Barn Notes

DMTC News – From the Wire —- FIVE TO FACE CATALINA CRUISER IN SAN DIEGO HANDICAP Hronis Racing’s Catalina Cruiser, primed for his title defense in Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 San Diego Handicap will face five challengers in the 1 1/16-mile event that is the main...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Strike Power on target for G1 Vanderbilt; Bourbon War to try turf G1 Vanderbilt or Tale of the Cat likely next for Imperial Hint Varenka possible for G2 Lake Placid Gentle Ruler could point to G3 Fasig-Tipton Waya Servis stars set to shine in Saratoga...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- RETURNING STARS MAKE SADLER A GOOD BET FOR REPEAT SUCCESS Accelerate, Catalina Cruiser and Catapult, all out of the John Sadler stable, accounted for four of the nine divisional champions of the 2018 summer meeting. Accelerate was voted...

Mac McBride/Dan Smith —- DEL MAR 2019 IS MORE THAN ANOTHER HOMECOMING FOR WELLMAN It will be 227 days from the December 2 end of the 2018 Fall racing season at Del Mar to Wednesday’s start of the 80th Summer season. And 227 days of absence, coupled with a winter/spring of...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes • Brown equals record for most Diana wins; graded stakes contenders on the work tab • By Your Side looks to parlay G3 Sanford win to possible G1 Hopeful start; Boxwood to run in G1 Coaching Club American Oaks • Baffert points...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Maximum Security will put in “a one-mile open gallop,” on Monday as his final prep for next Saturday’s $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, trainer Jason Servis said today. The disqualified Kentucky Derby winner...