Barn Notes

By David Joseph —- Musical Romance, Christmas Past Stakes Highlight 11-Race Card Apprentice Franklin Ceballos Rides First U.S. Winner HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot of $385,146.51 will highlight Saturday’s kickoff of the three-day Memorial Day...

By Darren Rogers —- Steve Asmussen (r), Asst trainer Scott Blasi (l); Coady Photography ASMUSSEN BECOMES ONLY THIRD TRAINER TO WIN 600 RACES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 26, 2017) – Steve Asmussen became only the third trainer in Churchill Downs history...

By John Heims —- TRAINER MOTION BRINGS IN TWO CONTENDERS FOR RED BANK TITLE Trainer H. Graham Motion will ship in two challengers, Can’thelpbelieving and Irish Strait, both with wins over the Monmouth Park turf course, to take on 11 others, including three MTOs going a mile...

By Ed Golden —- • • MIDNIGHT STORM, PRAT READY FOR RICH GOLD CUP • • SANTA ANITA HONORS VETS WITH MEMORIAL DAY BBQ • • AVENGE FIRING BULLETS FOR THE GRADE I GAMELY • • ILLUMINANT GOES IN MONROVIA ‘WITH CONFIDENCE’ • • HOME RUN KITTEN ‘FRESH’ FOR RETURN IN DAYTONA • •...

By David Joseph —- Requite Set for Return in Sunday’s Opening Lead HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park went unsolved for the 19th consecutive program Thursday, producing a $356,270.15 carryover jackpot for Friday’s nine-race program. Multiple...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 25, 2017) – John Oxley’s Classic Empire, who lost Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (Grade I) by a head two weeks after finishing fourth in the $2,395,800 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), is scheduled to begin...