SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • • MIDNIGHT STORM, PRAT READY FOR RICH GOLD CUP • • SANTA ANITA HONORS VETS WITH MEMORIAL DAY BBQ • • AVENGE FIRING BULLETS FOR THE GRADE I GAMELY • • ILLUMINANT GOES IN MONROVIA ‘WITH CONFIDENCE’ • • HOME RUN KITTEN ‘FRESH’ FOR RETURN IN DAYTONA • •...
Posted On 26 May 2017
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Gulfstream: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Swells to $356,270

By David Joseph —- Requite Set for Return in Sunday’s Opening Lead HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park went unsolved for the 19th consecutive program Thursday, producing a $356,270.15 carryover jackpot for Friday’s nine-race program. Multiple...
Posted On 26 May 2017
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CLASSIC EMPIRE RETURNS TO CHURCHILL DOWNS TO PREP FOR BELMONT STAKES

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 25, 2017) – John Oxley’s Classic Empire, who lost Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (Grade I) by a head two weeks after finishing fourth in the $2,395,800 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), is scheduled to begin...
Posted On 26 May 2017
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA Release —- • Epicharis breezes, begins quarantine process in Japan for G1 Belmont • Songbird confirmed for G1 Ogden Phipps • Memorial Day at Belmont Park • ‘Toast the Turn’ packages available for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival ELMONT, N.Y. – Carrot...
Posted On 26 May 2017
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FAST AND ACCURATE TOPS GRADE III ARLINGTON CLASSIC

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 25, 2017) – The 82nd running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Classic drew a field of 10 colts and geldings for Saturday’s feature race going 1 1/16 miles over the turf at Arlington International Racecourse, including...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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CLASSY ILLUMINANT & IMPROVING ENOLA GRAY HEAD WIDE OPEN FIELD IN SATURDAY’S GII, MONROVIA STAKES

By Mike Willman —- CLASSY ILLUMINANT & IMPROVING ENOLA GRAY HEAD WIDE OPEN FIELD OF NINE FILLIES & MARES IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 MONROVIA STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF COURSE ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Trainer Michael McCarthy’s classy...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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SANTA ANITA: GRADE I, $500,000 GOLD CUP ON SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- MIDNIGHT STORM, FOLLOW ME CREV, CUPID, ACCELERATE & HARD ACES ALL PROMINENT IN GRADE I, $500,000 GOLD CUP AT SANTA ANITA ON SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Once thought to be turf horse, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Midnight Storm returns to...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: GIII Winning Colors

By Darren Rogers —- FINLEY’SLUCKYCHARM SEEKS FIRST GRADED STAKES WIN IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 WINNING COLORS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 24, 2017) – Carl Moore Management LLC’s crack female sprinter Finley’sluckycharm will put her unbeaten record at...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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LADY ELI TOWERS OVER RIVALS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $300,000 GAMELY STAKES

By Mike Willman —- BROWN’S SUPERSTAR LADY ELI TOWERS OVER RIVALS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $300,000 GAMELY STAKES FOR FILLIES & MARES AT 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF HARD HITTING GOODYEARFORROSES & COMEBACKING AVENGE RATE BIG CHANCES ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Ch...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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Gulfstream’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 Carryover for Thursday is $333,000

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park welcomes bettors to a nine-race program Thursday with a 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover of $333,214.65. Gulfstream’s first race is 1:15 p.m. The Rainbow 6 sequence, which begins in the fourth race, will include four turf...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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