Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • SANTA ANITA A WINNING PATH TO KENTUCKY DERBY • OWNERS WELCOME OVERNIGHT PURSE INCREASES • CALLAGHAN FILLIES SHORTEN UP FOR THE SENORITA • FANS CAN MEET TRAINER RICHARD BALTAS ON XBTV SANTA ANITA HAS EDGE FOR DERBY, WEATHER OR NOT Horses based at Santa...

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, APRIL 23 Racing resumes Wednesday with eight races that begin at 1:05 p.m. The 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday. First post is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** • TEN LONG-DISTANCE TURF RUNNERS ENTERED IN CLOSING-DAY BEWITCH • KEENELAND REPRESENTED BY...

By Darren Rogers —- ANOTHERTWISTAFATE TO WAIT FOR PREAKNESS; SERENGETI EMPRESS WORKS TOWARD KENTUCKY OAKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 23, 2019) – Trainer Blaine Wright said via text Tuesday morning that Peter Redekop’s Anothertwistafate would be flying back to his home...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Leading Rider Title Could Come Down to the Wire Ricardo Santana Jr. normally has the Oaklawn riding title sewn up by Arkansas Derby Day. But, this is not a normal year at Oaklawn since the meeting has been extended three weeks to May 4 (Kentucky Derby...

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 18 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1:05 p.m. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. ********** • ORTIZ ALL SMILES WHEN DISCUSSING KENTUCKY DERBY HOPEFUL TACITUS • MORAVIA (GB) RETURNS TO...

By Gissel Torres —- Photo Credit: Coady Photography Mike Smith Makes His Pick Moments after Omaha Beach won the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn, his owner, Rick Porter, said he was confident Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith would choose to ride the colt...