Barn Notes

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, April 23, 2025 First Mission has a guaranteed spot in the $250,000 Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) May 16 Pimlico, but his team (breeder/owner Godolphin and trainer Brad Cox) has bigger plans for the 5-year-old son of Street...

**Correction: Flavien Prat will have the mount on Baeza if he makes the field. STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025 Baeza; Zoe Metz Photo RODRIGUEZ, BAEZA HAVE FINAL WORKS BEFORE SHIPPING TO KY. JOCKEY GARCIA BACK ON BIG STAGE WITH CITIZEN BULL WORKS: RAGING TORRENT...

By Mike Henry —- DIAZ SUFFERS DISLOCATED SHOULDER; HOPES TO RETURN BEFORE MEET’S END OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs jockey Hector Rafael Diaz, Jr., suffered a dislocated left shoulder Friday when he was unseated in the stretch run of the seventh race on the turf after his...

By David Joseph —- G3 Winner Antiquarian Launching Comeback Saturday Squire Wins Debut, Continues 2YO Success for Sire Leinster May 10 Royal Palm Juvenile, Qualifier for Ascot, Up Next Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $100,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Centennial...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, April 18, 2025 American Promise went fast in his penultimate workout for the Kentucky Derby May 3 at Churchill Downs. Really fast. Breezing in company with stablemate Bon Temps, American Promise covered seven furlongs from the...

By Mike Henry —- SILVER SLUGGER RUNS TO FORM, MAY GO IN STAKES NEXT; CAMACHO WINS 4 OLDSMAR, FL. – After coming within .20 seconds of the Tampa Bay Downs track record for 6 ½ furlongs in his previous start on March 23, trainer Juan Carlos Avila’s 5-year-old gelding Silver...