Barn Notes

By Ryan Martin —- STIDHAM AIMS SYNCHRONY AT GRADE III ARLINGTON HANDICAP Trainer Mike Stidham said Thursday afternoon that he will point two-time graded stakes winner Synchrony toward the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Handicap, which is run on the Arlington International...

By Tom Luicci —- MAKER HOPING FOR REPEAT FROM BIGGER PICTURE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 1 UNITED NATIONS STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – Almost a full year later, trainer Michael Maker still has his doubts when he watches the replay of the 2017 United Nations Stakes that Bigger Picture...

By Darren Rogers —- FORMER RODEO STARS TEAM WITH CHIEF CICATRIZ IN SATURDAY’S $75,000-ADDED KELLY’S LANDING LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 28, 2018) – Locally-based trainer Mike Johnson grew up as a child in Arkansas knowing the name Shawn Davis, a former three-time world...

By Ryan Martin —- CAPTIVATING MOON COULD RACE BACK IN GRADE III AMERICAN DERBY Although Captivating Moon ran a game third in Saturday’s Mystic Lake Derby, don’t rule him out of consideration for the Grade III $100,000 American Derby at Arlington International Racecourse,...

By Brian Bohl /Najja Thompson —- La Sardane headlines Perfect Sting ELMONT, N.Y. – Gary Barber and John Oxley’s undefeated Road to Victory will look to improve to 4-for-4 in going against a talented field that includes three-time graded stakes winner Midnight...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Two days of excitement-packed Thoroughbred racing provide the backdrop for a full weekend of entertainment – including the highly popular Corgi races – during the sixth annual Summer Festival of Racing and Music on Saturday and Sunday at...