FILLIES AND MARES IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ROBERT J. FRANKEL STAKES

By Mike Willman —- EASTERN SHIPPERS PENJADE & ELYSEA’S WORLD, ALONG WITH LOCALLY BASED RESPONSIBLEFORLOVE HEAD SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ROBERT J. FRANKEL STAKES FOR FILLIES & MARES AT 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 28, 2017)—Trainer Chad Brown...
Posted On 29 Dec 2017
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STAR CROSSED MASOCHISTIC FACES TOUGH FIELD IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III MIDNIGHT LUTE STAKES

By Mike Willman —- STAR CROSSED MASOCHISTIC TAKES ON AMERICANIZE, CALCULATOR, SILENT BIRD & IKE WALKER AS FIELD OF NINE SET TO CONTEST SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 MIDNIGHT LUTE STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 28, 2017)—Shrouded in controversy since his...
Posted On 29 Dec 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Top 3-Year-Old Prospect High North Preparing for 2018 Debut

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Top 3-Year-Old Prospect High North Preparing for 2018 Debut Shortleaf Stable’s High North is under consideration for three races early in the 2018 Oaklawn meeting, including the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds Jan. 15, trainer Brad Cox said...
Posted On 29 Dec 2017
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Santa Anita: Grade 1 American Oaks Preview

By Mike Willman —- DADDYS LIL DARLING, NEW MONEY HONEY, MADAM DANCEALOT & DESERT DUCHESS HEAD COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 10 IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $300,000 AMERICAN OAKS AT 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF PRESTIGIOUS OAKS SERVES AS NATION’S FINAL GRADE I EVENT OF 2017 ARCADIA, Calif....
Posted On 28 Dec 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS NOTES: FAIR GROUNDS HORSEMEN REMEMBER LATE VAN BERG

By Ryan Martin —- Jack Van Berg; Benoit Photo * Fair Grounds Horsemen Remember Late Van Berg • Valadorna Exits Tiffany Lass Triumph In Good Order; Will Target Houston Ladies Classic • Farrell Likely To Scratch From Saturday’s Pago Hop; Uncontested Could Still Run • Geroux...
Posted On 28 Dec 2017
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Sea Foam looks to repeat as stakes winner in Saturday’s Damon Runyon

By Brian Bohl/Michael Johnson —- Sea Foam looks to repeat as stakes winner in Saturday’s Damon Runyon; Control Group seeks second straight stakes win in Alex M. Robb OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Waterville Lake Stable’s Sea Foam will seek his third straight victory...
Posted On 28 Dec 2017
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INSPIRED BY GREATNESS, “ROOKIE” HANDICAPPER WINS 10 DAYS OF FESTIVUS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Ken Hamilton considers his victory in the “10 Days of Festivus Challenge” Handicapping Contest an ideal way to cap his rookie year as a horse player. “I used to watch the Triple Crown races when I was a kid in the 1960s and ’70s,” said the El...
Posted On 28 Dec 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS STAKES ADVANCES: FULL FIELD OF 14 3-YEAR-OLDS ASSEMBLED FOR WOODCHOPPER, PAGO HOP

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (December 26, 2017) – Three-year-old colts and fillies will have a final chance to end their 2017 campaign on a high note this Saturday, December 30 at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in the Pago Hop and the Woodchopper Stakes, both...
Posted On 27 Dec 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • ASCANIO HOPES TO PRESENT FRANKEL TROPHY • SANTA ANITA WILL RESUME RACING THIS FRIDAY • HOPPERTUNITY SEEKS THIRD SAN ANTONIO WIN • SANTA ANITA OFFERS UBER DISCOUNT TO FANS Bobby Frankel (l), Humberto Ascanio; Benoit Photo ASCANIO ‘OK’ AFTER ‘TUMBLE’ AT...
Posted On 27 Dec 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Tuesday, December 26

By Ryan Martin —- • Cox Slated For Big Day In Saturday’s Pago Hop, Woodchopper Stakes • Stidham Enters Hallie Belle, Cedartown For Saturday’s Stakes; One Likely To Scratch • Torres Begins New Career As Jockey’s Agent; Will Represent Camacho COX SLATED FOR BIG DAY IN...
Posted On 26 Dec 2017
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