Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- Samy Camacho; Tampa Bay Downs Photo OLDSMAR, FL. – On the surface, there wasn’t anything special about Wednesday’s eighth race at Tampa Bay Downs, an $8,000 claiming contest for fillies and mares which had never won two races. But don’t tell that to the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Red Ruby Pointing Towards Honeybee Stakes Red Ruby is pointing for the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies March 10 at Oaklawn, trainer Kellyn Gorder said. A lightly raced daughter of Tiznow, Red Ruby was a 2 ½-length winner of the...

By Ryan Martin —- McLaughlin Will Point Avery Island To Grade II Louisiana Derby • Asmussen Makes Plans For Derby Hopefuls • Walsh Looks Ahead With Allowance Winner Dark Templar • Post Time For Louisiana Derby Day Moved To 12:30 MCLAUGHLIN WILL POINT AVERY ISLAND TO GRADE...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- My Boy Jack; Coady Photography Plans Pending For Southwest Stakes Winner My Boy Jack Next-race plans are pending for My Boy Jack, who was to be flown to his Southern California base Wednesday following a dominant performance in the $500,000 Southwest...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will offer $1-million in stakes purses on a single afternoon for the first time in history when the track presents five stakes, including three graded events, on its March 10 Festival Day program. Nominations close Saturday...

By Ed Golden —- Bolt d’Oro; Zoe Metz/Clockers Corner • ESPINOZA TO WORK BOLT D’ORO ON TUESDAY • EASY MAIDEN WINNER JUSTIFY GETS 104 BEYER • ROMAN, PRAT DEADLOCKED IN JOCKEYS’ RACE BOLT D’ORO TO BREEZE FOR SAN FELIPE UNDER ESPINOZA Bolt d’Oro, a leading contender for...