Belmont: Disco Partner, Kharafa face off in Elusive Quality

NYRA RELEASE —- Miss Ella returns in Sunday’s License Fee ELMONT, N.Y. – Patricia Generazio’s homebred Disco Partner will make his 5-year-old debut for trainer Christophe Clement, leading a competitive edition of the $100,000 Elusive Quality for...
Posted On 28 Apr 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- Victor Espinoza; Benoit ESPINOZA JOINS GOMEZ, CASTELLANO IN SHRINE Victor Espinoza, the self-proclaimed “happy Mexican,” seemed no more ebullient than usual at Clockers’ Corner Thursday morning, four days after he and fellow jockeys Javier Castellano and the...
Posted On 28 Apr 2017
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KEENELAND BARN NOTES:

By Amy Owens —- • JOHN HANCOCK ENJOYS JUVENILE NICHE AT KEENELAND • GALLOPING OUT • BEHIND THE SCENES: DESPITE MANY ROLES, THERE IS ONLY ONE KEVIN MORAN • SPRING MEET SPECIAL EVENTS • SPRING MEET LEADERS JOHN HANCOCK ENJOYS JUVENILE NICHE AT KEENELAND Trainer John Hancock...
Posted On 28 Apr 2017
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SYNDERGAARD TOPS FIELD OF SEVEN FOR OPENING-NIGHT WILLIAM WALKER

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 26, 2017) – Eric Fein, Christopher McKenna, Harris Fein, Guri Singh and Jerry Walia’s Syndergaard headlines a field of seven 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the third running of the $100,000 William Walker, the...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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Gulfstream News & Notes:

By David Joseph —- Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $133,335 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Wednesday for the seventh consecutive program, leaving a $133,335.44 carryover jackpot for Thursday’s program. The Rainbow 6 carryover...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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Belmont Park stakes schedule kicks off with Friday’s Affirmed Success

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – A veteran field of 13 New York-breds will start the Belmont Park stakes schedule in the sixth running of the $100,000 Affirmed Success on Friday at six furlongs on the main track. Weekend Hideaway, trained by Philip Serpe, will look to...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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Keeneland April 26 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland begins the final three days of the Spring Meet today. Post time for the first race Wednesday through Friday is 1:05 p.m. ET. • CENTRAL BANK ASHLAND WINNER SAILOR’S VALENTINE WORKS • WESLEY WARD, JOEL ROSARIO LEAD PEERS TO BEGIN FINAL WEEK OF...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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RED-HOT SAWYER’S HILL & CLASSY BOLO HEAD SATURDAY’S GRADE III THUNDER ROAD STAKES

By Mike Willman —- ARCADIA, Calif. (April 26, 2017)—Resurgent Sawyer’s Hill and multiple graded stakes winning Bolo head a field of seven older horses in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes, to be run at one mile over the Santa Anita turf. Trained by Kristin...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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GARCIA IS JOCKEY OF MONTH; CENTENO CONTINUES RELENTLESS MARCH

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After a recent victory, Wilmer Garcia stopped long enough on his walk back to the jockeys’ room to pose for pictures with fans, then playfully flexed a biceps muscle to demonstrate his hidden strength. No one questions Garcia’s ability to...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Update: Tuesday, April 25, 2017

By Darren Rogers —- GUNNEVERA MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE ON TRACK AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 25, 2017) – Peacock Racing Stables’ Gunnevera, a three-time graded stakes winner and a millionaire in his young career, took his first steps on the main track at...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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