Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- • O’Neill ‘very excited’ about G3 Gotham contender So Conflated • Lynch sticking with routine for Gotham fave El Areeb • True Timber “doing great” heading into Gotham • Action Everyday steps up for Gotham • Sunday’s card...
Posted On 03 Mar 2017
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Gulfstream News & Notes: Practical Joke Ready to Get Serious in Fountain of Youth (G2)

By David Joseph —- Practical Joke Ready to Get Serious in $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) Made You Look Aims to Bring Turf Form to Dirt in Fountain of Youth Watershed Set to Make Grass Debut in $200,000 Mac Diarmida (G2) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Winter vacation for Klaravich...
Posted On 03 Mar 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Rapid Rhythm May Stay in Training

By Michael Adolphson —- • Excitations Takes Next Step in Sunday Allowance • Equation Okay, Future Uncertain • Work Tab RAPID RHYTHM MAY STAY IN TRAINING Robert S. Evans’ Rapid Rhythm has exited her impressive victory in the $75,000 Mardi Gras Stakes in top order, according...
Posted On 03 Mar 2017
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HAWTHORNE RACE COURSE TO KICK-OFF “EPIC” SEASON WITH 22 NIGHTS OF TWILIGHT SPRING RACING

By Jim Miller —- Hawthorne Spring Thoroughbred Meet Opens Friday -Return of Illinois Derby, New Post Time to add exposure March 3 & 4 Opening Weekend Highlights Include Opening of New Beginner’s Luck Lounge, Live Music, Chili Cook-Off to Benefit...
Posted On 01 Mar 2017
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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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