Barn Notes

By Michael Chamberlain —- NEW RECEIVING BARN AND TOP-NOTCH JOCKEY COLONY READY TO GO OPELOUSAS, LA – A long-standing Louisiana tradition returns as the 52nd season of Thoroughbred racing at Evangeline Downs will kick off on Wednesday night with a nine-race program. It will...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Derby-bound Irish War Cry in good shape after G2 Wood Memorial win • Miss Sky Warrior on track for Oaks following G2 Gazelle romp • Grant still riding high after Green Gratto’s G1 Carter win • Webster, NY resident Harrison takes Wood Memorial...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 16. • TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WINNER IRAP STAYING PUT...

By Ed Golden —- • IT’S ON TO KENTUCKY FOR GORMLEY, ROYAL MO • STEVENS IN PURSUIT OF FOURTH DERBY VICTORY • SANTA ANITA DERBY WINNER DORTMUND RETIRED • TWO-TIME CHAMPION SONGBIRD IN BULLET BREEZE • SPRING PORTION OF THE MEET STARTS NEXT FRIDAY John Shirreffs; Anne M...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Although he is closing in on track history, jockey Daniel Centeno chooses to keep his focus squarely on his next race. The 45-year-old Centeno’s path to a record sixth Tampa Bay Downs riding title grew rockier on March 10, when Oldsmar...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Asmussen’s Arkansas Derby Pair Put in Final Works Untrapped and Lookin At Lee worked easy half-miles in :51 Sunday morning at Oaklawn for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), which headlines...