Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • ILIAD, TERM OF ART BOUND FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY • HENDRICKS HAS HAPPY MARE FOR SANTA MARGARITA • NO DARE AND GO, BUT BAL A BALI POSTS KILROE UPSET • STEVENS ‘REPROVES’ HIMSELF WITH A COMEBACK WIN • BAFFERT LIKES WHAT HE SEES IN ARROGATE WORKOUT TEAM O’NEILL...

By Michael Adolphson —- • St. Patrick’s Day Allowance Full of Talent • Zipessa Eyes Local Stakes for 5-Year-Old Bow • Egyptian Taking Conservative Route • Weekend Work Tab ST. PATRICK’S DAY ALLOWANCE FULL OF TALENT Friday afternoon will not only be a holiday filled with...

By Mike Henry —- Tapwrit trainer Todd Pletcher; NYRA FILE PHOTO OLDSMAR, FL. – After winning the 37th edition of the Grade II, $350,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday, 3-year-old Tapwrit returned to his Palm Beach Downs base in Delray Beach and ate a hearty...

By Ed Golden —- • BAZE, BEJARANO ON PRIME MOUNTS SANS SMITH • EURTON: ‘HAVEN’T SEEN THE BEST OF MILKY WAY’ • LEWIS WINNER ROYAL MO WORKS FOR SHIRREFFS • BAFFERT BREEZES TRIO SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA NEW PILOTS IN SANTA MARGARITA FOR FINEST CITY, VALE DORI With regular rider...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Untrapped Completes Rebel Stakes Work Untrapped completed major preparations for the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) March 18 with a 5-furlong work on a cloudy, chilly Saturday morning at Oaklawn. Breezing over a fast surface about 40 minutes after the track...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Girvin Works Toward Louisiana Derby • Mo Tom Gets Serious in Bullet Move Gun Runner; Churchill Downs File Photo GUN RUNNER HAS FINAL SERIOUS WORK FOR DUBAI With two weeks until he faces the world’s top-ranked horse, Juddmonte Farms’ Bob...