Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • VICTOR LOOKS FOR MORE VICTORIES IN 2018 • BLANC BIDS GOODBYE TO 2017 WITH A BANG • STEPH BEING STEPH DRILLS FOR SANTA YNEZ ESPINOZA LOOKS FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR It’s light years from American Pharoah, California Chrome and Stellar Wind, champions all, but...

By Ryan Martin —- * Gun Runner, Seeking The Soul Resume Pegasus World Cup Preparations * Mr. Misunderstood, Hallie Belle Look Ahead Following Saturday’s Stakes Victories GUN RUNNER, SEEKING THE SOUL RESUME PEGASUS WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS Gun Runner; All photos by Hodges...

By Ryan Martin —- Greeley Went West, Divine Bean Set For Rematch in Louisiana Futurity • Wonder Gadot Could Face Colts in Lecomte • Albarado Ships To Aqueduct on New Year’s Day For Jerome • Woodmans Luck Still Going Strong at Age 10 GREELEY WENT WEST, DIVINE BEAN SET FOR...

By Ed Golden —- HE QUALITY SEEMS RED HOT IN BLUE NORTHER ONE FAST BROAD BACK ON TURF FOR TEAM RUIS DESORMEAUX OFF AND WINNING AT SANTA ANITA BLUE NORTHER STAKES COULD MAKE THE GRADE Monday’s Joe Hernandez Stakes is a restricted race offering $75,000 in purse money, but...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Back troubles have prevented owner-trainer Kathleen DeMasi from flying from her Parx Racing base in Pennsylvania to Oldsmar for Saturday’s $100,000 Lightning City Stakes and $100,000 Turf Dash Stakes. But DeMasi believes her entrants, the...

By Ed Golden —- • BALTAS AND BROWN DOMINATE IN GRADE I OAKS • AMERICANIZE RETURNS TO SPRINT ON SATURDAY • LASEEN EYES FIRST U.S. WIN IN FRANKEL STAKES • JACK VAN BERG IS REMEMBERED AT SANTA ANITA BALTAS HAS THREE FOR THE MONEY IN GRADE I AMERICAN OAKS Kathy’s Song moves...