HORSE RACING NEWS
04/02/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for April 2
TOYOTA BLUE GRASS HOPEFULS CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR SATURDAY’S $1 MILLION RACE Seven of the eight contenders for Saturday’s $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G1) trained on Keeneland’s main track Thursday morning. The eighth, Pepper Roani, arrived here
04/01/2015
El Kabeir, Daredevil headline $1 million Wood Memorial
The 1 1/8-mile Wood virtually guarantees its first and second-place finishers a berth to the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2, offering 100 qualifying points to the winner as part of the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" system, 40 points to second, 20 to third
04/01/2015
Oaklawn Barn Notes - Wednesday, April 1
The colt, in his second breeze in blinkers, covered five furlongs over a fast-rated surface in :58.80 shortly after the renovation break, easily the quickest of 27 works recorded at the distance. The Truth Or Else broke off approximately eight lengths beh
04/01/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for April 1
TOYOTA BLUE GRASS FAVORITE CARPE DIEM AND RIVALS TRAIN FOR SATURDAY’S $1 MILLION RACE WinStar Farm and Stonestreet Stable’s Carpe Diem, the even-money morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G1), arrived at Keeneland Tuesd
04/01/2015
SANTA ANITA DERBY
ARCADIA, Calif. (April 1, 2015)—Kaleem Shah’s undefeated Dortmund heads a field of six in Saturday’s Grade I, $1 million Santa Anita Derby, to be run at 1 1/8 miles. Trained by Bob Baffert, Dortmund comes off a 1 ¼ length win in the Grade II, 1 1/1
04/01/2015
$1 Million Toyota Blue Grass (G1) Post Position Draw Quotes
David Koenig (founder of Sand Dollar Stable LLC, co-owner with Skychai Racing LLC of Pepper Roani, post 3; 12-1 in the morning line) “With eight horses maybe we didn’t want the rail, but I don’t see any issue. He’s probably going to be midpack or
04/01/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for March 31
LADY SABELIA, SAM’S SISTER TOP FIELD OF SIX SPRINTERS FOR GRADE 1 MADISON Mrs. Frank Wright’s Lady Sabelia, winner of her past four races and six of her past seven, and Mark DeDomenico, Jerry Hollendorfer and George Todaro’s Grade 1 winner Sam’s S
03/31/2015
El Kabeir breezes for TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial
With exercise rider Simon Harris aboard, El Kabeir went out shortly after the second renovation break at 9:30. Trainer John Terranova caught the gray son of Scat Daddy going the first quarter in :25 and change, and coming home in :35 3/5. "The clockers go
03/31/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for March 30
FLORIDA STAKES WINNERS NIGHT PROWLER AND EH CUMPARI TOP OPENING-DAY TRANSYLVANIA PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SELECT Paul Pompa Jr.’s homebred Night Prowler, winner of the Dania Beach (G3) in January at Gulfstream Park, and Anstu Stables’ Eh Cumpari, winner
03/31/2015
Keeneland Spring Meet Features Extensive Live Broadcast Coverage
The $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland on opening Saturday, April 4, will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network from 5-7 p.m. ET. A replay of the $500,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1) will be shown during the broadcast. The Toyota Blue Grass, a