A teenage Brad Cox is in the back row wearing the white t-shirt, next to his pal Rob Radcliffe, who is holding up both arms, with a horse body sponge in his right arm in this 1995 Churchill Downs winner’s circle photo. Photo provided by Rob Radcliffe By Jennie Rees for Gulfstream Park publicity HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Livia Frazar […] Continue Reading
Gulfstream Park media notes (Coady Photography photo of Knicks Go leading turning for home in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile): HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Knicks Go, the likely favorite for next Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park, signaled he’s on “go” Saturday morning with his final workout in preparation for the 1 1/8-mile stakes at Fair Grounds. […] Continue Reading
Saturday’s Fair Grounds stakes recaps by the track’s publicity office (Hodges Photography photos): New Orleans (January 16, 2021) – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon took the lead from the start in Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots’ $200,000 Lecomte (G3) for 3-year-olds and held that position to the wire en route to a 1-length win over Proxy, who headed out heavily […] Continue Reading
Saturday’s Fair Grounds’ stakes previews by the track’s publicity department, with Kentucky horses leading the way (Hodges Photography Photo above of Wells Bayou winning last year’s $1 million Louisiana Derby): New Orleans (January 13, 2021) – It’s been a long road back but Clint and Lance Gasaway, Madaket Stables, and Wonder Stables’ Wells Bayou, who won last year’s Louisiana Derby […] Continue Reading
Today’s Oaklawn Park media notes penned by Robert Yates, with Kentucky horsemen again prominent (Coady Photography photo above of D. Wayne Lukas at Oaklawn): If it’s hard to keep a good man down, what about a great trainer? The legendary D. Wayne Lukas, 85, has returned to Oaklawn, his winter base for more than a decade, after recently losing another one […] Continue Reading
Today’s Oaklawn Park media notes, with Kentucky horses and horsemen prominent (Coady Photography photo above of Martin Garcia): HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021) — Jockey Martin Garcia never really left, but his riding resurgence in 2020 abruptly ended when he fractured his collarbone in an Oct. 18 spill at Keeneland. Garcia got on horses for the first time […] Continue Reading
Fair Grounds stakes recap (Hodges Photography photo above) New Orleans (January 9, 2021) – They do say revenge is a dish best served cold. George Chris Coleman and Brad King’s Into Mystic, who ran out of room trying to catch Elle Z in last month’s locally run Pan Zareta, reeled her in this time on a chilly Saturday afternoon at […] Continue Reading
Fair Grounds press release: New Orleans (January 8, 2021) – For the second time in the young 2020-21 meet, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced a 10% purse increase across the board. Much like the first, the boost was inspired by strong simulcast handle during the first seven weeks of the 149th racing season, which includes solid bettor response […] Continue Reading
Today’s Oaklawn media notes, featuring Kentucky horsemen (Coady Photography photo of Monomoy Girl winning Breeders’ Cup Distaff under Florent Geroux): Monomoy Girl Remains on Target to Make 2021 Debut in Bayakoa Champion Monomoy Girl remains on track to make her 2021 debut in the $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) for older females Feb. 15 at Oaklawn, trainer Brad Cox said. Monomoy […] Continue Reading
Oaklawn Park’s media notes, headed by Kentucky-based trainer Brad Cox (Caddo River photo by Robert Yates): Powerful maiden winner Caddo River will make his stakes and two-turn debut in the $150,000 Smarty Jones for 3-year-olds Jan. 22 at Oaklawn, the colt’s trainer, Brad Cox, said Tuesday morning. The 1-mile Smarty Jones is Oaklawn’s first of four Kentucky Derby points races, […] Continue Reading
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