Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- STREAK OF LUCK IN A POSSIBLY PERFECT SPOT A $3.65 MILLION BUY, CEZZANE OFF TO GOOD START SANTA ANITA’S FIRST POST TIME IS NOW AT 1 P.M. MILLER HOLDS EDGE IN RACE FOR TOP TRAINER STREAK OF LUCK WELL SPOTTED FOR FIRST STAKES WIN Streak of Luck, an old gray...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 13, 2020) – Hall of Fame horseman Steve Asmussen surpassed South Louisville native Dale Romans as the all-time leading trainer in Churchill Downs history when 4-year-old filly Drop Dead Gorgeous cruised to a 8 ½-length...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Newspaperofrecord, Instilled Regard eye Grade 1 glory at Belmont G1 Runhappy Metropolitan and G1 Whitney are options for Code of Honor Vekoma could return in G1 Runhappy Metropolitan Endorsed in good order following runner-up effort in G3 Westchester...

By Ed Golden —- HONOR A.P. CAN SMELL THE ROSES HIRSCH AWAITS HARD NOT TO LOVE PRAT HAS BIG LEAD IN JOCKS’ RACE NEW SHERRIFF IN TOWN ON DERBY TRAIL There’s a new sheriff in town on the Kentucky Derby trail, and his name is John, as in John Shirreffs, best known as...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 7, 2020) – When veteran trainer Merrill Scherer planned his return to Kentucky this spring from New Orleans, he was going to help his son, Eric, and daughter-in-law, Marianne, with their small string of horses at Churchill...

By Keith McCalmont —- G1 Belmont Stakes in play for Tap It to Win Sole Volante could get Gulfstream tuneup next week before G1 Belmont Stakes Donk will send out pair of veteran state-bred stakes contenders in G3 Intercontinental Nitrous looking for breakthrough win in G1...