April 2009

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 2:51 PM TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS DERBY TRIAL S. (G3), 10TH-CD, $100,000, 3YO, 7.5F, 5:17 P.M. EDT, 4-25   PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY […]

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 8:21 PM Historic Churchill Downs will raise the curtain on Saturday on its historic 52-day Spring Meet, highlighted by the 135th renewals of the Kentucky Derby (G1) […]

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 8:45 PM Spice Route skipped to victory in the Elkhorn (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com) Harlequin Ranches et al’s SPICE ROUTE (GB) (King’s Best) suffered traffic […]

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 6:43 PM Friesan Fire arrives at Churchill; several works on tap Saturday Louisiana Derby (G2) romper FRIESAN FIRE (A.P. Indy) arrived at Churchill Downs shortly after […]

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 4:31 PM VISIONAIRE (Grand Slam), who rolled home to a 2 1/4-length victory in the King’s Bishop S. (G1) at Saratoga last summer, has been retired from racing, […]

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 2:55 PM AMERICAN GRADED STAKES PREVIEWS SAN FRANCISCO MILE S. (G2), 7TH-GG, $300,000, 4YO/UP, 1MT, 3:45 P.M. PDT, 4-25   1 OUR PARTNER, 5, G, […]

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 2:52 PM TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS MIAMI MILE H. (G3), 9TH-CRC, $100,000, 3YO/UP, 1MT, 4:42 P.M. EDT, 4-25   PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY […]

4/25/09 Last updated: 4/24/09 1:43 PM Churchill Downs, which became the first racetrack in the United States to offer simulcasting in high definition (“HD”) last year, will unveil a new graphics […]

4/24/09 Last updated: 4/23/09 5:09 PM The Todd Pletcher duo of Lexington S. (G2) winner ADVICE (Chapel Royal) and Tampa Bay Derby (G3) runner-up JOIN IN THE DANCE (Sky Mesa) both galloped […]

4/24/09 Last updated: 4/23/09 4:51 PM SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK APRIL 24, 2009 by John Mucciolo A first-class field contested the annual closing-day feature at Santa Anita on Sunday. […]