Barn Notes

By Bailey Gallison —- D. KELLY ACKERMAN LOGS 500TH CAREER WIN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Southern Illinois-based trainer D. Kelly Ackerman captured his 500th career victory on Saturday when Poindexter Thoroughbreds’ Magic Feet ($5.20) won the second race of the day under...

By Ed Golden —- • FATHER’S DAY HAS MANY CHERISHED MEMORIES • JUSTIFY MAKES ON-TRACK APPEARANCE JUNE 23 • JUSTIFY DUE TO ARRIVE AT SANTA ANITA SUNDAY • RETIRED HORSES, CARMA HONORED TOMORROW HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO DADS EVERYWHERE Following is the inscription on a card sent to...

By John Heims —- TRAINER PAT MCBURNEY SENDS OUT TWO IN SEPARATE STAKES ON MONMOUTH PARK’S 13-RACE FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Patrick McBurney expects to find out a lot more about two horses he has high hopes for this year when he sends out both in...

By Darren Rogers —- CD/Coady Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 16, 2018) – Racing’s 13th Triple Crown winner Justify galloped about one mile Saturday morning at Churchill Downs under regular exercise rider Humberto Gomez for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert as he...

By Bailey Gallison —- Chris Block Chasing Record Breaking Stakes Victory • Jean Elizabeth Risks Perfect Record in Purple Violet Stakes • Moquett Sends Spark Joy for Saturday Maiden Event CHRIS BLOCK CHASING RECORD BREAKING STAKES VICTORY Trainer Chris Block sends out a pair...

By John Heims —- ROAMING UNION GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF IN SUNDAY’S $100,000 PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Kelly Breen knows just how rewarding it can be to get the best out of a talented 3-year-old, having won the 2011 Belmont Stakes...