Barn Notes

By Darren Rogers —- CHAMPION GOOD MAGIC TOPS LIST OF SIX DERBY WORKS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS; MONOMOY GIRL DRILLS FOR KENTUCKY OAKS RUN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 28, 2018) – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ 2-year-old champion Good Magic headed a group...

By Darren Rogers —- PLETCHER QUARTET DRILLS FOR DERBY 144, LONE SAILOR WORKS FOR AMOSS; JUSTIFY WORKS SEVEN-EIGHTHS AT SANTA ANITA; SIX OAKS CANDIDATES PUT IN DRILLS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, April 27, 2018) – Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Todd Pletcher put his...

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 27 – CLOSING DAY ********** • BROWN RETURNS TO KEENELAND FOR RUSHING FALL WORK • FORMER JOCKEY TORRES LEARNING ANOTHER SIDE OF RACING • GALLOPING OUT • KEENELAND PARTNERS WITH LANE’S END TO SPONSOR BLUEGRASS BREAKFAST DERBY WEEK AT CHURCHILL...

By Ed Golden —- JUSTIFY (this morning) Zoe Metz Photography • JUSTIFY IN FINAL MAJOR KENTUCKY DERBY DRILL • FULL OF LUCK MAKES DIRT DEBUT IN CALIFORNIAN • MARATHON SHOULD SUIT CAUSEFORCOMMOTION • ISOTHERM SHORTENS UP SUNDAY FOR SAN SIMEON • FIRST POST WILL BE 12:30 P.M....

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – If you want to bring a smile to trainer Efren Loza, Jr.’s face on a day when he doesn’t win with both of his starters to improve to 10-for-18 at the meeting, mention Fear the Cowboy. The 6-year-old ridgling has earned $1,243,020 since Dec....

By Ed Golden —- • PROUD PAPA JOE SET FOR THE CALIFORNIAN • BALTAS TACKLES FAVORITE WITH FOURSOME • DERBY HORSES SET FOR WEEKEND BREEZES • INJURED ROMAN EXPECTED BACK IN A MONTH TALAMO SEEKS THIRD IN ROW ON DR. DORR Joe Talamo hopes to make it three in a row on Dr. Dorr when...