Barn Notes

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (May 22, 2020) – Keeneland has submitted a request to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s Race Dates Committee for a five-day Summer Meet, to be held Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12. Under the current safety protocols, the Summer...

By Ed Golden —- FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020 MANDELLA EYES MEMORIAL DAY TO REMEMBER O’NEILL HAS A LIVE TRIO IN GRADE III DAYTONA PRAT’S ‘PICK SIX’ WAS MORE THAN JUST WINNING SHOE MILE HEADS 2020 BC CHALLENGE SERIES SHOOTERS SHOOT SANTA ANITA DERBY HOPEFUL MANDELLA GIRDS FOR BIG...

By Keith McCalmont —- Max Player breezes in preparation for G1 Belmont Stakes Mr. Buff targeting $125K Commentator Clement barn eyeing several stakes at Belmont ELMONT, N.Y. – George E. Hall’s Max Player will race out of his own barn as one of the local hopes in...

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...