Keeneland April 15 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland is closed tomorrow: Easter Sunday. • TOM LEACH INTERVIEWS TRAINERS OF HORSES IN TODAY’S...
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CLASSIC EMPIRE FAVORED IN TOUGH ARKANSAS DERBY

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, April 13, 2017) – John Oxley’s champion Classic Empire is the 8-5 program favorite for the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn, a 1 1/8-mile race that highlights the closing-day program. Probable post time for the...
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Arkansas Derby Pick-4 & Pick-5

By Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer —- I’m recommending a Pick 5 and Pick 4 play in tandem at Oaklawn Park this Saturday. Each is a $.50 play as follows. Pick 5 (Races 8-12) All (7) w/ 3 w/ 4,6 w/ 2,12 w/ 1,5,6,8 = $56 Pick 4 (Races 9-12) 3 w/ 2,4,6 w/ 1,2,3,7,12 w/ 1,5,6,8 = $30
Posted On 14 Apr 2017
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ARKANSAS DERBY NOTES: CLASSIC EMPIRE & SONNETEER

By Jennifer Hoyt —- CLASSIC EMPIRE Classic Empire, last year’s 2-year-old champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, jogged a mile and galloped a mile during an uneventful training session shortly after the track opened at 7 a.m. At noon he schooled in the indoor paddock...
Posted On 14 Apr 2017
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FERRER IS JOCKEY OF MONTH; SIMULCAST ACTION FEATURES OLDSMAR ‘GRADS’

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – More than 30 years ago, when he was making a name for himself as a top rider in New Jersey, Jose Ferrer had the good fortune to learn from some of the best. Jockeys such as Ferrer’s uncle, Carlos Lopez, Sr., and his cousin, Charles “C.C.”...
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Keeneland April 14 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 16. • BROWN TO KEEP PRACTICAL JOKE AT KEENELAND...
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017

By Ed Golden —- • MANDELLA HOPES EASTWOOD MAKES HIS DAY • HAIL CAESAR, FROM TRAINER TO SOLID AGENT • MONROVIA ROBOTICS VIES WITH CHROME BOT • BEHOLDER NEXT FOR CHAMPION FINEST CITY? EASTWOOD DEBUTS FOR MANDELLA SATURDAY Richard Mandella hasn’t had Eastwood long enough to...
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Oaklawn Barn Notes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- ARKANSAS DERBY MALAGACY Oaklawn’s Grade 2 Rebel winner, Malagacy will attempt to run his record to 4 for 4 in the Arkansas Derby, and beyond that become the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby without racing at age 2 since Apollo in 1882. Malagacy did...
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Keeneland Race Selection: Grade I Maker’s 46 Mile

TSV Staff Selection —- KEENELAND Race 9) 1 Mile. (Turf) Maker’s 46 Mile S. Grade I. Purse $300,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 5:30)/ 4:30/ 3:30/ 2:30 Blacktype 1), French-bred gelding, a multiple Graded Stakes winner makes his first of the new year,...
Posted On 14 Apr 2017
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KEENELAND BARN NOTES THURSDAY, APRIL 13

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 16. • TOM LEACH INTERVIEWS TRAINERS OF HORSES IN...
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