Barn Notes

By Kevin Kerstein —– SCHERER GETS ULTIMATE SURPRISE AS FAMILY, FRIENDS TRAVEL FROM ACROSS COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE 80TH BIRTHDAY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 28, 2019) – When trainer Merrill Scherer attended Friday’s races at Churchill Downs, one of the biggest surprises...

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Solved for $3.151 Million Jackpot Payoff Friday’s Stronach 5 All Star Ticket Link Trainer D’Angelo, Jockey Martinez Notch Milestone Victories O’Connell Trainees Top Field for Friday’s Golden Isles Stakes Leading Rider Edgard Zayas Featured on...

By Bob Mieszerski —- SUMMER THOROUGHBRED FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY; THREE STAKES TO BE OFFERED DURING 10-DAY SEASON; SOI PHET TO MAKE LAST START IN OPENING DAY BERTRANDO CYPRESS, Calif. —-The first thoroughbred meet of 2019 at Los Alamitos will begin Saturday, June 29....

By Kevin Kerstein —- CALIFORNIA SHIPPER PHANTOM BOSS HOPES TO GIVE PERIBAN HIS FIRST CHURCHILL DOWNS VICTORY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $125,000 BASHFORD MANOR LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 27, 2019) – Trainer Jorge Periban has never started a horse beneath the historic...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Diversify to join Old Friends; Catholic Boy and Rock my Love pointed for graded stakes action • Varenka remains possible for G1 Belmont Oaks; English Bee and He’s No Lemon hoping for G1 Belmont Derby invites • Olendon set for North American...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 23, 2019) – The 38-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs is set to close next week with a stellar eight-race program for Twilight Thursday presented by Blue Moon, a special 11-race program on Friday and a 12-race extravaganza...