Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (May 13, 2018) – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and SF Racing’s Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner Quip, based at Keeneland with trainer Rodolphe Brisset, worked 4 furlongs in :48.20 Sunday in his final preparation for...

By Bailey Gallison —- BLOCK EYES GRADE III AMERICAN DERBY FOR CAPTIVATING MOON Following a runner-up effort in the Grade II American Turf Stakes on Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby undercard last Saturday, Lothenbach Stables’ Captivating Moon will likely bypass the Grade III...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS-BASED PREAKNESS CONTENDERS TUNE UP BEFORE SHIPPING TO BALTIMORE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 13, 2018) – Five Churchill Downs-based Preakness Stakes (Grade I) contenders, led by Kentucky Derby winner Justify, continued their final...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Hi Happy exits G1 Man o’ War in fine fettle; ‘cool horse’ Patch A-OK • G3 Peter Pan hero Blended Citizen to remain in New York ahead of Belmont bid • G3 Beaugay winner A Raving Beauty ‘exceeded expectations’ as Brown barn...

By Ed Golden —- JUSTIFY Alex Evers Photo • JUSTIFY IS DOING ‘TERRIFIC’ FOR PREAKNESS • TRAVEL LIKELY FOR TIJORI AFTER MAIDEN WIN • BAZE, FREY SEEK VICTORY AT BELMONT PARK HISTORY COULD BECKON JUSTIFY, O’NEILL SAYS Doug O’Neill has been down the Triple Crown road before, not...

By Darren Rogers —- Tiz My Lady with Helen Pitts-Blasi Photo Credit: Churchill Downs/Coady Photography MOTHERHOOD AND HORSE RACING – A SEAMLESS EXACTA FOR PITTS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 12, 2018) – It was a typical Saturday morning for trainer Helen Pitts when she...