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STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024 GII SANTA MONICA: THREE WITCHES, KIRSTENBOSCH BACK AFTER BC JOCKEY LAPRIDA GETS 1ST WIN AT SANTA ANITA WITH 19-1 LONGSHOT $74K PICK 6 CARRYOVER AWAITS BETTORS FRIDAY 1/ST RACING TOUR: SIX GRADED STAKES AIR ON CNBC SATURDAY...

By Robert Yates —- After beating the weather, Hot and Sultry (#7) will try to beat eight opponents in the $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles Friday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the Bayakoa, the ninth of 10 races, is 4:37 p.m....

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 02.01.24 Friday’s Tropical Turf Pick 3 Emphasizes Speed Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $175,000 G3 Holy Bull a Productive Early Season Prep HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Speed will be emphasized in Friday’s $3 Tropical Turf Pick 3,...

By Mike Henry —– OLDSMAR, FL. – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has enjoyed a stranglehold on the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes since 2006, winning the Kentucky Derby prep race seven times in the last 18 years. Judging from the nominations for th...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 01.31.24 Two-Time Florida Sire Stakes Winner Bentornato to Saudi Derby Grade 1 Winner Henley’s Joy Ends 34-Race Win Draught HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Leon King Stable Corp’s Florida Sire Stakes winner Bentornato, a winner of three stakes...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The graded-stakes action at Tampa Bay Downs is about to heat up as Thoroughbred fans prepare to sharpen their focus on the 3-year-old scene and the sport’s spring classics. Following Saturday’s “Turf Champions Day” card headed by a pair of...