Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- AMBITIOUS JOCKEY OF MONTH VIEWS OBSTACLES AS OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Raul Mena was 19 when his mount failed to negotiate the turn in a race at Valparaiso Sporting Club in Chile, throwing him to the ground like a rag doll...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Mike Smith to Ride Motion Emotion; Fields Taking Shape for Racing Festival When Oaklawn’s annual Racing Festival of the South begins April 12 with the $500,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3), a Hall of Fame jockey will be bidding for his fourth victory in the 1...

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 5 – FIRST POST 1:05 P.M. ET Click here for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) Weekend microsite dedicated to opening weekend of the Spring Meet. Read biographies of the connections of horses entered in the 95th running of the $1 million Toyota Blue...

By David Joseph —- Zayas Returns a Winner on Spring Meet Opening Day Rising Star Wins on First Mount Back off Sideline HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Sidelined by injury for the past three months, Edgard Zayas made a victorious return to action on the opening day of Gulfstre...

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY JORGE URDANETA AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE AFTER SPILL OLDSMAR, FL. – Today’s sixth race was declared a “no-contest” after 3-year-old filly Crystaleigh stumbled and fell shortly after the start, throwing jockey Jorge Urdaneta to the turf. Urdaneta, a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Trainer Ingrid Mason Hits Milestone Ingrid Mason became the second female trainer in Oaklawn history to reach 100 career victories when Redneck Attack won the ninth race March 22, according to Equibase, racing’s official data gathering...