Barn Notes

By John Heims —- TRAINER PAT MCBURNEY SENDS OUT TWO IN SEPARATE STAKES ON MONMOUTH PARK’S 13-RACE FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Patrick McBurney expects to find out a lot more about two horses he has high hopes for this year when he sends out both in...

By Darren Rogers —- CD/Coady Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 16, 2018) – Racing’s 13th Triple Crown winner Justify galloped about one mile Saturday morning at Churchill Downs under regular exercise rider Humberto Gomez for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert as he...

By Bailey Gallison —- Chris Block Chasing Record Breaking Stakes Victory • Jean Elizabeth Risks Perfect Record in Purple Violet Stakes • Moquett Sends Spark Joy for Saturday Maiden Event CHRIS BLOCK CHASING RECORD BREAKING STAKES VICTORY Trainer Chris Block sends out a pair...

By John Heims —- ROAMING UNION GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Kelly Breen knows just how rewarding it can be to get the best out of a talented 3-year-old, having won the 2011 Belmont Stakes...

By Darren Rogers —- WALSH HOPING FOR REDEMPTION WITH HONORABLE DUTY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 15, 2018) – Honorable Duty joined a list of 55 horses that eventual Horse of the Year Gun Runner defeated in 2017 after...

By Ed Golden & Mike Willman —- • LEADING RIDER PRAT SET TO EXPAND HIS PROFILE • TOP TRAINER O’NEILL HAS HORSES BORN TO RUN • HORSE FOR COURSE MUCHOS BESOS WINS AGAIN • FIRST POST WILL BE 12 NOON SATURDAY, JUNE 23 • BAFFERT, SMITH AT DODGER STADIUM ON JUNE 25 PRAT WILL...