Keeneland Barn Notes — FINAL DAY OF BARN NOTES

By Amy Owens —- MOMENTUM AT KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALE CONTINUES · BUYERS COMMENT ON WEDNESDAY SESSION · TRAINERS FLOCK TO SEPTEMBER SALE IN SEARCH OF STARS · WEEK 1 OF SEPTEMBER SALE CONCLUDES TODAY · BEHIND-THE-SCENES: SMALL TASKS PLAY BIG PART IN KEEPING SEPTEMBER...
Posted On 15 Sep 2017
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Gulfstream Park Taking 2017-2018 Championship Meet to New Level

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Park Taking 2017-2018 Championship Meet to New Level-$16 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1) Tops $28.6 Million Stakes Schedule-Top Classic Prep $1 Million Florida Derby to be Run Saturday, March 31 $16 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1) Tops $28.6...
Posted On 15 Sep 2017
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Momentum Continues, Spurs Sale of Three Seven-Figure Colts on Wednesday

By Amy Owens —- Momentum Continues, Spurs Sale of Three Seven-Figure Colts on Wednesday at Keeneland September Yearling Sale Eleven horses bring $1 million and more during sale’s first three days LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 13, 2017) – Brisk commerce was the hallmark of business...
Posted On 14 Sep 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13 – SECOND SESSION OF BOOK 2

By Amy Owens —- COLT FROM FINAL CROP OF SCAT DADDY LEADS TUESDAY AT KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALE · BUYERS COMMENT ON TUESDAY ACTIVITY · BEHIND THE SCENES: SALES COUNTER STAFF WORKS HARD TO ACCOMMODATE KEENELAND CLIENTS · SEPTEMBER SALE GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: SOPHOMORE...
Posted On 14 Sep 2017
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Gulfstream: Saturday, Sunday Cards Drawn for Return of Live Racing at Gulfstream

By David Joseph —- Saturday, Sunday Cards Drawn for Return of Live Racing at Gulfstream Back in Action with Full Fields: 134 Entries Saturday, 105 Entries Sunday Saturday Post Time: 12:15 p.m.; Sunday Post Time: 12:45 p.m. $100,000 Miss Gracie Stakes Headlines Saturday’s...
Posted On 14 Sep 2017
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Belmont: La Coronel seeks fourth stakes win in G2 Sands Point

By Michael Johnson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – John Oxley’s dark bay filly La Coronel will be seeking her fourth stakes victory when she takes on a field of eight competitors in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Sands Point contested at 1 ⅛ miles over Belmont...
Posted On 14 Sep 2017
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Keeneland September Sale Barn Notes — Sept. 12

By Amy Owens —- · $2.7 MILLION TAPIT FILLY TOPS MONDAY’S BLOCKBUSTER OPENING BOOK 1 · PARTICIPANTS COMMENT ON STRONG MONDAY SESSION · BEHIND THE SCENES: OBSERVANT BID SPOTTERS ARE KEY TO KEENELAND SALES SUCCESS · SEPTEMBER SALE GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: SPORTING CHANCE; TRAINER...
Posted On 13 Sep 2017
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DELTA DOWNS ALTERS ITS THOROUGHBRED STAKES SCHEDULE FOR 2017-18 SEASON DUE TO THE IMPACT OF HURRICANE HARVEY

By Don Stevens —- VINTON, LA. –Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel today announced that it is altering its stakes schedule for the upcoming 2017-18 Thoroughbred season, due to the regionwide impact of Hurricane Harvey. The 84-day meet is scheduled to get underway on...
Posted On 13 Sep 2017
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Churchill Downs Opens 11-Day September Meet Friday at 12:45 p.m.

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS OPENS 11-DAY SEPTEMBER MEET FRIDAY AT 12:45 P.M.; HORSEMEN TO COMPETE FOR RECORD PRIZE MONEY OVER THREE WEEKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017) – Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Friday (Sept. 15)...
Posted On 13 Sep 2017
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Keeneland: $2.7 Million Tapit Filly Tops Monday’s Spectacular Opening Book 1

By Amy Owens —- $2.7 Million Tapit Filly Tops Monday’s Spectacular Opening Book 1 of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale Robust market drives substantial increases; eight yearlings bring seven-figure prices LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 11, 2017) – Keeneland’s reformatted Week 1 of...
Posted On 12 Sep 2017
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