SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • CLASSIC WINNER ARROGATE DRILLS FOR 2017 DEBUT • LANGUAGE BARRIER NO PROBLEM FOR GARY STUTE • SANTA ANITA WINTER MEET STARTS MONDAY, DEC. 26 • CHROME’S FAREWELL CALIFORNIA RACE SATURDAY Arrogate; Zoe Metz/Clockers Corner ARROGATE COULD RUN IN SAN PASQUAL...
Posted On 15 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds: Santa Super Saturday Dirt Stakes Race Previews

By Michael Adolphson —- COX TRIO TOPS TOUGH TENACIOUS RENEWAL; RUNNING MATE LOOKS TO SWEETEN CAMPAIGN IN SUGAR BOWL; GOLDEN MISCHIEF LOOKS TO MAKE AMENDS IN LETELLIER NEW ORLEANS (December 13, 2016) – Trainer Brad Cox entered three of the 12 horses in Saturday’s $75,000...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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Gulfstream: Stonetastic takes another crack at G3 Sugar Swirl; G3 Harlan’s Holiday Preview

By David Joseph —- Stonetastic takes another crack at Sugar Swirl Grade 3 might be swan song for 5-year-old HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Trainer Kelly Breen has mixed emotions about running multiple graded stakes winner Stonetastic in Saturday’s $100,000 Sugar Swirl (G3) at...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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SATURDAY’S $100,000 LIGHTNING CITY LOOMS AS WIDE-OPEN AFFAIR

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Optimism abounds among trainers of the leading candidates for Saturday’s 13th running of the $100,000 Lightning City Stakes, a 5-furlong contest for fillies and mares on the Tampa Bay Downs turf course. Conditioners Larry Rivelli, Malcolm...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds: Santa Super Saturday Turf Stakes

By Michael Adolphson —- FAIR GROUNDS ROYALTY CHOCOLATE RIDE RETURNS IN DILIBERTO; CASH CONTROL TOPS FULL FIELD IN BLUSHING K.D.; GREEN MASK BRINGS BACK CLASS TO BONAPAW NEW ORLEANS (December 12, 2016) – GenStar Thoroughbreds’ Chocolate Ride has won every turf stakes for...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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FAIR GROUNDS TO OFFER FIRST FAIR GROUNDS RACING CLUB

By Brian Spencer —- HORSES TO BE TRAINED BY AL STALL, JR. NEW ORLEANS (December 12, 2016) – Following the success of the Churchill Downs Racing Club, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has created the Fair Grounds Racing Club that will have two horses trained by veteran...
Posted On 13 Dec 2016
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Saint’s Fan Pointing to Lecomte

By Michael Adolphson —- • Mena Pulls Clear in Competitive Jockey Race • Catalano Fillies Highlight Work Tab SAINT’S FAN POINTING TO LECOMTE Amid all the buzz of Louisiana-bred greats Sunbean and String King running — and ultimately falling short — in their respective...
Posted On 12 Dec 2016
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CALIFORNIA CHROME TOPS 33 NOMINEES TO `CHALLENGE

By Robert Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. –California Chrome, the world’s richest active thoroughbred, is the headliner among 33 nominees to the $100,000-guaranteed Winter Challenge. Scheduled for 1 1/16 miles, the Challenge will be run Saturday, Dec. 17 and is scheduled to...
Posted On 12 Dec 2016
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NEW FACES DON’T HAVE BENNETT, CENTENO SWEATING – YET

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Although trainer Gerald Bennett and jockey Daniel Centeno have raced to healthy leads in the early Tampa Bay Downs standings, several track newcomers are showing the ability and eagerness to shape the character of the 2016-2017 meeting. Among...
Posted On 11 Dec 2016
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LOS AL: CALIFORNIA CHROME WORKS FIVE FURLONGS IN 1:00 3/5

By Robert Mieszerski —- ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR WINTER CHALLENGE DEC. 17 CYPRESS, Calif. – Preparing for a much anticipated start in the recently-created Winter Challenge Dec. 17, California Chrome worked five furlongs in 1:00 3/5 Saturday morning at Los Alamitos. Under...
Posted On 11 Dec 2016
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