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...
Posted On 02 Feb 2017
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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...
Posted On 02 Feb 2017
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ALLEN SLAM-DUNK CHOICE AS HAMPTON INN & SUITES JOCKEY OF MONTH

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The topsy-turvy nature of a jockey’s existence came into play recently for four-time Tampa Bay Downs riding champion Ronnie Allen, Jr. During a span of seven racing days, from Jan. 4-14, he rode only two winners, the kind of mini-slump that...
Posted On 02 Feb 2017
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HOPPERTUNITY TAKES ON STABLEMATE MOR SPIRIT IN THE GRADE II SAN ANTONIO SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- Hoppertunity; NYRA File Photo DEFENDING CHAMP HOPPERTUNITY TAKES ON STABLEMATE MOR SPIRIT, ACCELERATE, DALMORE & PROSPECT PARK AT 1 1/16 MILES IN THE GRADE II, $300,000 SAN ANTONIO STAKES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2017)—Still...
Posted On 02 Feb 2017
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Gulfstream: Classic Empire Ready to Pounce in Saturday’s G3 Holy Bull

By David Joseph —- Classic Empire; Coady Photography Eclipse Champion to Face Eight in Sophomore Debut HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – John Oxley’s Classic Empire is slated to make his 3-year-old debut in Saturday’s $350,000 Lambholm South Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park, fresh...
Posted On 01 Feb 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Whitmore to Wait for Hot Springs Stakes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Whitmore to Wait for Hot Springs Stakes After running the fastest six furlongs in January in Oaklawn history, Whitmore won’t be seen in February, said Ron Moquett of Hot Springs, who co-owns and trains the 4-year-old son of Pleasantly Perfect. Instead,...
Posted On 01 Feb 2017
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CLASSIC EMPIRE, MCCRAKEN TAKE FIRST TWO BERTHS IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL

From Joan Lawrence —- ARROGATE RECEIVES All-FIRST PLACE VOTES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, January 30, 2017) – As the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” gets underway, the top ten in week one of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top...
Posted On 31 Jan 2017
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Gulfstream: Classic Empire Continues Parade of Champions in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull

By David Joseph —- Classic Empire Continues Parade of Champions in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $339,874 for Wednesday’s Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Classic Empire, recently named 2-year-old champion at the 2016 Eclipse Awards Dinner, is...
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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ECLIPSE WINNERS CLASSIC EMPIRE, TEPIN TOP FESTIVAL PREVIEW DAY NOMS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Eclipse Award winners Classic Empire and Tepin, both trained by Mark Casse, headline a list of 142 Thoroughbreds nominated to the lucrative Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South stakes program on Feb. 11 at Tampa Bay Downs....
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Ivan Fallunovalot Works Toward King Cotton

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Ivan Fallunovalot Works Toward King Cotton Multiple stakes winner Ivan Fallunovalot worked an easy half-mile Sunday morning at Oaklawn in preparation for his scheduled 7-year-old debut in Saturday’s $125,000 King Cotton Stakes for older sprinters. Ivan...
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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