Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- $3,000 BUY WINS DISTAFF TURF TEST; LATE CALL STAGES AWESOME RALLY OLDSMAR, FL. – Anyone who thinks Thoroughbred ownership is only for millionaires and corporate bigwigs should compare notes with trainer Michael Simone. After the 6-year-old mare Red Wind...

By Mike Henry —- O’CONNELL EARNS TRAINER OF MONTH HONOR; MARAGH SCORES FIRST WIN OLDSMAR, FL. – Kathleen O’Connell knows defending last season’s Tampa Bay Downs training title will be a herculean task. “It’s never easy to win at Tampa. The turf course is excellent, the dirt...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 12.27.24 Literate Can Get Drexler Rolling in $100,000 Key West Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $250,000 Late Pick 5 Pool Tops $2 Million Friday, Returns $1,710 G1 Winner White Abarrio Continues Comeback Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH,...

Compiled by Robert Yates Among Oaklawn’s biggest perks is money. Among the biggest beneficiaries of that money so far this season is apprentice jockey Tyler Bacon, 17, who is riding at Oaklawn for the first time at the 2024-2025 meeting. Bacon began the meeting with 51 career...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 2024 O’NEILL BAGS 2 STAKES WINS INCLUDING FIRST GI MALIBU KOPION DOING WELL AFTER GI LA BREA WIN; TAMARA ON THE MEND OPENING DAY ATTRACTS CROWD OF 41,562; HANDLE UP 17.4% MYSTIK DAN DEPARTS FOR OAKLAWN PARK SUNDAY MORNING O’NEILL’S 2...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 12.26.24 Davis Rides La Mehana to Via Borghese Victory Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf (G3) Winner Didia Retired Friday’s Rainbow 6 Estimated Pool $200,000 Late Pick 5 Carryover $217,084; Tropical Turf Pick 3 Returns Friday HALLANDALE...