Barn Notes

By Muke Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After winning Saturday’s fourth race on Textpectation, jockey Jose Ferrer expressed a desire to finish second in the 2022-2023 Tampa Bay Downs standings. Mission accomplished – and then some. The 59-year-old rider went 4-for-4 on today’s...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2023 VAZQUEZ HEATS UP FOR KENTUCKY DERBY WITH 4-WIN SATURDAY JOCKEY ANTONIO FRESU WINS 1ST RACE IN NORTH AMERICA D’AMATO WINS 3 STAKES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA, GOLDEN GATE TRAINER MATT WILLIAMS GETS 1ST WIN AT SANT ANITA SOON TO BE...

by Robert Yates —- Merlazza to be Considered for Graded Stakes Merlazza, winner of the inaugural $150,000 Valley of the Vapors Stakes Saturday at Oaklawn, will be considered for the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles May 19 at...

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 27 Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet closes Friday. First post is 1 p.m. ET. ************************* RAISE CAIN TURNS IN FINAL WORK FOR KENTUCKY DERBY AFFIRMATIVE LADY HAS FINAL TUNEUP FOR KENTUCKY OAKS SPRING MEET LEADERS SPRING MEET CLOSING...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023 TOP JOCKEY JUAN HERNANDEZ WILL RIDE SKINNER IN KY. DERBY ASCENDING ANCIENT PEACE MAKES STAKES BOW IN GIII PROVIDENCIA DEBUTING CALIFORNIA BAY LOOKS TO CONTINUE FAMILY TRADITION BALNIKHOV, DICEY MO CHARA HEAD NORTH FOR GIII SF...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Leading jockey Samy Camacho relied upon his natural adrenaline to compete at a high level on today’s Tampa Bay Downs card. After flying to New York Saturday morning to ride Bank Frenzy to a second-place finish in the $200,000 New York...