Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • DABSTER BREEZES FOR GRADE I MALIBU ON OPENING DAY • SAN ANTONIO COULD PROVE A PEGASUS STEPPINGSTONE • BONDE OUT TO DOUBLE HIS PLEASURE IN GRADE I LA BREA • POPULAR WALL CALENDAR FREE TO FANS ON OPENING DAY BAFFERT WORKS DABSTER, WEST COAST, MASOCHISTIC Bob...

By Mike Henry —- Mike Stdham OLDSMAR, FL. – With more than 100 victories in each of the last two years and a coveted 2015-2016 title at Fair Grounds to his credit, trainer Michael Stidham’s Thoroughbred operation has flirted with peak efficiency. But with an 80-horse stable...

By Ed Golden —- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017 • COLLECTED AND DABSTER EYE OPENERS FOR BAFFERT • ECLIPSE KING CASTELLANO RIDES HERE ON OPENING DAY • BOLT D’ORO TO RETURN IN GRADE II SAN VICENTE FEB. 10 • UNIQUE BELLA DRILLS THURSDAY FOR GRADE I LA BREA COLLECTED IN SHARP WORK...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Trainer Norm McKnight Arrives for First Meet at Oaklawn Trainer Norm McKnight, the newly minted leading trainer at Woodbine, arrived in Hot Springs along with 24 horses Dec. 16 for his first meet at Oaklawn; Stakes winner Smack Smack will resume training...

By Brain W. Spencer —- • Promising 2-Year-Old Principe Guilherme Impresses in Second Career Outing • Tenacious Winner Cooptado to Stretch Out Next Year; Likely Mineshaft-Bound • 9-Year Old Dimension Still Going Strong • Letellier Winner She’s Pretty Lucky Could Ship to...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When Ronnie Allen, Jr., won his first riding title at Tampa Bay Downs, you could buy the original, mouse-driven Macintosh personal computer for about $2,500. But at least it wasn’t too expensive to get to the computer store. The average price...