Barn Notes

By Ed Golden —- • UNIQUE BELLA READY FOR SANTA YSABEL • MIDNIGHT STORM IS DEFINITE FOR BIG ’CAP • ECLIPSE CHAMP CASTELLANO RIDES ‘KOBE’ • BLACK CALLS SANTA ANITA TURF ‘BEST EVER’ VERSATILE UNIQUE BELLA ON RAIL FOR SANTA YSABEL Unique Bella will have to overcome two firsts...

NYRA RELEASE —- • O’Neill ‘very excited’ about G3 Gotham contender So Conflated • Lynch sticking with routine for Gotham fave El Areeb • True Timber “doing great” heading into Gotham • Action Everyday steps up for Gotham • Sunday’s card...

By David Joseph —- Practical Joke Ready to Get Serious in $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) Made You Look Aims to Bring Turf Form to Dirt in Fountain of Youth Watershed Set to Make Grass Debut in $200,000 Mac Diarmida (G2) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Winter vacation for Klaravich...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Excitations Takes Next Step in Sunday Allowance • Equation Okay, Future Uncertain • Work Tab RAPID RHYTHM MAY STAY IN TRAINING Robert S. Evans’ Rapid Rhythm has exited her impressive victory in the $75,000 Mardi Gras Stakes in top order, according...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- All About the Girls Stable Wins with First Oaklawn Starter The seventh race Feb. 10 at Oaklawn was all about the girls. Our Majesty, a 3-year-old daughter of Majesticperfection, was a sparkling 5 ½-length career debut winner for trainer Ron Moquett of...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Cox Keeping Top Turf Fillies Separated • Honorable Duty Points to New Orleans Handicap • Zipessa and I’m a Chatterbox Highlight Work Tab COX KEEPING TOP TURF FILLIES SEPARATED Leading trainer Brad Cox is in the enviable position of having two turf...