Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • UNIQUE BELLA IN SMART BREEZE FOR GRADE I LA BREA • BOWIES HERO REMAINS ON TURF FOR MATHIS BROTHERS • SANTA ANITA’S STELLAR SIMULCAST TEAM READY TO GO • POPULAR WALL CALENDAR FREE TO FANS OPENING DAY UNIQUE BELLA IN ‘EASY’ DRILL FOR LA BREA Don Alberto...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – It’s a place where trainers devise strategy that is liable to fly out the window when a race starts and agents hustle assignments for their baby-faced jockey who may or may not have won 20 races at an unsanctioned bush track. It’s where...

By Ryan Martin —- * Recent Retiree Torres to Focus On New Career • Beschizza Gets Off To A Hot Start • Bullards Alley Works; Next Stop Gulfstream RECENT RETIREE TORRES TO BEGIN FOCUSING ON NEW CAREER Former jockey Francisco Torres, whose retirement ceremony took place in...

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...