Barn Notes

By Mike Willman —- ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 14, 2020)– The opening day of Santa Anita’s Autumn season will be pushed back a week until Friday, September 25, due to the impact of Bobcat Fire on the air quality and surrounding community. “Our local community has been...

By Mac McBride —- PRAT SECURES STAKES RECORD, BUT TITLE RACE IS DOWN TO THE WIRE The victory aboard Madone in Sunday’s $75,000 Juvenile Fillies Turf was the 14th in a stakes this season for jockey Flavien Prat. So the 28-year-old Frenchman now stands alone as the record...

By Keith McCalmont —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz, Jr. and Klaravich Stables finished atop their respective standings with the trio finishing as the leading trainer, jockey and owner for the 40-day summer meet at Saratoga Race Course that...

Monmouth News Release —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Antonio Arriaga knows exactly what he’s up against in Saturday’s $150,00 Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes, a one-mile turf race that will serve as the feature on Monmouth Park’s 13-race card. Chad Brown, Graham Motion, Kelly Breen. There...

By Kevin Kerstein —- TIZ THE LAW JOGS OVER SLOPPY TRACK IN ADVANCE OF KENTUCKY DERBY 146 LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law jogged twice around the Churchill Downs main track Thursday morning with trainer Barclay Tagg alongside on a...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, the 3-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI), made his first on track appearance of Derby Week on a soggy Wednesday...