Oaklawn Barn Notes: Power Gal Ready to Take Next Step in Honeybee Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Power Gal; Oaklawn Park Photos Power Gal Ready to Take Next Step in Honeybee Stakes After winning the $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes Feb. 2 with Power Gal, trainer Mark Casse is scheduled to have more horsepower in the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3)...
Posted On 07 Mar 2019
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Stan the Man seeks stakes breakthrough in Saturday’s Stymie

NYRA Press Office —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Long Lake Stable’s Stan the Man, with four wins in his last five starts, will seek his first career stakes win in Saturday’s $150,000 Stymie, a one-turn mile for 4-year-olds and upward at Aqueduct Racetrack. The...
Posted On 07 Mar 2019
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UNDEFEATED MOTION EMOTION FAVORED IN 10-HORSE HONEYBEE

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Motion Emotion; Oaklawn Park Photos HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, March 7, 2019) – Only two lengths separated the top four finishers in Oaklawn’s first Kentucky Oaks points race, and three of those horses are scheduled to meet again in Saturday’s $200,000...
Posted On 07 Mar 2019
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- • Instagrand schools at the gate for G3 Gotham • Not That Brady training well into Gotham • Ujjayi looking to turn the tables on a familiar foe • Casse barn looking forward to Curlin’s Honor return to dirt in Stymie • A Thread of Blue eyeing Turf...
Posted On 07 Mar 2019
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WHITMORE HEAVY FAVORITE TO WIN THIRD HOT SPRING STAKES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Whitmore (inside), Coady/Oaklawn Photos HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, March 7, 2019) – The 2018 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner made it look easy in his seasonal debut. Now, the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Sprint runner-up has his chance to shine again as Whitmore makes...
Posted On 07 Mar 2019
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REBEL COULD BE SPLIT TO HELP HORSEMEN

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, March 6, 2019) – In an unprecedented move, the Oaklawn Jockey Club announced today that it stands ready to split the $1 million Rebel Stakes on Saturday, March 16. The announcement came just hours after Santa Anita racetrack...
Posted On 07 Mar 2019
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Wonder Gadot Returns Friday

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Wonder Gadot Returns Friday Fans can see Wonder Woman Friday at Oaklawn. Gary Barber’s Wonder Gadot, a finalist for a Sovereign Award as Canada’s champion 3-year-old filly of 2018, is scheduled to make her seasonal debut in Friday’s eighth race, a 1-mile...
Posted On 07 Mar 2019
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SANTA ANITA PARK CANCELS RACING AND TRAINING

Mike Willman/Tiffani Steer —- SANTA ANITA PARK CANCELS RACING AND TRAINING Grade I Santa Anita Handicap To Be Rescheduled Arcadia, CA – March 5, 2019 – The Stronach Group announced the closure of Santa Anita Park for live racing and training effective immediately while the...
Posted On 06 Mar 2019
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Gulfstream Announces $3.775 Million Summer Stakes Schedule

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Announces $3.775 Million Summer Stakes Schedule Millions in Florida-Bred Incentives Princess Rooney (G2), Smile Sprint (G3) June 29 $1.4 Million FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Series Kicks off August 3 10 FHBPA Stakes Worth $1 Million $1 Million in...
Posted On 05 Mar 2019
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Gulfstream: Grade 2 Mac Diarmida, G3 Honey Fox Selections

By Rick Francis —- Race 11) Grade 3 Honey Fox Stakes F&M 1 Mile Turf Post Time 4:30 EST 1) Precieuse – making her North American debut last August at Saratoga, Irish-bred 5-year-old engaged in a deep stretch duel only to come up a neck short; rested’s for...
Posted On 01 Mar 2019
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