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Stephen Foster Preview: Effinex an Easy Standout
Likely Winners #3 Effinex – He’s one of the top five older handicap horses in the country, and he’s not facing another horse in this field that’s in the top […]
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Podcast
Blinkers Off 187: Belmont Stakes Recap, Rapid-Fire Selections and Rant of the Week
Blinkers Off has released a new episode! Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the world of horse racing including race selections and previews, handicapping methods and exclusive stories. You can […] Read More
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Effinex Favorite for Saturday Night’s G1, $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 15, 2016) – Tri-bone Stables’ Effinex, the $2,682,950-earner who won last fall’s Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I), returns to Churchill Downs as the red-hot, even-money morning […] Read More
Track Reports
Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Gun Runner, Untapable Final Works for Saturday Night Stakes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, June 13, 2016) – The Steve Asmussen-trained duo of Gun Runner, third in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), and 2014 Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) winner Untapable both breezed […] Read More
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Alsvid All Heart in Grade 3, $100,000 Aristides, Beats Limousine Liberal by Head
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 4, 2016) – Black Hawk Stable’s 7-year-old millionaire Alsvid grabbed a narrow lead at the head of the stretch and gamely held on to beat 4-5 favorite Limousine Liberal by a head […] Read More
Podcast
Blinkers Off 185: Vanity and Penn Mile Previews, Dale Romans Interview and Rapid-Fire Selections
Blinkers Off has released a new episode! Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the world of horse racing including race selections and previews, handicapping methods and exclusive stories. You can […] Read More
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Sheer Drama Works ‘Bullet’ for $1 Million G1 Ogden Phipps
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Multiple Grade I winner Sheer Drama put in her final work for the $1 million Ogden Phipps (G1) June 11 at Belmont Park by breezing five furlongs […] Read More
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Champion Beholder Heads G1, $400,000 Vanity Mile; Stellar Wind, Taris Look to Upset
ARCADIA, Calif. (June 1, 2016)—With a Hall of Fame resume that already places her among racing’s all-time great distaffers, B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm’s Beholder heads an outstanding field of […] Read More
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Limousine Liberal Seeking Breakout Win in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Aristides
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 1, 2016) – Katherine Ball’s 4-year-old homebred Limousine Liberal will attempt to land his first career stakes win when he tackles six rivals, including defending champ Alsvid, in Saturday’s 28th running of […] Read More
Belmont Stakes
Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Creator Breezes for Belmont Stakes, Irad Ortiz Jr. to Ride
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May 30, 2016) – WinStar Farm LLC’s Arkansas Derby-winner Creator, who finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), breezed five furlongs in 1:02 Monday over a […] Read More