Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, March 10, 2023

BY VICTOR RYAN —- STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 SANTA ANITA CANCELS FRIDAY’S CARD DUE TO RAIN KIRSTENBOSCH GETS ANOTHER GRADE I TEST IN BEHOLDER MILE 8 SANTA ANITA 3-YEAR-OLDS LISTED IN KY. DERBY FUTURE WAGER BORACIO GETS 1ST WIN OF CLASSIC MEET, PALMA...
Posted On 11 Mar 2023
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DREAMING OF SNOW SET TO “DO HER OWN THING” IN GRADE III FLORIDA OAKS

By Mike Henry —- DREAMING OF SNOW SET TO “DO HER OWN THING” IN GRADE III FLORIDA OAKS OLDSMAR, FL. – In her shocking 38-1 upset victory against Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Wonder Wheel here four weeks ago in the Suncoast Stakes, trainer Gerald Bennett’s...
Posted On 11 Mar 2023
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Chop Chop Returns to the Turf in the “Black Cat” LaCombe

By Kevin Kilroy—- ● Last year’s winning connections, Joel Politi and Tom Amoss, enter Camp Akeela, as eight 3-year-old fillies enter race named for the “cursed” local sportswriter New Orleans, La (March 9, 2023) – A trio of Oaks-dreaming connections have woken up to the...
Posted On 10 Mar 2023
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Secret Oath Ready for Her 4-Year-Old Debut

by Robert Yates Secret Oath Ready for Her 4-Year-Old Debut November news surrounding Secret Oath wasn’t limited to the Breeders’ Cup. Following a fifth-place finish in the $2 million Distaff (G1) Nov. 5 at Keeneland, Secret Oath was withdrawn from The November Sal...
Posted On 10 Mar 2023
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Thursday, March 9, 2023

BY VICTOR RYAN —- STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023 TOP 3-YEAR-OLDS ARABIAN KNIGHT, REINCARNATE WORK THURSDAY PROMISING SPIRIT OF MAKENA GETS STAKES TEST IN GII SAN CARLOS WITH 6-WIN WEEK, D’AMATO TIES BAFFERT IN TRAINER’S STANDINGS MOONLITE IN HEAVEN WINS...
Posted On 10 Mar 2023
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CLAIRIERE AND SECRET OATH RETURN IN SATURDAY’S AZERI

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, March 9, 2023) – It’s a prep that could pass for the main event. Millionaire Grade 1 winners Clairiere and Secret Oath are among eight horses entered in the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles...
Posted On 10 Mar 2023
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In The Hunt: Gutierrez, Loveberry, and Graham Reflect on Riding Title Dreams

By Kevin Kilroy —- In The Hunt: Gutierrez, Loveberry, and Graham Reflect on Riding Title Dreams If Rey Gutierrez can hold on to the lead, it would be his first jockey title Reylu Gutierrez New Orleans, La (Wednesday, March 8, 2023) – Throughout the 2022 – 2023 meet at...
Posted On 09 Mar 2023
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GRADE III LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY ATTRACTS 12 3-YEAR-OLDS

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher is set to seek his sixth victory in the Grade III, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday in the 43rd edition of the 3-year-old showcase at Tampa Bay Downs. Pletcher, who last won the race in...
Posted On 09 Mar 2023
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NYRA announces stakes schedule for summer meet at Saratoga Race Course

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- NYRA announces stakes schedule for summer meet at Saratoga Race Course 40-day meet offers 19 Grade 1s and $20.8 million in total purses SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the...
Posted On 08 Mar 2023
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Plan For Yuugiri Right on Target

by Robert Yates —- Plan For Yuugiri Right on Target Trainer Rodolphe Brisset has a plan for Yuugiri and so far, that plan has worked to perfection after she moved to 2 for 2 this season at Oaklawn with a sharp victory in the $150,000 Carousel Stakes for older females at 6...
Posted On 06 Mar 2023
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