Barn Notes

By Don Stevens —- 84-DAY MEETING GETS UNDERWAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel today announced its 2019-20 Thoroughbred stakes schedule. The track will offer 26 stakes races during an 84-day season that runs from October 8,...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Rather than trying to re-invent the wheel with his training regimen in an effort to get Jaywalk back on track this year, John Servis simply went back to what worked during the filly’s 2018 championship season. The early results are...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Ostilio in fine fettle for G1 Fourstardave McLaughlin likely to point A Thread of Blue to $1 million Jockey Club Derby Glory Road possible for G1 Runhappy Hopeful By Your Side on target for G1 Hopeful on Closing Day Serengeti Empress Cotillion-bound...

DMTC —- CEDILLO IS PROVING QUITE ABLE IN FIRST FULL DEL MAR SEASON The motivation for Abel Cedillo to leave a good business and comfortable situation based at Golden Gate Fields in San Francisco, and venture full-time to Del Mar this summer, is common to most jockeys. “My...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Baffert pays tribute to late friend following McKinzie’s victory in Saturday’s G1 Whitney; Game Winner on target for G1 Runhappy Travers World of Trouble recovering from foot bruise, G3 Turf Monster possible Newly minted G1 winner Covfefe...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- SMITH GOES TO WORK AGAIN – BRIGHT AND EARLY Roughly 15 hours after riding McKinzie to an impressive and emotionally-charged victory in the $1 million Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, N.Y., on Saturday afternoon, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith...