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11/18/2015

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Wed 11/18

In June, the 4-year-old daughter of Malibu Moon won Churchill Downs’ Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap (GIII) which gave trainer Dave Vance his first graded stakes triumph since My Trusty Cat won the 2005 Humana Distaff (GI). “It feels good to have a nice

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11/15/2015

Fair Grounds Barn Notes

Talented journeymen who did not base themselves at the Fair Grounds last year, but are looking to do so this season include Shaun Bridgmohan, Manny Esquivel, Leandro Goncalves, Colby Hernandez, Israel Ocampo, Jose Valdivia Jr., Jerome Lermyte and Jesus Ca

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11/15/2015

Churchill Downs Barn Notes - Sat 11/14

The 1 1/8-mile Clark, which will be contested at Churchill Downs for the 141st time on “Black Friday,” Nov. 27, annually lures some of the top 3-year-olds and up in the country and is the centerpiece of seven stakes events cumulatively worth $1.38 million

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11/15/2015

Gentlemen’s Bet Awarded Victory in $350,000 De Francis Memorial Dash

Gentlemen’s Bet ($12), who was steadied by Centeno in the backstretch, recovered to finish second behind Trouble Kid, the 5-2 third choice ridden by Joshua Navarro. Palace, the 3-2 favorite ridden by Cornelio Velasquez, finished another 1 ¾ lengths back i

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11/15/2015

Red Smith (G3) Quotes

"Brad Weisbord deserves a lot of credit here because he was adamant about buying this horse. It wasn't an easy deal to complete. It fell apart at one point and he went back and got the horse purchased for us. On this one, he had the most confidence on our

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11/15/2015

NYRA announces 2016 Aqueduct winter/spring stakes schedule

Rounding out the graded stakes are the Grade 3, $150,000 Toboggan on January 18 and the Grade 3, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap on March 2, both for 4-year-olds and up at six furlongs. The New Year kicks off with the $125,000 Lost in the Fog for sophomore spr

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11/12/2015

Mr Speaker heads G3 Red Smith

Rejoining stakes company on August 16 at Woodbine, Mr Speaker finished an even fourth in the Grade 2 Sky Classic, and then triumphed in the Grade 2 Commonwealth Cup at Laurel Park on September 19. In his most recent start, the dark bay colt sat in mid-pac

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11/11/2015

Grade 1 Winner Palace Returns to Maryland for De Francis Dash

The 24th running of the six-furlong De Francis Dash for 3-year-olds anchors six stakes on an 11-race program that also includes the $100,000 City of Laurel and $100,000 Safely Kept for sophomore sprinters, the $100,000 James F. Lewis III and $100,000 Smar

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11/11/2015

Churchill Downs Stakes Advance

The 1 1/8-mile Mrs. Revere, the final North American graded stakes race of the year for 3-year-old fillies on grass, attracted 18 entrants, but the race will be restricted to 14 competitors. It is the featured 10th event on a 12-race Saturday racing progr

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11/11/2015

Discovery (G3) Quotes

"He's a horse that's continued to train well. He's developed physically into a stronger fall 3-year-old than he was in the spring and you always like to see that. He's trained extremely well coming into this and he's run well fresh. We've kind of been tar

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