Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Things were different in 1999. Current WinStar Farm President/CEO & Racing Manager, Elliott Walden, was one of the top Thoroughbred trainers in the country, coming off a year in which he won the Belmont Stakes with Victory Gallop to deny...

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • BOLT D’ORO PICTURE-PERFECT IN DERBY BREEZE • APPRENTICE RIDER ASA ESPINOZA IS ‘ACING IT’ • BEJARANO IS GETTING READY TO RESUME RIDING • FIRST POST WILL BE 12:30 P.M. STARTING ON MAY 3 BOLT D’ORO, MIDNIGHT BISOU WORK FOR KENTUCKY Under a...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Colts and geldings that compete in the inaugural $100,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Silver Charm Florida Sire Stakes on Saturday, May 5 at Tampa Bay Downs will be racing for more than the winner’s purse. The race...

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...