Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. • DICKINSON’S COOLMORE JENNY WILEY VICTORY CAPS MAGICAL DAY FOR McLAUGHLIN BARN • WARD LAYS OUT...

By Ed Golden —- • SHORT WORKS FOR BATTLE OF MIDWAY, ROYAL MO • FOLLOW ME CREV DOING WELL FOR CALIFORNIAN • SAN JUAN DISTANCE SUITS LONGSHOT GENEROSO BATTLE OF MIDWAY, ROYAL MO HOPE TO MAKE THEIR POINTS Battle of Midway and Royal Mo, second and third in the Santa Anita...

By David Joseph —- Gunnevera’s Trainer Looking Forward to Kentucky Derby Experience HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Antonio Sano visited a U.S. winner’s circle for the 500th time Sunday after saddling Gio Patricia for a victory in the fourth race at Gulfstream Park. Sano...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland is closed tomorrow: Easter Sunday. • TOM LEACH INTERVIEWS TRAINERS OF HORSES IN TODAY’S...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- CLASSIC EMPIRE Classic Empire, last year’s 2-year-old champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, jogged a mile and galloped a mile during an uneventful training session shortly after the track opened at 7 a.m. At noon he schooled in the indoor paddock...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – More than 30 years ago, when he was making a name for himself as a top rider in New Jersey, Jose Ferrer had the good fortune to learn from some of the best. Jockeys such as Ferrer’s uncle, Carlos Lopez, Sr., and his cousin, Charles “C.C.”...