SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • BOLT D’ORO ‘ON POINT’ FOR RICH SANTA ANITA DERBY • KTLA MORNING NEWS AT SANTA ANITA ON THRUSDAY • RACING MOURNS THE PASSING OF HACEK AND KOOBA • APRIL 8 TELETHON WILL BENEFIT DISABLED JOCKEYS BOLT D’ORO BREEZES FOR $1 MILLION SANTA ANITA DERBY Leading...
Posted On 02 Apr 2018
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Franco earns first New York riding crown; Rodriguez, Dubb take trainer, owner titles for Aqueduct winter meet

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – One day after notching his 1,000th career victory, trainer Rudy Rodriguez added another milestone in capturing the training title for the Aqueduct winter meet that concluded on Saturday with three wins in the Claiming Championship...
Posted On 02 Apr 2018
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Keeneland Barn Notes — April 1

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday, April 6, and runs through Friday, April 27, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** Click here for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) Weekend microsite...
Posted On 02 Apr 2018
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Race Selections: Grade II Gulfstream Park Oaks

TSV Staff Selections —- GULFSTREAM PARK Race 12) Gulfstream Park Oaks 3-year-old Fillies 1&1/16th Mile Post Time 5:26 EDT Coach Rocks (2), gate-to-wire maiden win here last month came at today’s route; Oxbow filly has been working hot. Take Charge Paula (3),...
Posted On 31 Mar 2018
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Race Selections: Grade II Hardacre Mile Stakes

By Rick Francis —- GULFSTREAM PARK Race 8) Grade 3 Hardacre Mile Stakes 4-year-olds & Up Post Time 3pm EDT Conquest Big E (1), hot works in the a.m. haven’t helped in the afternoons. Always Dreaming (2), Derby winner returns after seven months on the sidelines; a...
Posted On 31 Mar 2018
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Fair Grounds: Black Gold Carryover Reaches $118,980 Into Closing Day With A Mandatory Payout

By Ryan Martin —- BLACK GOLD CARRYOVER REACHES $118,980 INTO CLOSING DAY WITH A MANDATORY PAYOUT NEW ORLEANS (March 30, 2018) – A pair of lofty carryover pools on wagers with mandatory closing day payouts will wet the appetite of horseplayers nationwide at Fair Grounds Race...
Posted On 30 Mar 2018
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GEORGIA’S REWARD FAVORITE IN SATURDAY’S RAINBOW MISS

By Matthew Cox —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, March 30, 2018) – JRita Young Thoroughbreds’ Georgia’s Reward is the 9-5 program favorite for the $100,000 Rainbow Miss Stakes for 3-year-old Arkansas-bred fillies Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the 6-furlong...
Posted On 30 Mar 2018
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WILKES IS TRAINER OF MONTH; GALLARDO WINS 3; TURF TEST SATURDAY

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – No matter where the sport of Thoroughbred racing and his talents as a trainer lead him, Ian Wilkes will always have a high regard for the deep, sandy surface at Tampa Bay Downs. “The track fits well with our program. Tampa has a kind, fair...
Posted On 30 Mar 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2018

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • BOLT, McKINZIE REMATCH IN SANTA ANITA DERBY • KTLA MORNING NEWS AT SANTA ANITA THURSDAY • A HAPPY ENDING FOR OLD GELDING LITTLE JERRY • APRIL 8 TELETHON TO BENEFIT DISABLED JOCKEYS LITTLE DEGREE OF SEPARATION BETWEEN BOLT AND McKINZIE A...
Posted On 30 Mar 2018
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes: Wood Memorial Day

NYRA Release —- • Enticed tunes up with half-mile breeze for G2 Wood Memorial • Solomini ’90 percent’ likely for Wood, final decision to follow Monday work • Midnight Disguise set to take step up in G2 Gazelle; Do Share to G1 Carter • Wood Memorial decision...
Posted On 30 Mar 2018
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