Barn Notes

Golden Gate Fields Stable Notes Thursday, November 28, 2019 GOLDEN GATE DEBUTANTE THE HEADLINER ON FRIDAY One of two stakes races at Golden Gate Fields this week, the $50,000 Golden Gate Debutante for 2-year-old fillies, features a cast of nine entrants. The Golden Gate Debutante...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019) – Sakatoga Stables’ undefeated Grade I winner Tiz the Law will lead a field of nine promising 2-year-olds entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) – the co-featured event on Saturday’s...

By Milke Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – As a Thoroughbred trainer from 1989-1997, Jim Tsirigotis gained an appreciation for the challenges faced by backstretch workers on the racetrack. “They work their butts off,” said Tsirigotis, the proprietor of Papa Jim’s Kitchen at the south...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News & Notes $100,000 Guaranteed Pool in Rainbow 6 on Opening Day Gulfstream Announces Championship Meet Giveaways, Gaffalione Bobblehead Meet Hall of Famers Prado, Santos, Blum and More Saturday, Nov. 30 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- NAKATANI MAKES RETIREMENT OFFICIAL; HONORS HERE NEXT WEEKEND Jockey Corey Nakatani officially announced his retirement Saturday afternoon via his son and agent Matt’s twitter account, ending a career that includes 3,909 total wins and more...

By Darren Rogers —- TOM’S d’ETAT, SEEKING THE SOUL CLASH IN FRIDAY’S GRADE I, $600,000 CLARK PRESENTED BY NORTON HEALTHCARE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019) – G M B Racing’s multiple graded stakes winner Tom’s d’Etat is set to bid for Grade I glory in Friday’s...