PEGASUS WORLD CUP: ARROGATE WORKS STRONG SIX FURLONGS IN 1:12.29

By Mike Willman —- ARROGATE WORKS STRONG SIX FURLONGS IN 1:12.29 IN PREPARATION FOR REMATCH WITH CALIFORNIA CHROME IN $12 MILLION PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL JAN. 28 AT GULFSTREAM PARK WITH GARCIA UP, HE GOES OUT SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:24.82 AND IS TIMED IN 1:37.97 FOR ONE...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES (SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017)

By Ed Golden —- • FINEST CITY WORKS FOR THE SANTA MONICA • MEGAHERTZ IS REMEMBERED BY ALEX SOLIS • NEXTDOORNEIGHBOR STILL LOOKS LIKE A ‘10’ • UNIQUE BELLA’S DRILL HAS TRAINER HAPPY FINEST CITY ‘FIT’ FOR GRADE II SANTA MONICA Finest City, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017
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G1 Winner Noble Bird in Pegasus Mix Following Sunday Breeze

By David Joseph —- California Chrome Exits Work in Good Order Argentine Star Eragon also well after his Pegasus move HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – John C. Oxley’s Noble Bird, whose multiple graded stakes wins include the 2015 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1), is under...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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WINTER FUN JUST GETTING STARTED; ALLEN RIDES THREE WINNERS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Major stakes days and special events start popping at a rapid-fire rate on Saturday, when Tampa Bay Downs holds its annual Skyway Festival Day program. A collection of talented 3-year-old Thoroughbreds of both sexes will be in the spotlight...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Sunday, January 15

By Michael Adolphson —- • Valadorna Aiming for Allowance, Summertime Sky Steps Up • Farrell Works, Set for Silverbulletday • Gun Runner, Lecomte Workers Top Weekend Work Tab VALADORNA AIMING FOR ALLOWANCE, SUMMERTIME SKY STEPS UP While things did not go exactly to plan for...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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NTO THE MYSTIC, TIZ A KISS & PRIZE EXHIBIT ALL PROMINENT IN WIDE OPEN GIII MEGAHERTZ STAKES

By Mike Willman —- INTO THE MYSTIC, TIZ A KISS, PRIZE EXHIBIT & DO THE DANCE ALL PROMINENT IN WIDE OPEN GRADE III MEGAHERTZ STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF MONDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif.—Irish-bred Into The Mystic, an impressive one mile turf winner in her U.S. debut...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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Aqueduct: Stallwalkin’ Dude looks to keep stride in Monday’s G3 Toboggan

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Head of Plains Partners’ Stallwalkin’ Dude will look to start his 7-year-old campaign in the same manner he concluded his 2016 effort when he headlines a seven-horse field for 4-year-olds and up in the 124th running of...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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Breaking Lucky paddock schools in advance of Pegaus World Cup

By David Joseph —- Pegasus connections get to see horse for the first time Contenders Keen Ice, Neolithic Breeze Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Pegasus World Cup contender Breaking Lucky became acquainted with the Gulfstream Park paddock Saturday afternoon, and at the same...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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FAIR GROUNDS: A DOZEN WITH DERBY DREAMS IN GRADE III LECOMTE

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS (January 14, 2017) – A promising field of 12 will go to post in New Orleans’ first Kentucky Derby prep of the year in the Grade III $200,000 Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 21. Topping a six-stakes Road to the Derby Kickoff Day Presented by Hotel...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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GARCIA CONTINUES HIS EFFORTS TO GET NOTICED, WINS THREE IN A ROW

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When he fractured his neck in a car accident four years ago, Wilmer Garcia never considered the possibility of not returning to the saddle. “This is what I’ve wanted to do since I was little,” said the 25-year-old newcomer to the Tampa Bay...
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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