Barn Notes

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN — • BRINKERHOFF ON THE IMPROVE IN THE GOLDEN STATE • JOSE FERRER TO RECEIVE WOOLF AWARD ON SUNDAY • PANCAKE BREAKFAST APRIL 19 BENEFITS VALENZUELA • LEGENDARY WRITER WILLIAM NACK PASSES AT AGE 77 TRAINER SEEKS GREATER OPPORTUNITY AT SANTA...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Students of Thoroughbred pedigrees are salivating about Sunday’s third race at Tampa Bay Downs, a $22,500 maiden special weight contest for 3-year-old fillies going a mile-and-a-sixteenth on the turf. Eight horses are entered. The...

By Amy Owens —- SATURDAY, APRIL 14 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 27, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 pm. ET. ********** • COOLMORE JENNY WILEY SET FOR 30TH RUNNING • HEART TO HEART IN GOOD...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Mike Allen, who has been on both ends of enough photo finishes to know the score, had a quick quip for Samy Camacho after their mounts crossed the wire together in the first race at Tampa Bay Downs. “I said ‘You didn’t get me this tim...

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 27, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 pm. ET. ********** • MAKER’S 46 MILE REACHES MILESTONE RUNNING • THOROUGHBRED CHARITIES OF...

By Ed Golden —- • TRIPLE CROWN-SAVVY ESPINOZA SET ON BOLT D’ORO • WINNING TITLES NEVER GETS OLD FOR BOB BAFFERT • TOUGH SUNDAY TOUGH PACE FACTOR IN THOR’S ECHO • JOSE FERRER TO RECEIVE WOOLF AWARD ON SUNDAY • BAFFERT, SMITH GIVEN PEGASUS WORLD CUP RINGS • PANCAKE BREAKFAST...