Barn Notes

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, April 18, 2021) – With less than two weeks remaining until the first Saturday in May, Klaravich Stable’s homebred Highly Motivated, the runner-up to Essential Quality in the $800,000 Blue Grass (Grade II) worked a half-mile in...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Wellman has Turf Triple series aspirations with multiple Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners runners Devious Mo earns 84 BSF in NYSSS Times Square score; Water White could target G2 Ruffian Hard Love points to G2 Pennine Ridge following Woodhaven triumph...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Swiss Skydiver to Run Lasix Free in Apple Blossom HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, April 16, 2021) – It took more than a decade, but Oaklawn has its “Race for the Ages” when champions Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver meet in Saturday’s $1 million Apple Blossom...

By Amy Owens — FRIDAY, APRIL 16 Racing runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes. Click here...

By Darren Rogers —- PLETCHER QUARTET TUNE UP FOR KENTUCKY DERBY; TAMPA BAY DERBY WINNER HELIUM WORKS FROM GATE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, April 16, 2021) – On a busy Friday morning at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby contenders Bourbonic (five furlongs, 1:01.60), Dynamic One...

By Ed Golden —- MEDINA SPIRIT WORKS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY ROYAL SHIP RETURNS TO DIRT IN CALIFORNIAN SUPERSTITION VERY SHARP FOR MIZDIRECTION WALLETS OPEN WIDE FOR TWO $100,000 CLAIMS MEDINA SPIRIT ‘LOOKS GOOD’ IN DERBY BREEZE Medina Spirit, a game second to undefeated Rock...