2024.04.03 Oaklawn Racing Updates

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Will he get his Preak on? Yes, he will. Zedan Racing Stables’ Muth will target the Preakness, the second leg of Triple Crown, May 18 at Pimlico following his victory in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1)...
Posted On 03 Apr 2024
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Fierceness Surges to No. 1 in NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Poll after Florida Derby Dominance

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 1, 2024 Eclipse Award champion Fierceness and John Velazquez dominate the Florida Derby (G1) field with a 13 ½ length win. Photo credit: Coglianese Photo Week 10 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred...
Posted On 02 Apr 2024
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100th Running of the $1 Million Toyota Blue Grass has Sierra Leone as 2-1 Morning Line Favorite

By Amy Owens —- Saturday’s 100th Running of the $1 Million Toyota Blue Grass has Sierra Leone as 2-1 Morning Line Favorite LEXINGTON, KY (April 2, 2024) – Peter Brant, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg and Brook Smith’s Sierra Leone is the 2-1...
Posted On 02 Apr 2024
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Champion Just F Y I Heads Field of Eight for Friday’s Central Bank Ashland on Opening Day of Keeneland Spring Meet

By Amy Owens —- Champion Just F Y I Heads Field of Eight for Friday’s Central Bank Ashland on Opening Day of Keeneland Spring Meet LEXINGTON, KY (April 1, 2024) – George Krikorian’s undefeated champion Just F Y I will make her 2024 debut Friday when she headlines a field of...
Posted On 01 Apr 2024
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Santa Anita Stable Notes

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2024 D’AMATO TAKES MULTIPLE SHOTS IN GIII AMERICAN, GIII WILSHIRE MILLION-DOLLAR MEN: HERNANDEZ, MALDONADO HIT IT BIG SATURDAY’S GI SANTA ANITA DERBY WILL BE AIRED ON CNBC MULLINS BAGS 3 WINS ON FRIDAY’S 8-RACE CARD D’AMATO TAKES...
Posted On 01 Apr 2024
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NEW BIG 3 PICK 3 TO FEATURE WOOD MEMORIAL, BLUE GRASS AND SANTA ANITA DERBY

“Santa Anita Press Box” —- NEW BIG 3 PICK 3 TO FEATURE WOOD MEMORIAL, BLUE GRASS AND SANTA ANITA DERBY Arcadia, CA, Lexington, KY and Ozone Park, NY.–The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), Keeneland and 1/ST today announce the creation of the Big 3 Pick...
Posted On 01 Apr 2024
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Monday, April 1

By Amy Owens —- MONDAY, APRIL 1 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday and runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1 p.m. ET except April 26, when the first race is at 12:30 p.m. On Tuesday, post positions will be drawn for the 100th running of the $1 million...
Posted On 01 Apr 2024
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Gulfstream: Sunday’s Mandatory Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Expected to Exceed $5 Million

By David Joseph —- Sunday’s Mandatory Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Expected to Exceed $5 Million Pletcher Unveils Dominating Debut Winner Mindframe Cairo Consort Rallies to Capture $150,000 Sand Springs HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 will have a...
Posted On 31 Mar 2024
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Saturday, March 30

By Amy Owens —- SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet opens Friday, April 5 and runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1 p.m. ET except April 26, when the first race is at 12:30 p.m. On Tuesday, April 2, post positions will be drawn for the 100th running...
Posted On 31 Mar 2024
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Florida Derby: Most Successful Stop on Road to Triple Crown

By David Joseph —- Florida Derby: Most Successful Stop on Road to Triple Crown Last 11 Derby Winners Won Previous Start Champion Fierceness Looking to Buck Recent Trend HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm at Xalapa...
Posted On 29 Mar 2024
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