FAIR GROUNDS: GRADY DUO AND COWBOY CULTURE TOP GEE MEMORIAL

By Michael Adolphson —- Trainer Joe Sharp sends out two in Keith Gee Memorial; Hodges Photography NEW ORLEANS (February 2, 2017) – The second running of the $50,000 Keith Gee Memorial features an intriguing field of nine sophomores in the first turf stakes for 3-year-olds...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Mathews, Howard Hit Equine Lottery with “Ivan”

By Jennifer Hoyt —- VETERAN IVAN FALLUNOVALOT SEEKS THIRD KING COTTON WIN Mathews, Howard Hit Equine Lottery with “Ivan” Three horses, each for $25,000, were claimed out of the ninth race March 6, 2014, at Oaklawn. However, only one of those horses has developed into a...
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ARLINGTON TO OFFER 20 STAKES RACES WORTH $3.4 MILLION IN 2017

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (February 3, 2017) – Arlington International Racecourse has announced a 2017 stakes schedule that includes 20 stakes worth more than $3.4 million. Highlighting the schedule is the International Festival of Racing on Aug. 12...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- Arrogate; Zoe Metz Photo • PEGASUS KING ARROGATE IS BACK HOME AT SANTA ANITA • LEWIS STRATEGY FOR ROYAL MO WILL BE UP TO ESPINOZA • BAFFERT HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY IN GRADE II SAN ANTONIO • HINDSIGHT IS LOOKING GOOD FOR TWENTYTWENTYVISION • RACING MOURNS THE...
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Valadorna to Rachel Alexandra

By Michael Adolphson —- • Arklow to Risen Star • Promising Late-Bloomer Redesdale to Stretch Out for Walsh VALADORNA TO RACHEL ALEXANDRA Stonestreet Stables’ Valadorna has exited her comeback effort in top shape, according to trainer Mark Casse. The daughter of Curlin, a...
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Gulfstream Today: Friday’s Rainbow 6 Offers $422,936 Jackpot Carryover

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Rainbow 6 Offers $422,936 Jackpot Carryover G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 12th consecutive racing program Thursday, producing a jackpot carryover of...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Apprehender Returns in Search of Third King Cotton Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Apprehender Returns in Search of Third King Cotton Stakes Ivan Fallunovalot isn’t the only two-time King Cotton Stakes winner entered in the $125,000 race for older sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. Apprehender won the 6-furlong King Cotton in 2013 and 2014...
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Jules N Rome looks to continue two-turn success in Biogio Rose

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Michael Dubb’s Jules N Rome will look to continue her successful history in two-turn races as part of a field of six in the second running of the $100,000 Biogio’s Rose for New York-bred fillies and mares 4-years-old and...
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GRADED STAKES WINNER TEXAS RYANO HEADS COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 14 IN SATURDAY’S GII SAN MARCOS

By Alexis Garske —- GRADED STAKES WINNER TEXAS RYANO HEADS COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 14 IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SAN MARCOS STAKES FOR 4-YEAR-OLDS AND UP GOING 1 ¼ MILES ON THE TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2017) – Graded stakes winner Texas Ryano heads a very...
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GULFSTREAM NOTES: Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet

By David Joseph —- Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday New Gelding Mutaraamy Ends Layoff with Maiden Win Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $377,728 for Thursday Jose Ortiz; NYRA Photos HALLANDALE...
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