Barn Notes

By Keith McCalmont —- Multiple G1-winner Mind Control targets G1 Runhappy Carter Handicap G1 Travers hero Code of Honor pointed to G3 Westchester Bruce Brown barn ready to hit the ground running ELMONT, N.Y. – Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables’ Mind Control, a...

By Mike Henry —- EXTRA DATES APPROVED; NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED THROUGH JULY 1 OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs has added eight dates in June to its 2019-2020 Thoroughbred racing calendar after its request was approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional...

By Ed Golden —- STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2020 SHOEMAKER LURES MAJOR DUO FOR CASSE BALTAS HAS TWO SET FOR GRADE I GAMELY FIVE GRADED TURF STAKES MEMORIAL WEEKEND CASSE HOPES TO MAKE HIS MARK IN SHOEMAKER Newly-minted Hall of Fame member Mark Casse plans to...

By Kevin Kerstein —- MULTIPLE GRADE I WINNER SPICED PERFECTION TRANSFERRED TO CASSE; WILL TARGET $100,000 WINNING COLORS (GIII) ON MAY 31 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 17, 2020) – Multiple Grade I-winning sprinter Spiced Perfection has been privately purchased and...

BY ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- REMATCH LOOMS IN RICH SANTA ANITA DERBY JUNE 6 BELLAFINA BACK HOME IN GRADE III DESERT STORMER CAL-BRED BELLA VITA TO TRY MAIN TRACK IN EVENING JEWEL ROBUST FIELD SIZE ORDER OF THE DAY(S) THIS WEEKEND CLOCKER SEES AN ‘AUTHENTIC’ SANTA...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 14, 2020) – The new Churchill Downs Stable Gate was bustling with activity Thursday morning as trainers continue to fill the backstretch of Churchill Downs. As of 11 a.m., there were more than 720 horses on the grounds...