BUDDING SUPERSTAR UNIQUE BELLA TOWERS OVER RIVALS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III SANTA YSABEL STAKES

By Mike Willman —- Jerry Hollendorfer; Benoit HOLLENDORFER FILLY FOLLOWING IN FOOTSTEPS OF MULTIPLE ECLIPSE CHAMPION STABLEMATE SONGBIRD GRADE I WINNER ABEL TASMAN WILL HOPE TO RUN WELL FRESH IN HER 3-YEAR-OLD DEBUT ARCADIA, Calif. (March 1, 2017)—Jerry Hollendorfer’s...
Posted On 01 Mar 2017
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Aqueduct: El Areeb heads full field of Kentucky Derby hopefuls in G3 Gotham

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – With a four-race win streak under his belt, M M G Stables’ Grade 3 Withers and Jerome hero El Areeb will look for win No. 5 as he makes his third stop on New York’s Road to the Kentucky Derby, as the 6-5 favorite...
Posted On 01 Mar 2017
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Gulfstream: Perfect Irish War Cry Favored in $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2

By David Joseph —- Perfect Irish War Cry Favored in $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) Multiple Grade 1 Winner Practical Joke Among Rivals in Competitive Field of 11 Richest of Nine Stakes, Eight Graded, Worth $1.5 Million in Purses HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Undefeated through...
Posted On 01 Mar 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: All About the Girls Stable Wins with First Oaklawn Starter

By Jennifer Hoyt —- All About the Girls Stable Wins with First Oaklawn Starter The seventh race Feb. 10 at Oaklawn was all about the girls. Our Majesty, a 3-year-old daughter of Majesticperfection, was a sparkling 5 ½-length career debut winner for trainer Ron Moquett of...
Posted On 01 Mar 2017
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EVANGELINE DOWNS RELEASES 2017 THOROUGHBRED STAKES SCHEDULE

By Michael Chamberlain —- 24 STAKES RACES WITH PURSES TOTALING $1,695,000 ON THE CALENDAR OPELOUSAS, LA – Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel will begin its 52nd season of Thoroughbred racing action on April 12 in Opelousas, Louisiana. The 84-day season will run...
Posted On 28 Feb 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS: RAPID RHYTHM CLASHES WITH EQUATION IN MARDI GRAS

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS – Fat Tuesday at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots features an intriguing renewal of the $75,000 Mardi Gras Stakes. At 5½ furlongs over the Stall-Wilson turf course and restricted to fillies and mares, the 2017 edition features the...
Posted On 28 Feb 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Monday, February 27

By Michael Adolphson —- • Cox Keeping Top Turf Fillies Separated • Honorable Duty Points to New Orleans Handicap • Zipessa and I’m a Chatterbox Highlight Work Tab COX KEEPING TOP TURF FILLIES SEPARATED Leading trainer Brad Cox is in the enviable position of having two turf...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Girvin and Farrell Exit Big Wins Well

By Michael Adolphson —- • I’m a Chatterbox Gets Grass Shot • Work Tab GIRVIN AND FARRELL EXIT BIG WINS WELL Both Brad Grady’s Girvin and Coffeepot Stables’ Farrell exited their Saturday Grade II victories well, according to their respective connections. Joe Sharp-trained...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: ARROGATE WORKS MONDAY, POSSIBLE FOR BIG ’CAP

By Ed Golden —- • ARROGATE WORKS MONDAY, POSSIBLE FOR BIG ’CAP • SENSITIVELY RETURNS IN THE GRADE III LAS FLORES • KOBE’S BACK DRILLS WITH GARY STEVENS ABOARD Arrogate; Zoe Metz Photography ARROGATE, MIDNIGHT STORM WORK TODAY “The big horse works today.” So spoke Bob...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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McCRAKEN HEADS LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY NOMINATIONS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – McCraken, the unbeaten colt who sits atop Thoroughbred racing’s 3-year-old rankings following his record-shattering victory here in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 11, heads a group of 46 sophomores nominated to the 37th renewal of...
Posted On 27 Feb 2017
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