Gimme Da Lute wins second straight in Echo Eddie
The first time Gimme Da Lute started at Santa Anita in January, trainer Bob Baffert said he was unaware that he was starting a California-bred against open company.
Steve AndersenApr 04, 2015
The first time Gimme Da Lute started at Santa Anita in January, trainer Bob Baffert said he was unaware that he was starting a California-bred against open company.
Princess Violet cut the corner turning for home under Junior Alvarado before outfinishing Stopchargingmaria to post her first graded stakes victory Saturday in the Grade 1, $350,000 Madison Stakes, the first of five straight graded races on the Blue Grass Stakes card at Keeneland.
Dubai Sky, the winner of the Grade 3 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park on March 20, fractured a cannon bone in a hind leg while galloping Saturday morning at Churchill Downs and is off the Triple Crown trail, trainer Bill Mott said Saturday.
Wagering on U.S. races in March was down 12 percent compared with the same month last year, as the number of races held at U.S. tracks plummeted nearly 15 percent, according to figures released by Equibase on Saturday.
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Some big, competitive fields make the day’s final pick three (races 7-9) somewhat attractive.
Sunday is a good day to hunt for Easter eggs and overlays. The eggs will be in the Santa Anita infield; the overlays are in races 1 and 6.
Epic storms that caused the cancellation of the latter part of Friday's card could mean that the fourth race, a solid allowance route, will be moved to the main track. Otherwise, the early pick four at Keeneland on Saturday does appear to be pretty straightforward.