Barn Notes

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...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – A few weeks ago, hopes were high that trainer Mark Casse would arrive for Festival Day at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday with a pair of Eclipse Award champions set to compete. Although those tentative plans fell by the wayside, Casse could be a...

By David Joseph —- Guaranteed Multi-Race Wager Pools Scheduled for Saturday Rainbow 6-$600,000; Late Pick 4-$250,000; Late Pick 5-$200,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Saturday’s 13-race program at Gulfstream Park will feature guaranteed pools for the 20-cent Rainbow 6, the...