Barn Notes

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Declan Cannon; Coady Photography Jockey Declan Cannon Giving Oaklawn a Try Among the newcomers to the Oaklawn riding colony for the 2017 season that begins Jan. 13 is Declan Cannon, who won 11 races at the Churchill Downs fall meet to tie for sixth in...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Stakes-winning mare Lots o’ Lex, the third-place finisher in the 2015 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, heads a field of 10 fillies and mares entered in Sunday’s Endeavour Prep, an allowance/$100,000 optional claiming event...

By Ed Golden —- • SHAM STAKES LURES TRIPLE CROWN HOPEFULS • RING WEEKEND HOLDS FORM FOR SAN GABRIEL • TVG’S ‘THE STARTING GATE’ TO DEBUT SATURDAY • SANTA YNEZ HAS A GRADE I QUALITY: BAFFERT • MIDNIGHT STORM LIKELY TO WAIT FOR BIG ’CAP • CHAMP SONGBIRD DUE AT SANTA ANITA...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Running Mate Bullets for Lecomte • Track Record Setter Blarp Tops Salty Friday Feature • Amoss-Geroux Combination Proving Tough • I’m a Chatterbox Lively in Wednesday Work • Work Tab RUNNING MATE BULLETS FOR LECOMTE Bret Jones’ homebred Running...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Ortiz Excited About First Oaklawn Meet as Head Trainer John Ortiz already has plenty to talk about in his training career, but he doesn’t mind discussing his private life, either. Both blossomed in 2016. Married last summer, Ortiz, a former assistant to...

By David Joseph —- California Chrome Ready to Take Flight after Wednesday Workout Eclipse Finalists Announcement 11 a.m. www.GulfstreamPark.com Pletcher Trainee Malagacy Debuts with 15-Length Score Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands at $23,992.48 HALLANDALE...