Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Thursday, July 20, 2017

By John Heims —- PRACTICAL JOKE, TIMELINE GEARING UP FOR 50TH HASKELL ON JULY 30 Trainer Chad Brown is set to bring a formidable, graded stakes winning duo to tackle a competitive field that is assembling for the 50th running of the Grade 1, $1 million betfair.com Haskell...
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Lady Eli returns to Spa to kick off G1 slate in Diana

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Sheep Pond Partners’ Lady Eli will look to make a triumphant return to Saratoga Race Course as one of two entries for trainer Chad Brown in the 79th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Diana for fillies and mares...
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Asmussen enters talented pair in G3 Sanford

By Najja Thompson —- SARATOGA SPRINGS. N.Y. – Eight juvenile colts each looking to pick up their first graded stakes win will battle in the 103rd running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Sanford on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will...
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Del Mar Stable Notes July 19, 2017

By Dan Smith —- Arrogate; Zoe Metz/Clockers Corner FIVE STEP UP TO TAKE ON ARROGATE IN SATURDAY’S SAN DIEGO A field of six was entered Wednesday, topped by mighty Arrogate, for Saturday’s $300,000 TVG San Diego Handicap. And if all six break from the gate, it will be twice...
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G3 Lake George, Schuylerville anchor Opening Day card at Saratoga

NYRA STAKES ADVANCE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Jimmy Toner will try for his third victory in Friday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Lake George for sophomore fillies at 1 1/16 miles on the Mellon turf with the Grade 3-placed Defiant Honor. The Lake George joins the...
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Del Mar Opening Day Stable Notes

By Dan Smith —- FRESH OFF SANTA ANITA WIN, MILLER’S IN A DEL MAR STATE OF MIND Peter Miller was a comfortable winner of the Santa Anita spring-summer meeting training title, notching 36 wins, 11 more than runners-up Phil D’Amato and Richard Baltas were able to muster. The...
Posted On 19 Jul 2017
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Sunday, July 16

By Bailey Gallison —- SHINN SETS A STRONG FOUNDATION IN SHORT TIME AT ARLINGTON Australian jockey Blake Shinn, based at Arlington International Racecourse for the past five weeks, rode his final North American winner on Saturday when the 29-year-old jockey piloted High Heel...
Posted On 16 Jul 2017
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BATTLE OF MIDWAY TO SHIP TO ATLANTIC COAST FOR JULY 30 HASKELL

By John Heims —- Nearly three decades since winning Monmouth Park’s biggest race, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer will look to do it again when he sends Battle of Midway to Oceanport, New Jersey for the July 30, betfair.com Haskell Invitational. Third in this year’s Kentucky...
Posted On 16 Jul 2017
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Gulfstream: Travers Stakes Goal for Gunnevera following Gulfstream Prep –

By David Joseph —- Travers Stakes Goal for Gunnevera following Gulfstream Prep My Girl Corey Returns to Familiar Turf for Saturday’s Treasure Coast Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Climbs to $160,850 for Friday’s Twilight Card HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Antonio Sano said...
Posted On 14 Jul 2017
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Thursday, July 13

By Bailey Gallison —- • Clever Serve Aiming for Next Start at Arlington • Lovely Loyree to Bypass Indiana General Assembly Distaff CLEVER SERVE AIMING FOR NEXT START AT ARLINGTON Claimed by the Arlington Racing Club last month, 3-year-old filly Clever Serve returned to the...
Posted On 14 Jul 2017
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