Barn Notes

By Ryan Martin —- Barn Notes: Thursday, August 2, 2018 • Divisidero Works Half-Mile at Fair Hill; Eyes Next Grade I Start • All Systems Go for Daddys Lil Darling in Beverly D. • Graded Stakes Winner Streamline Returns in Friday Allowance • Smokinwatchstopper Gets Win for...

DMTC News – From the Wire DAY 12 LONG FREEWAY JOURNEY LEADS TO SORRENTO FOR SUMMERLAND Trainer Phil Hall loaded his undefeated two-year-old filly Summerland onto a van at Hastings Park, Vancouver, Canada, early in the morning a week ago Thursday and drove to a farm near...

By Tom Luicci —- SATURDAY’S COLLEEN AND TYRO STAKES FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS LOOM AS IMPORTANT TESTS FOR PROMISING YOUNG RUNNERS OCEANPORT, N.J. – With 2-year-old stakes races it’s all about finding out if the performance lives up to the potential. That’s exactly the case for...

NYRA RELEASE —- • G1 Whitney contender Tapwrit better ‘in the mix’ • St. Lewis taking two shots at Grade 1 glory on Saturday • Voodoo Song out of Lure, possible for G1 Fourstardave • Mott looking forward to added distance in Whitney for Good Samaritan • Asmussen...

By Tom Luicci —- MARGOTTA SADDLES HANNA DUE IN THURSDAY’S FEATURE HOPING TURNAROUND AT MONMOUTH PARK CONTINUES OCEANPORT, N.J. – Anthony Margotta is a firm believer that streaks run both ways in horse racing, and that they can also change abruptly. That’s why the veteran...

DMTC News – From the Wire DAY 11 UNIQUE BELLA WAS A SHOO-IN DESPITE SHOE OFF IN CLEMENT L. HIRSCH Unique Bella was a 2-5 favorite on the morning line and 1-10 when the gates opened for Sunday’s Grade I $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes And the 4-year-old champion filly...