Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • BATTLE OF MIDWAY IN FINAL MAJOR DRILL FOR DERBY • SONGBIRD BETTER THAN EVER AS A FOUR-YEAR-OLD • D’AMATO HOPES FARHAAN STEPS UP IN THUNDER ROAD • CECIL ‘DRESSED TO A T’ FOR SANTA BARBARA STAKES • ANKLE ISSUE PUTS ILIAD OFF THE TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL BATTLE OF...

By Amy Owens —- TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WINNER IRAP HAS FINAL KENTUCKY DERBY WORK • KENTUCKY OAKS CONTENDER DADDYS LIL DARLING WORKS • KEENELAND INVITES FANS FOR KENTUCKY OAKS AND DERBY DAY FUN • SPRING MEET SPECIAL EVENTS • SPRING MEET LEADERS TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WINNER IRAP HAS...

By Ed Golden —- Victor Espinoza; Benoit ESPINOZA JOINS GOMEZ, CASTELLANO IN SHRINE Victor Espinoza, the self-proclaimed “happy Mexican,” seemed no more ebullient than usual at Clockers’ Corner Thursday morning, four days after he and fellow jockeys Javier Castellano and the...

By Amy Owens —- • JOHN HANCOCK ENJOYS JUVENILE NICHE AT KEENELAND • GALLOPING OUT • BEHIND THE SCENES: DESPITE MANY ROLES, THERE IS ONLY ONE KEVIN MORAN • SPRING MEET SPECIAL EVENTS • SPRING MEET LEADERS JOHN HANCOCK ENJOYS JUVENILE NICHE AT KEENELAND Trainer John Hancock...

By David Joseph —- Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $133,335 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Wednesday for the seventh consecutive program, leaving a $133,335.44 carryover jackpot for Thursday’s program. The Rainbow 6 carryover...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland begins the final three days of the Spring Meet today. Post time for the first race Wednesday through Friday is 1:05 p.m. ET. • CENTRAL BANK ASHLAND WINNER SAILOR’S VALENTINE WORKS • WESLEY WARD, JOEL ROSARIO LEAD PEERS TO BEGIN FINAL WEEK OF...