Barn Notes

By Kevin Kilroy —- Photo: Hodges Photography Fair Grounds Welcomes “The Real Players Inside the Backstretch” New Orleans, La (December 17, 2022) – One of the most anticipated Louisiana-bred juveniles to emerge at the beginning of the 2021-2022 meet, Gary Barber’s Bron and...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Jose Ferrer doesn’t demand the younger jockeys at Tampa Bay Downs listen to his advice on how to keep themselves and their rivals safe during a race. But he’s still going to do his best to be heard above the commotion inside the room, even if...

By Robert Yates —- Barber Road’s Journey to the Oaklawn Handicap Begins Saturday Multiple graded stakes-placed Barber Road is scheduled to make his first start since early June, and first against older horses, in Saturday’s eighth race at Oaklawn for trainer John Ortiz and...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News & Notes Time For Trouble Has Done Only Good Things Treasure of War Takes on Elders Again in Via Borghese Pappacap Seeking Comeback Race Before Pegasus HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Time for Trouble was claimed for $8000 in the summer of 2021...

By Robert Yates —- Thursday, December 15, 2022 Photo Credit: Coady Photography Casse Looks to Continue Success at Second Oaklawn Meet Trainer Norm Casse’s first starter of the 2022-2023 Oaklawn meeting finished like most of his runners from the 2021-2022 meeting. Yacht Rock...

By Robert Yates —- Photo Credit: Coady Photography Santana Jr. Back at Oaklawn The trademark smile remains, but jockey Ricardo Santana’s return to Oaklawn comes with some notable changes since the 2021-2022 meeting began last December. Now 30, Santana said he’s no longer...