Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The final stakes card of the 2022-2023 Tampa Bay Downs meet takes place on Sunday, March 26, with six $110,000 races for registered Florida-breds comprising the 20th edition of the Florida Cup. First run in 2003, the Florida Cup was cancelled...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Downtown Mischief could target $125K Bouwerie; Lifetime of Chance eyes $200K NYSSS Times Square Ouster earns career-best 100 BSF for Saturday allowance score Abreu readying turf stakes contenders for Keeneland and the Big A...

By Mike Henry —- SMART AS ME ONE OF THOSE HORSES THAT KEEP THE DREAM PERCOLATING OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs trainer Craig Smith drove about 3,100 miles from his farm near Calgary, Alberta (that’s western Canada, folks) in November to compete here for the first time...

by Robert Yates —- Albarado a Part of McPeek’s Success at Oaklawn This Season Trainer Kenny McPeek’s young horses have flourished this season at Oaklawn. One reason, McPeek said, is the work behind the scenes of Robby Albarado, who spent much of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2023 PRACTICAL MOVE, REINCARNATE WORK FOR YAKTEEN TAIBA, HAVNAMELTDOWN RETURN TO SANTA ANITA D’AMATO EYES TWO TURNS FOR IRISH O’BRIEN WINNER CASTELLANO TO BE HONORED WITH WOOLF AWARD SUNDAY COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 RETURNS SUNDAY...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Kathleen O’Connell is unsure what she will do for an encore after overtaking Kim Hammond as Thoroughbred racing’s all-time winning female trainer in North America on Sunday. “I haven’t had time to think about it. It’s been business as usual,”...