Monmouth Park Barn Notes 06-15-18

By John Heims —- ROAMING UNION GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Kelly Breen knows just how rewarding it can be to get the best out of a talented 3-year-old, having won the 2011 Belmont Stakes...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Walsh Hoping for Redemption With Honorable Duty

By Darren Rogers —- WALSH HOPING FOR REDEMPTION WITH HONORABLE DUTY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 15, 2018) – Honorable Duty joined a list of 55 horses that eventual Horse of the Year Gun Runner defeated in 2017 after...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden & Mike Willman —- • LEADING RIDER PRAT SET TO EXPAND HIS PROFILE • TOP TRAINER O’NEILL HAS HORSES BORN TO RUN • HORSE FOR COURSE MUCHOS BESOS WINS AGAIN • FIRST POST WILL BE 12 NOON SATURDAY, JUNE 23 • BAFFERT, SMITH AT DODGER STADIUM ON JUNE 25 PRAT WILL...
Posted On 16 Jun 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes:

By Bailey Gallison —- THE PIZZA MAN, WORK ALL WEEK RETURN TO ARLINGTON BACKSTRETCH Midwest Thoroughbreds’ 2015 Grade I Arlington Million winner The Pizza Man and 2014 Champion Sprinter Work All Week returned to the Arlington International Racecourse backstretch last week to...
Posted On 15 Jun 2018
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Churchill Downs Saturday Stakes Advances

By Darren Rogers —- BACKYARD HEAVEN, IRISH WAR CRY CLASH IN SATURDAY NIGHT’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER HANDICAP AT CHURCHILL DOWNS Triple Crown Winner Justify to Parade Before and After Race 3 from 6:45-7:15 p.m. East Coast invaders and recent graded stakes winners...
Posted On 15 Jun 2018
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes 06-14-18

By John Heims —- TRAINER MIGUEL VERA HAS HIGH HOPES FOR TWO COLTS IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Miguel Vera knew the day was coming when he would find out whether all of the patience and time he invested in two of his promising...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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Arlington: Sophmore State-breds Highlight Saturday Card in Springfield, Purple Violet Stakes

By Bailey Gallison —- SOPHOMORE STATE-BREDS HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY CARD IN SPRINGFIELD, PURPLE VIOLET STAKES ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (June 14, 2018) – Three-year-old Illinois-breds take the spotlight this Saturday in pair of stakes events at Arlington International Racecourse –...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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Belmont: Oscar Performance to make 2018 debut in Sunday’s G3 Poker

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Amerman Racing’s Oscar Performance will be making his first appearance since last year’s Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf in headlining a field of eight 4-year-olds and up in Sunday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Poker on the...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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CHURCHILL DOWNS UNVEILS KENTUCKY DERBY 145 LOGO

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, June 14, 2018) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official Kentucky Derby 145 logo. Featuring racing Thoroughbreds, the logo brings to life the thrill of the most exciting two minutes in sports. The 145th running of...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Ramsey Hopes Backyard Heaven Continues to ‘Climb the Mountain’ in Foster

By Darren Rogers —- RAMSEY HOPES BACKYARD HEAVEN CONTINUES TO ‘CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN’ AS 6-5 MORNING LINE FAVE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 14, 2018) – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Alysheba (Grade II) winner Backyard Heaven was...
Posted On 14 Jun 2018
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