Barn Notes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Alsvid Eyes Hot Springs There was no five-peat for Alsvid, but trainer Chris Hartman said Sunday afternoon that his hope is the millionaire will return to stakes competition in the $125,000 Hot Springs for older sprinters March 11. Alsvid, in his...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The eyes of much of the Thoroughbred racing community will be focused on Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, when a number of legitimate Triple Crown hopefuls will compete in the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes for 3-year-olds at a...

By Ed Golden —- • UNIQUE BELLA ODDS-ON FOR SUNDAY’S LAS VIRGENES • O’NEILL HOPES TO ‘PASS GO’ WITH LEWIS MONOPOLY • BUSY WEEKEND AS USUAL FOR TEAM HOLLENDORFER • TEXAS RYANO SHOULD COME RUNNING IN SAN MARCOS UNIQUE BELLA MEETS CHAMP IN GRADE II LAS VIRGENES There are those...

By Michael Adolphson —- • I’m a Chatterbox Half-Brother Zinger Makes Stakes Debut Saturday • It’s Your Nickel Points to Risen Star, Louisiana Derby • Excitations Exciting for Stall • Tom’s Ready Highlights Work Tab I’M A CHATTERBOX HALF-BROTHER ZINGER MAKES STAKES DEBUT...

By Mike Henry —- ‘FARM FAVORITE’ MAKES CASSE LOOK LIKE A GENIUS OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer Mark Casse was in south Florida today readying his Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Colt, Classic Empire, for Saturday’s Grade II Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. But...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- VETERAN IVAN FALLUNOVALOT SEEKS THIRD KING COTTON WIN Mathews, Howard Hit Equine Lottery with “Ivan” Three horses, each for $25,000, were claimed out of the ninth race March 6, 2014, at Oaklawn. However, only one of those horses has developed into a...