Barn Notes

By Kevin Kerstein —- Gift Box; Benoit GIFT BOX READIES FOR STEPHEN FOSTER AS 3-1 MORNING LINE FAVORITE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 13, 2019) – Hronis Racing’s Gift Box arrived at Churchill Downs on Tuesday to begin preparing for Saturday night’s 38th running of the...

By Grant LaGrange —- Cammack gets win number fourteen • Brittany Vanden Berg saddles first career winner • Former Chicago DRF writer and editor dies at 83 CAMMACK GETS WIN NUMBER FOURTEEN Team Block’s nine-year-old Illinois bred Cammack got the fourteenth win of his career...

By Tom Luicci —- JOEVIA BACK AT MONMOUTH FOLLOWING BELMONT STAKES WITH TRAINER SACCO SETTING SIGHTS ON HASKELL NEXT OCEANPORT, N.J. – Third-place Belmont Stakes finisher Joevia returned to his base at Monmouth Park on Sunday morning with trainer Gregg Sacco targeting the...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Pletcher’s first Belmont victory remains special • Rushing Fall stands out in a crowd of Grade 1 winners • Juddmonte’s world-class legacy on display for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival • Mitole puts streak on the line in G1 Runhappy...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – After 58 years of showing up in the mornings to Barn 3 on the Monmouth Park backstretch, John Mazza doesn’t need any added incentive to continue doing so. But it sure helps, said the 82-year-old trainer, when a horse like Horologist is...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 7, 2019) – Racing’s third jewel of the Triple Crown, the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I), is set for Saturday. Locally-based handicappers and horsemen weighed in on the 1 ½-mile “Test of Champions.” • TwinSpires.com...