Barn Notes

By David Joseph —- Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) Ultimate Goal for Pay Any Price World-Record Holder Set for Sunday’s Tamiami Handicap HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Pay Any Price takes an important step toward the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) Sunday when the...

By Darren Rogers —- FLORIDA-BASED NIHEI ‘HAPPY TO BE BACK’ AT CHURCHILL DOWNS FOR SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $150,000 IROQOUIS STAKES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Sept. 14, 2018) – Florida-based trainer Michelle Nihei has not made a trip to Churchill Downs since the spring of 2013...

By Darren Rogers —- Mind Your Biscuits; Benoit Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018) – Multiple Grade I winner and the richest New York-bred in history Mind Your Biscuits arrived at Churchill Downs early Thursday morning to begin training towards the $200,000...

By David Joseph —- Paco Lopez Makes Early Return to Gulfstream Park Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $136,733 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Paco Lopez made an early return to South Florida Thursday, riding three horses on Thursday’s twilight program at...

By Amy Owens —- Clickhere for a video of Hip 729, a $1.4 million American Pharoah-Bsharpsonata colt Click here for a video of Hip 696, a $1.2 million War Front-Betterbetterbetter (IRE) filly Click here for a video of Hip 730, a $1.2 million Medaglia d’Oro-Bunairgead (IRE)...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018) – The “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” officially begins Saturday as 12 promising 2-year-olds, led by Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s duo of Saratoga Special (Grade II) runner-up...