Headlines: April 4
– NYRA’s planned detention barn draws grumbles. “It sounds like it’s a done deal so we’re going to have to live with it,” said trainer Richard Violette Jr. “I’m not a big fan. It will cost horsemen more money to have a guy over there all day. The smaller trainer with only a few horses will suffer the most.” (BH)
– This was the winter of Southern California’s discontent. Too much rain at Santa Anita, the Jeff Mullins brouhaha, milkshaking, and rumors of Hollywood Park’s imminent sale have given pessimists plenty to dwell on. (UT)
– Kentucky Derby Watch: Sweet Catomine isn’t a fear factor in the Santa Anita Derby, Rockport Harbor is day-to-day for the Arkansas Derby, and Noble Causeway may get one more prep.
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