Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Bobby Raymond has been training Thoroughbreds almost 40 years – long enough to know how quickly circumstances change around the racetrack. But he wasn’t expecting wintry weather to make an appearance when he arrived at the Tampa Bay Downs...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017) – Following a three-length score in Saturday’s $200,000 Fayette Stakes (Grade II) at Keeneland, Carl Hurst and William “Buff” Bradley’s The Player will target the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton...

By Ed Golden —- SANTA ANITA-BASED RUNNERS PREP FOR BREEDERS’ CUP ARROGATE TO WORK FOR CLASSIC MONDAY AT 7:45 A.M. RACE FOR TRAINING TITLE COULD GO DOWN TO THE WIRE UNBEATEN JUVENILE FAVORITE BOLT D’ORO LOOKS ‘PERFECT’ Headed by undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile favorite...

DMTC NEWS —- The fourth Bing Crosby Fall Season at Del Mar, which features the track’s first hosting of the Breeders’ Cup, opens Wednesday with a nine-race card featuring the $75,000 Let It Ride Stakes. First post is 12:30 p.m. A total of 79 horses was entered with eight of...

By Ed Golden —- STREAKING SHARP SAMURAI SET FOR TWILIGHT DERBY SKYE DIAMONDS ‘ON TIME’ FOR BREEDERS’ CUP EVENT BALTAS BIDDING FOR TRAINING TITLE IN AUTUMN MISS LATE SURGE HAS O’NEILL IN THE RUNNING FOR CROWN CARMA HOSTS AFTERCARE AWARENESS DAY ON SUNDAY SHARP SAMURAI SHARP...

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, OCT. 27 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday. Post time for the first race today and tomorrow is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · SIX HORSES POINTED TO BREEDERS’ CUP WORK FRIDAY MORNING · RICARDO SANTANA JR. TAKES AIM AT FIRST KEENELAND RIDING...