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04/02/2015

Little Alexis Looking For Big Return in $60,000 Orange Blossom

The daughter of Mr. Greeley didn’t have the smoothest of returns to the racetrack after shipping west for racing’s Championship Weekend at Santa Anita Park. Following her start in the Breeders’ Cup, the filly came down with a fever that caused her t

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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