Barn Notes

By Kevin Kerstein —- GAFFALIONE READY TO BATTLE FOR FALL MEET JOCKEY TITLE DEFENSE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019) – With just 11 days remaining in the 2019 Fall Meet at Churchill Downs, 25-year-old jockey Tyler Gaffalione trails perennial leading rider Corey...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- STRONG EASTERN CONTINGENT SEEN FOR STAKES BONANZA FINALE Nominations closed Saturday at midnight for the seven graded stakes scheduled over the final four days of the meeting, November 29-December 1. And while nomination is no guarantee of...

By Kevin Kerstein —- MONOMOY GIRL’S HALF-BROTHER MR. MONOMOY SET FOR SECOND CAREER START SATURDAY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019) – Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and Doheny Racing Stable’s Mr. Monomoy, the 2-year-old half-brother to champion...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Bob Baffert; DMTC File Photo BAFFERT AND O’NEILL TAKE A DOUBLE DIP OF HOPE Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and six-time Del Mar training champion Doug O’Neill have double entries to comprise two-thirds of the field of six for Saturday’s $100,000...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News & Notes Multiple Stakes Winner Wildwood’s Beauty Seeks Distaff Success Well-Traveled G1 Winner Math Wizard Getting Short Vacation MIAMI GARDENS, FL – William Stiritz’s Wildwood’s Beauty, a first-out winner at Gulfstream Park...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- CUP SUCCESS BEHIND, MILLER BACK AT PERSONAL ‘DISNEYLAND’ Another successful Breeders’ Cup five days in the rear view mirror, trainer Peter Miller understandably had a smile on his face and a pep in his step Thursday morning as he made...