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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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • DORTMUND ‘GETTING CLOSE’ FOR TRIPLE BEND • GRAZEN SKY BACK AT A MILE IN TIZNOW STAKES • BAL A BALI TRAINING FOR GRADE I KILROE MILE DORTMUND COULD RUN IN TRIPLE BEND Dortmund, the 2015 Santa Anita Derby winner recently transferred by owner Kaleem Shah from...
Posted On 26 Feb 2017
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Gulfstream Today: Guaranteed Pools for Saturday’s Late Pick 4, Late Pick 5 and Rainbow 6

By David Joseph —- Guaranteed Pools for Saturday’s Late Pick 4, Late Pick 5 and Rainbow 6 Late Pick 4 – $350,000; Late Pick 5 – $250,000; Rainbow 6 – $200,000 Championship Meet Jockey Poster Giveaway, Signing Set for Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –...
Posted On 24 Feb 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES: STEWART ELLIOTT WINS PRESTIGIOUS 2017 GEORGE WOOLF AWARD

By Ed Golden/ Mike Willman —- • ROYAL MO WORKS FOR SAN FELIPE OR REBEL • THE RAIL NO PROBLEM FOR BETTYS BAMBINO • ELLIOTT WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS WOOLF AWARD • BEJARANO RESUMES RIDING NEXT THURSDAY • SANTA ANITA RIDERS EDGED IN CHARITY GAME • STEVENS HAS CALLS DURING BIG ’CAP...
Posted On 24 Feb 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, February 24

By Michael Adolphson —- • Untapped Hasn’t Tapped out Yet • Three out of Risen Star; Down to 11 • Dalmore out of Mineshaft • Weekly Work Tab Wrap-Up UNTAPPED HASN’T TAPPED OUT YET Any other year, Untapped would be the story of the Rachel Alexandra. With her sparkling...
Posted On 24 Feb 2017
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LOADED TURF ALLOWANCE HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY CARD; CENTENO WINS 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Hall of Fame trainers William Mott and Claude “Shug” McGaughey, III are shipping horses from south Florida to Tampa Bay Downs for Saturday’s feature race, but two of the Oldsmar oval’s leading turf trainers hope to provide stiff resistance to...
Posted On 24 Feb 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Silver Dust Pointing Towards Rebel Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Silver Dust Pointing Towards Rebel Stakes Lightly raced Silver Dust is pointing for the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds March 18 at Oaklawn, trainer Randy Morse said Friday morning. Silver Dust finished fourth in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest...
Posted On 24 Feb 2017
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