Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – For the majority of participants in Thoroughbred racing, their involvement transcends making a living. Many adopt a nomadic existence, moving from one track to the next and from state to state at least once or twice a year. Anyone who has...

By Ed Golden —- • NEW YEAR OFF TO A WINNING START FOR NAKATANI • SHAH TURNS HIS HORSES OVER TO SHERMAN, O’NEILL • SHANE’S GIRLFRIEND TO RUN IN SANTA YNEZ STAKES NAKATANI RETURNS TO SANTA ANITA A WINNER Corey Nakatani is back. Now 46, the native of Covina has returned to...

By Michael Adolphson, Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 1, 2017) – A third horse has tested positive for equine herpes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The horse, trained by Mike Stidham, resides in Barn 36 and contracted EHV-1 non-neurogenic type, also call...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Geroux Asserts in Jockey Standings • Yockey’s Warrior Has Options for Stall • Work Tab Hodges Photography GEROUX ASSERTS IN JOCKEY STANDINGS Jockey Florent Geroux has quickly asserted himself in the jockey colony at Fair Grounds Race Course &...

By Ed Golden —- • D’AMATO SEES A ‘BIG PERFORMANCE’ VS. ARROGATE • MOKAT ON OUTSIDE LOOKING IN FOR AMERICAN OAKS • SHIRREFFS: BOBBY FRANKEL ‘CARED FOR HIS HORSES’ • JIMMY BOUNCER DRAWS WELL FOR THE MIDNIGHT LUTE • DOMINGUEZ TO TAKE TRAINING BREAK AFTER 39 YEARS • MASSIVE...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Shareholder Value’s Plans Undecided • Kentucky Oaks Hopefuls Highlight Work Tab SHAREHOLDER VALUE’S PLANS UNDECIDED Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s Shareholder Value impressed many with a swift acceleration on Monday afternoon at Fair...