Barn Notes

By Bailey Gallison —- STAKES WINNERS SEEK STEP UP IN GRADE III ARLINGTON CLASSIC The 82nd running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Classic, a 1 1/16-miles event for 3-year-olds on the turf on May 27, garnered 25 nominations from 16 trainers at closing on Wednesday. Mike...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 19, 2017) – The pageantry of the 142nd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (GI), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown headlined by the Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, will be featured prominently at Churchill...

By Ed Golden —- • • MANDELLA HAS EASTWOOD ON IMPROVE FOR KONA GOLD • • CHAMPION SONGBIRD IN BULLET BREEZE WITH SMITH UP • • FREE COOLER BACKPACK AT SANTA ANITA ON SATURDAY • • LONGTIME VALET BOBBY MARKUS PASSES AT AGE 77 • • WHAT A VIEW IS READY TO RUN ON ‘BEST TURF COURSE’...

By David Joseph —- Preakness News and Notes 05.18.2017 Always Dreaming ‘Sitting on Go’ for Saturday’s Preakness Classic Empire ‘Focused and Happy’ for Morning Gallop Conquest Mo Money Changing Trainer’s Life BALTIMORE – After training Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always...

By Bailey Gallison —- SAKONNET STRAIGHT TO STAKES AT ARLINGTON Trainer Anthony Granitz says he will point Sakonnet for the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Classic on May 27 at Arlington International Racecourse. The 3-year-old colt by Scat Daddy was last seen finishing a...

By Heather Pettinger —- H. Allen Jerkens; NYRA File Photos ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association is proud to announce that the Grade 1 King’s Bishop at historic Saratoga Race Course, New York’s premier summer race for 3-year-old sprinters, will be...