Barn Notes

By Kevin Kilroy —- Eying $1 Million, Free Like a Girl Returns to Fair Grounds for Opening Day Louisiana Champions Preview Weekend features six stakes The La-bred deck is stacked in favor of a big weekend for Dallas Stewart Cross-entered Free Like A Girl’s connection must...

By David Joseph —- Jara Launches U.S. Comeback sat Gulfstream Park Saturday Former Teen Sensation Rides in U.S. for 1st Time Since 2015 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Fernando Jara is scheduled to ride in his first race in the U.S. since 2015 Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where he...

By Mike Henry —- FRESH FACES IN TRAINER, JOCKEY RANKS HEIGHTEN OPENING DAY ANTICIPATION OLDSMAR, FL. – You can feel it on the backside at the break of dawn as the first horses hit the track for workouts, and during simulcast action in the Grandstand in the afternoon. For...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Barn Tour: Handal Readies Turf Talent for His First Fair Grounds Meet New Orleans, La (Nov. 14, 2023) – Three NYRA-based trainers will be sending a string to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for the winter. Raymond Handal, Robert Falcone Jr., and Rob...

By Jim Charvat —- Larry Collmus © Benoit Photo LARRY COLLMUS: BACK IN THE BOOTH FOR ANOTHER FALL MEET Time flies when you’re having fun and Larry Collmus is definitely enjoying himself at Del Mar. With the pressures of the Breeders’ Cup behind him, Collmus is settling into...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Master Piece earns 99BSF from G2 Red Smith score Integration to put his undefeated record on the line in G2 Hill Prince Stewart Manor victress Toupie could see dirt in her future G2-winner Evvie Jets to return for 2024 campaign Aqueduct Racetrack fall...