Barn Notes

By Ryan Martin —- Monomoy Girl; Hodges Photography • Monomoy Girl Settling In Well Following Brief Freshening • ‘Wonder Horse’ Spectacular Gem Seeks Stakes Win in Lloyd ‘Captain’ Maestri • Asmussen Sends Strong Pair of Career Debuters in Saturday Maiden Event • Colby...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Oaklawn Begins 2019 With Strong Gains Business for Oaklawn’s first three days racing produced huge gains over 2018, highlighted by a January record for off-track pari-mutuel handle. According to figures released by Oaklawn, total estimated attendance of...

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $906,158 for Thursday Well-Bred Graceful Princess Makes Return in Thursday Feature HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 16th consecutive racing day Wednesday, growing the carryover jackpot...

By Mike Henry —- WINS KEEP PILING UP FOR RUMBA ISLAND TRAINER OF MONTH NAVARRO OLDSMAR, FL. – After earning career victory No. 1,000 in Saturday’s Grade III Fred W. Hooper Stakes at Gulfstream Park with 6-year-old gelding Aztec Sense, trainer Jorge Navarro was quick to...

By David Joseph —- Connections Seek Stakes ‘Glory’ in $150,000 Forward Gal (G3) Seven-Furlong Sprint Supports Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull (G2) Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – On the surface, with each of her last three races as a 2-year-old rained off the grass, it would appear...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Santana Jr. at Top of Standings after Opening Weekend After the first three days of the scheduled 57-day Oaklawn meeting, a familiar name is atop the jockey standings. It’s Ricardo Santana Jr., who is seeking his seventh consecutive Oaklawn riding title....