —- Video Links: Accelerate, City of Light Breeze at Santa Anita HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Grade 1 winner Channel Maker has joined the field for the $7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 26. The Bill Mott-trained 5-year-old...
Posted On 12 Jan 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2019

By Ed Golden —- ACCELERATE BENOIT PHOTO • ACCELERATE IN BULLET BREEZE FOR PEGASUS • VICTOR ESPINOZA’S NEXT WORKOUT IS ON HOLD • BALTAS SEEKS LA CANADA WIN WITH LEMOONA • THE ONE DOLLAR STRONACH 5 OFFERED TODAY • SINGLE TICKET RAINBOW SIX JACKPOT: $662,871 ACCELERATE BEATS...
Posted On 12 Jan 2019
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TAMPA BAY: 64-YEAR-OLD JOCKEY LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR UPSET VICTORY

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Today’s Tampa Bay Downs racing program listed numerous workouts for first-time starter Snow Forecast, going back to her 5-furlong breeze in 1:03 1/5 on Oct. 21 at Wesfield Farm in Citra, Fla. What the program didn’t mention was that the...
Posted On 12 Jan 2019
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Strong Commerce Yields Sizable Gains as Keeneland January Sale Concludes

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video recap of the January Sale Auction headlined by sale of champion Abel Tasman for record $5 million LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 10, 2019) – Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale closed Thursday with robust results – the highest gross since...
Posted On 11 Jan 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019

By Ed Golden —- • ACCELERATE TO WORK FRIDAY FOR RICH PEGASUS • STUTE TRIES BAFFERT-FREE LA CANADA STAKES • RACE HORSE OHTANI TRIES TO TOP HIS NAMESAKE • TWO DEBUT WINNERS NOT A FIRST FOR HOFMANS • ONE DOLLAR STRONACH 5 STARTS TOMORROW • RACING MOURNS THE PASSING OF BOB...
Posted On 11 Jan 2019
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Gulfstream Today 1.10.19: All Star Ticket for Friday’s Stronach 5

By David Joseph —- All Star Ticket for Friday’s Stronach 5 Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands at $15,247 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The handicappers at Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields once again have collaborated to build an All Star ticket for...
Posted On 11 Jan 2019
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Blindwillie McTell looks to avoid the ‘Statesboro Blues’ in Sunday’s Rego Park

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jerold Zaro’s Blindwillie McTell will be going for his second consecutive stakes win as the most accomplished entrant in an 11-horse field for the fifth running of the $100,000 Rego Park for New York-bred 3-year-olds on Sunday...
Posted On 11 Jan 2019
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FAIR GROUNDS BARN NOTES: LECOMTE CONTENDER PLUS QUE PARFAIT NEVER FAR FROM WALSH’S SIGHT

By Ryan Martin —- LECOMTE CONTENDER PLUS QUE PARFAIT NEVER FAR FROM WALSH’S SIGHT Trainer Brendan Walsh doesn’t place just any horse right across from his Fair Grounds office in Stall 26; he wants one that is held in high regard for him to keep a close eye on. So the fact...
Posted On 11 Jan 2019
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Stronach 5 Stops at Four Tracks Friday, $50,000 Guaranteed Pool

By David Joseph —- Stronach 5 Stops at Four Tracks Friday, $50,000 Guaranteed Pool Turf Races from Gulfstream, Santa Anita LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a $50,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, will travel from Maryland to South Florida to...
Posted On 10 Jan 2019
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Gulfstream: Fan-Favorite Heart to Heart Set for Tropical Turf (G3)

By David Joseph —- Heart to Heart; Leslie Martin Photo Fan-Favorite Heart to Heart Set for Tropical Turf (G3) Multiple Grade 1 Winner Back on Familiar Turf HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – While proving himself to be a most reliable wagering interest in graded-stakes competition,...
Posted On 10 Jan 2019
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