Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO OF WIN WIN WIN OUTSIDE HIS BARN WITH TRAINER MICHAEL TROMBETTA) WIN WIN WIN TURNS IN STRONG WORK, HEADS TAMPA BAY DERBY NOMS LIST OLDSMAR, FL. – Opinions about 3-year-old Thoroughbreds run rampant this time of year. But a lot of racing fans took...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Cowboy Diplomacy; Oaklawn Park Photo Welder to Work Sunday for Shot at Hot Springs Start Welder has been nearly unbeatable in Oklahoma and now he will begin trying to build his resume in Arkansas with a workout Sunday morning at Oaklawn. If all goes...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – One look was all owner-trainer Laura Cazares needed five weeks ago to know she wanted to add 4-year-old filly Malkia to her racing stable. “I liked her form on paper, and when I saw her in the saddling paddock here (on Jan. 19, before a...

By Ed Golden —- IMPROBABLE CECILIA GUSTAVSSON • TOP SOPHOMORES COULD MEET IN SAN FELIPE MARCH 9 • BATTLE OF MIDWAY EUTHANIZED AFTER TRAINING MISHAP • COCO KISSES RUNS IN FIRST STAKES RACE TOMORROW • SINGLE TICKET JACKPOT CARRYOVER REACHES $282,342 TRIPLE CROWN FEVER ...

By Ryan Martin —- Dream Maker; Hodges Photography DREAM MAKER DRILLS THROUGH HALF-MILE FOR GRADE II TAMPA BAY DERBY Trainer Mark Casse’s barn on the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots backstretch has done a fabulous job in displaying promising 3-year-old talent in New...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Believe it or not, Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez had a few anxious moments during Triple Crown nominee Spinoff’s 11 ¾-length victory in today’s second race at Tampa Bay Downs. “He passed the other horses and got to the ¼-mile pole, and...