Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • IRISH AND FRENCH ADD ‘INTERNATIONAL’ FLAVOR TO MEGAHERTZ • VAN DYKE IS THE NEXT BILL SHOEMAKER, FORMER RIDER CLAIMS • DURKIN NARRATES NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO BOOK, ‘HALF A CHANCE’ TWO SEEK FIRST STAKES WIN IN MONDAY’S MEGAHERTZ If Monday’s Grade III Megahertz...

By Mike Henry —- CHILEAN JOCKEY STRIVES TO MAKE NAME KNOWN TO OLDSMAR FOLLOWERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Andres Ulloa got a taste of the big time in 2016 when he traveled to Santa Anita to watch his older brother, Gonzalo Ulloa Perez, ride Chilean-bred Kitcat...

By Ed Golden —- • LA CANADA DISTANCE IDEAL FOR RESKY BUSINESS • INSTA IRMA SET FOR HOLIDAY FEATURE MONDAY • MARATHON ASTRA STAKES SUITS SHAZARA’S STYLE • VAN DYKE AT HIS BEST FOR THE KALOOKAN QUEEN MOREY FILLY ALL BUSINESS AT MILE DISTANCE OF LA CANADA Resky Business makes...

By Ryan Martin —- • Casse Will Likely Opt For Silverbulletday With Wonder Gadot • Texas Invaders Analyze This Jet, Terra’s Angel Step Up In Lecomte, Silverbulletday • Hollendorfer Ships Instilled Regard For Lecomte • Mom’s On Strike, Giada Vegas Put Winning Streaks On The...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Von Hemel Looks to Keep Lengthy Win Streak Alive One constant the last four decades at Oaklawn has been trainer Don Von Hemel of Hot Springs. Actually, he’s been more like a sure bet. Von Hemel, 83, has at least one victory at every Oaklawn meeting since...

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • TRAINER HAS GIANT EXPECTATIONS FOR PEGASUS • UNION STRIKE SET TO MAKE GRASS DEBUT MONDAY • MAJESTIC HEAT FINDS A NEW HOME ON MAIN TRACK • SANTA ANITA FETES JOHN SHEAR ON 97TH BIRTHDAY • BARRETTS SALE TO AIDE SAN LUIS REY FIRE VICTIMS...