SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- SATURDAY’S STAKES RACE IS NAMED FOR CALIFORNIA FLAG CHILD ACTOR ETHAN JONES TO APPEAR IN ‘LET THERE BE LIGHT’ ‘DIAMONDS’ WORKS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT FANS WILL BE ‘IN THE PINK’ THIS SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA CALIFORNIA FLAG SET BREEDERS’...
Posted On 20 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Thursday, Oct. 19

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, OCT. 19 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday, Oct. 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · APPLE BETTY (IRE) HEADLINES FIELD OF 10 FOR SUNDAY’S ROOD & RIDDLE...
Posted On 20 Oct 2017
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Belmont: Souper Tapit seeks second consecutive win in Sunday’s English Channel

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Graded stakes winner Souper Tapit will look to parlay class relief into a second consecutive victory in Sunday’s third running of the $100,000 English Channel for 3-year-olds on Belmont Park’s Widener turf. Owned by Live Oak...
Posted On 20 Oct 2017
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BAFFERT’S JUST A SMIDGE TRIES TO REBOUND IN ANOAKIA STAKES

By Mike Willman —- BAFFERT’S JUST A SMIDGE TRIES TO REBOUND AS SHE HEADS COMPETITIVE $70,000 ANOAKIA STAKES AT SIX FURLONGS THIS SUNDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 19, 2017)—Favored two starts back in a Grade I stakes and well beaten in another Grade I on Sept. 30,...
Posted On 20 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes: Browse Wins Wednesday’s Featured Mulholland Springs Purse

By Amy Owens —- Browse Wins Wednesday’s Featured Mulholland Springs Purse LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 18, 2017) – Phipps Stable’s homebred Browse swept to the lead in mid stretch and cruised to a 1½-length victory over Sensitive to win Wednesday’s featured $69,000 Mulholland...
Posted On 19 Oct 2017
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RICHARD’S BOY, GOLD RUSH DANCER & TRIBALIST HEAD CALIFORNIA FLAG HANDICAP

By Mike Willman —- RICHARD’S BOY, GOLD RUSH DANCER & TRIBALIST ALL RATE BIG CHANCES AS THEY HEAD FIELD IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 CALIFORNIA FLAG HANDICAP AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF COURSE RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED...
Posted On 19 Oct 2017
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Belmont Park celebrates the Empire State on Saturday

ELMONT, N.Y. – Nearly 100 New York-breds will gather for a unique 11-race card on Saturday at Belmont Park to celebrate the best of New York for the annual Empire Showcase Day. In addition to eight stakes races worth $1.75 million, anchored by the $300,000 Empire Classic...
Posted On 19 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Tuesday, Oct. 17

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, OCT. 17 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday, Oct. 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** When racing resumes tomorrow, Keeneland will offer a Pick Six carryover of...
Posted On 17 Oct 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017

By Ed Golden —- ‘BOLT’ IN EASY BREEZE FOR BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE ‘OCTOPLUS’ SEXTET IS GOING STRONG AT SANTA ANITA B SQUARED ‘SPRINTS’ HOME FOR THE CALIFORNIA FLAG SANTA ANITA FANS SHOULD BE ‘IN THE PINK’ SATURDAY BARRETTS FALL YEARLING SALE AT FAIRPLEX TUESDAY BOLT D’ORO...
Posted On 16 Oct 2017
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Belmont Park Notes: Happy Like a Fool delights in G3 Matron

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Making her first start in North America since breaking her maiden last Spring at Keeneland, Happy Like a Fool earned her first graded stakes win in only her third career start besting a field of five in Sunday’s Grade 3,...
Posted On 16 Oct 2017
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