Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • IT’S ON TO KENTUCKY FOR GORMLEY, ROYAL MO • STEVENS IN PURSUIT OF FOURTH DERBY VICTORY • SANTA ANITA DERBY WINNER DORTMUND RETIRED • TWO-TIME CHAMPION SONGBIRD IN BULLET BREEZE • SPRING PORTION OF THE MEET STARTS NEXT FRIDAY John Shirreffs; Anne M...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Although he is closing in on track history, jockey Daniel Centeno chooses to keep his focus squarely on his next race. The 45-year-old Centeno’s path to a record sixth Tampa Bay Downs riding title grew rockier on March 10, when Oldsmar...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Asmussen’s Arkansas Derby Pair Put in Final Works Untrapped and Lookin At Lee worked easy half-miles in :51 Sunday morning at Oaklawn for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), which headlines...

By Amy Owens —- NOTES ON TODAY’S $1 MILLION TOYOTA BLUE GRASS • BIG SCORE STAYING AT KEENELAND FOLLOWING VICTORY IN TRANSYLVANIA PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SELECT • DANCING RAGS, SWEET LORETTA READY FOR 2017 DEBUTS IN ADENA SPRINGS BEAUMONT • DEFENDING CHAMPION DA BIG HOSS TOPS...

By Ed Golden —- • GARY STEVENS EYES A ‘10’ IN THE SANTA ANITA DERBY • MAJESTIC QUALITY STAYS HOME FOR RIGHT REASONS • BALDWIN AVE. TRAFFIC DIVERTED SATURDAY MORNING • HOLLENDORFER NEARS TITLE IN A ‘FRIENDLY RIVALRY’ • ECLIPSE WINNER KEVIN FREY TO RIDE AT SANTA ANITA Gary...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Maria Bowersock comes from a family of Thoroughbred conditioners. Her father, Richard Bowersock, is a retired trainer, and her uncle Gary and cousin Chad train at Presque Isle Downs, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort and Mahoning...