Barn Notes

By Robert Yates —- Caddo River Looks to Give Cox a Kentucky Derby Trio Brad Cox already has two horses ticketed to the Kentucky Derby in unbeaten champion Essential Quality and Mandaloun. Whether the 2020 Eclipse Award-winning trainer has a third will depend on the $1...

By Robert Yates —- Santana Jr. Reaches $30 Million in Oaklawn Purses with Fantasy Victory Perennial local riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. became Oaklawn’s first $30 million man with his victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies. Santana,...

By Darren Rogers —- KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDER MANDALOUN WORKS HALF-MILE IN :49.80 AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 3, 2021) – On a brisk Spring morning beneath the historic Twin Spires, Juddmonte Farm’s Risen Star (Grade II) winner Mandaloun started his...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will be closed all day Easter Sunday, giving horsemen and horsewomen, jockeys, backstretch workers, track officials and employees a chance to celebrate the holiday as they see fit. The track will reopen Monday for simulcast...

By Amy Owens —- Racing resumes Wednesday and runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WINNER ESSENTIAL QUALITY HEADING TO CHURCHILL DOWNS MONDAY · PLETCHER WINNERS STAYING AT KEENELAND FOR NOW · WARD NOTCHES SECOND...

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 1 Keeneland’s 2021 Spring Meet opens Friday and runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland is closed for racing Easter Sunday, April 4. ********** · THURSDAY IS SCHOOLING DAY FOR THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS...