BELLAFINA & CHASING YESTERDAY SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I SANTA ANITA OAKS

By Mike Willman —- BELLAFINA BENOIT PHOTO BELLAFINA & CHASING YESTERDAY SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $400,000 SANTA ANITA OAKS AT 1 1/16 MILES 170 KENTUCKY OAKS QUALIFYING POINTS AT STAKE, AS WINNER TO RECEIVE 100 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 3, 2019)—A pair of...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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SADLER’S GIFT BOX & BAFFERT’S MCKINZIE SQUARE OFF IN GRADE I SANTA ANITA HANDICAP ON SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- McKinzie BENOIT PHOTO SADLER’S GIFT BOX & BAFFERT’S MCKINZIE SQUARE OFF IN GRADE I, $600,000 SANTA ANITA HANDICAP ON SATURDAY MILE AND ONE QUARTER BIG’ CAP TRACES BACK TO 1934 & MARKS 82ND RENEWAL; SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 11-RACE CARD...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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Always Shopping and Positive Spirit square off in G2 Gazelle

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A talented six-horse field will square off in the final local opportunity to earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Oaks in Saturday’s 124th running of the Grade 2, $300,000 Gazelle for sophomore fillies at Aqueduct...
Posted On 05 Apr 2019
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Vino Rosso looks for additional Aqueduct glory in G1 Carter

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Vino Rosso will look to make Wood Memorial Day a winning one for a second straight year, with the Curlin colt headlining an eight-horse field in the 119th running of the Grade 1, $400,000...
Posted On 03 Apr 2019
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Tacitus, Tax and Haikal headline a contentious 95th Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The triumvirate of graded stakes winners Tax, Tacitus and Haikal top a wide-open 95th running of the Grade 2, $750,0000 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets, slated for Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Wood Memorial, which...
Posted On 03 Apr 2019
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Contessa looking to end meet strong with triumvirate for Maddie May

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Gary Contessa will look to close out the winter meet in strong fashion on closing day Sunday, entering a formidable trio in the $100,000 Maddie May for 3-year-old New York-bred fillies going a mile at Aqueduct Racetrack....
Posted On 03 Apr 2019
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Champion Jaywalk Heads Field of Eight for Saturday’s $500,000 Central Bank Ashland

By Amy Owens —- Champion Jaywalk Heads Field of Eight for Saturday’s $500,000 Central Bank Ashland LEXINGTON, KY (April 3, 2019) – D. J. Stable and Cash is King’s Jaywalk, champion 2-year-old filly of 2018, was installed as the 8-5 favorite in a field of eight 3-year-old...
Posted On 03 Apr 2019
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Vekoma 9-5 Favorite in Field of 14 for Saturday’s $1 million Toyota Blue Grass

By Amy Owens —- Vekoma 9-5 Favorite in Field of 14 for Saturday’s $1 million Toyota Blue Grass LEXINGTON, KY (April 3, 2019) – Gatsas Stable and R.A. Hill Stable’s Vekoma has been installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 entered Wednesday for Saturday’s...
Posted On 03 Apr 2019
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Gulfstream Florida Derby Day: Heat is On Cookie Dough in $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2)

By David Joseph —- Cookie Dough; Leslie Martin Photos Heat is On Cookie Dough in $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) One of Seven Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $2.15 Million on Florida Derby Day Card HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Arindel’s multiple stakes-winning homebred Cookie...
Posted On 28 Mar 2019
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Prince Lucky Seeks Consecutive Graded Win in $300,000 Gulfstream Mile (G2)

By David Joseph —- Prince Lucky; Leslie Martin Photos HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – When Prince Lucky stepped on the track at Gulfstream Park Feb. 23 for the Hal’s Hope (G3), it had been more than eight months since his previous start. You would have never known it. After pressing...
Posted On 28 Mar 2019
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