HORSE RACING NEWS
02/20/2015
Oaklawn Barn Notes - Friday, Feb. 20
“I feel like we kept the best horse,†Rosenblum said. A native of Little Rock, Ark., Rosenblum said War Story being a gelding weighed heavily in his decision to sell the horse, adding he made a “handsome profit†on the transaction. Rosenblum had p
02/20/2015
Barn Notes: Friday, February 20
Leading national conditioner Pletcher also confirmed that all systems are a ‘go’ for Siena Farm’s Angela Renee, who carries the best credentials going into the Grade III $175,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes and was assigned a 5-1 co-third-choice morning
02/20/2015
Gorgeous Bird Carries Whitney Tradition into G2 Fountain of Youth
Trained by Ian Wilkes for Whitney and her husband of 17 years, John Hendrickson, Gorgeous Bird drew post 4 in an eight-horse field for the 1 1/16-mile Fountain of Youth and is fourth choice on the morning line at 6-1. Joel Rosario will ride. “We know we
02/20/2015
Gulfstream Park News & Notes - Fri 2/20
The bay 6-year-old Purim gelding, a multiple graded stakes-winner and world record-holder at 1 ½ miles, was the only horse to show up in each of Main Sequence’s four 2014 starts, all Grade 1 victories. Twilight Eclipse wound up with one win in seven st
02/17/2015
STAKES ADVANCE: Grade II Risen Star Stakes
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey’s Mike Maker-trained International Star will look to repeat his winning local performance in the Grade III $200,000 Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 17. A two-time graded stakes winner, the son of Fusaichi Pegasus earned a career-high 90
02/17/2015
STAKES ADVANCES: Grade III Mineshaft Handicap & Duncan F. Kenner Stakes
Majestic Harbor, owned by Gallant Stable, was based in the Midwest early in his career and has found recent success since moving to Southern California, winning a pair of graded stakes races including the Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita last June while un
02/17/2015
Southwest Stakes Rescheduled
HOT SPRINGS, AR (Monday, Feb. 16, 2014) – For the third time since 2006, a winter storm has forced Oaklawn to cancel its Presidents’ Day card and postpone the $300,000 Southwest Stakes (Gr. 3).
02/17/2015
$250,000 General George (G2) Quotes
"(Trainer Bruce) Levine had him ready and this horse was ready to win. I rode here Saturday and [the track] was really dead. Usually at this track you can come from off the pace, but the track didn't have that bias today. Horses were winning from going wi
02/17/2015
Fountain of Youth (G2) Odds
2 - Bluegrass Singer (8-1) Trainer: Marcus Vitali Jockey: Paco Lopez 3 - Frammento (30-1) Trainer: Nick Zito Jockey: John Velazquez 4 - Gorgeous Bird (6-1) Trainer: Ian Wilkes Jockey: Joel Rosario 5 - Itsaknockout (4-1) Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: Luis
02/17/2015
Gulfstream Today 2.16
The Fountain of Youth is one of eight stakes - seven graded - that will be featured on Saturday's program along with the $200,000 Davona Dale (G2) and $200,00 Mac Diarmida (G3), which will feature the 2015 debut of turf and older horse champion Main Seque