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May

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run at the Preakness on May 20

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the 148th Preakness following an encouraging workout at Churchill Downs, his co-owner stated. Mage galloped about 1½ miles at a brisk pace with exercise rider J.J. Delgado aboard on a cloudy but mild Friday morning at the track. Co-owner and bloodstock agent Ramiro Restrepo stated the chestnut colt was “thriving” with good energy levels after his latest training session since winning the 149th Derby, paving the way for the horse to enter the Triple Crown’s second jewel at Pimlico in Baltimore. “He’s had a magnificent week of training,” Restrepo said with co-owner Chase […]

May

Mage wins Kentucky Derby overshadowed by 7 horse deaths at Churchill Downs

After seven deaths raised questions about the future of horse racing, Mage earned a surprising Kentucky Derby triumph on Saturday, capping a nerve-rattling day that included two more fatalities ahead of the 149th edition of the world’s most famous race. Mage, a 15-1 shot, had only one victory in his career, giving little indication that he could triumph versus 17 rivals in a race that is not kind to the inexperienced. Still, he made a gutsy stretch run, overtaking Two Phil’s to his inside and winning by a length. Mage, who didn’t race as a two-year-old, ran 1 1/4 miles […]

May

Paris Secret Goes Last To First To Win Providencia

Paris Secret, making her second start stateside after starting her career in Ireland, swept past the spent early leaders and held off fellow closer Pleasant Wave to acquire the April 29 Providencia Stakes (G3T) by three-quarters of a length at Santa Anita Park. Heavily favored Ancient Peace , purchased for $650,000 at Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale, could not resist going with pacesetter Broadway Girls , who blitzed through fractions of :23.22 and :46.15, which proved a difficult clip to sustain at the Providencia’s 1 1/8-mile distance. After six furlongs in 1:10 the early leaders came to the top of the stretch well clear of […]

April

Derby prospects: Practical Move drills for Santa Anita Derby

Practical Move worked at Santa Anita Sunday in preparation for Saturday’s Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. Trained by Tim Yakteen, the son of Practical Joke has gained his last two starts, the San Felipe (G2) and the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) in December. Ranked No. 6 in the Kentucky Derby standings with 60 points, he likely has earned his way to the Churchill Downs starting gate on May 6. But he could erase all doubt with a good showing Saturday, as the Santa Anita Derby awards 100-40-30-20-10 points to the top five finishers. Here are details of published works this weekend […]

March

Wild On Ice Springs 35-1 Upset In Sunland Park Derby

Frank Sumpter’s homebred Wild On Ice outdueled a determined late challenger and got clear in the closing strides to collect the $600,000 Sunland Derby (G3) as the longest shot in the field Sunday at Sunland Park in New Mexico. Sent off at 35-1 odds and ridden by veteran Ken Tohill, Wild On Ice tracked from third through six furlongs, then went six wide through the second turn before snatching the lead in upper stretch. He shook off a strong bid from Low Expectations and powered across the finish line 1 1/4 lengths clear of that rival, who was the second-longest […]

March

Spirit Of Boom Colt Tops Day 1 at Magic Millions

Spirit Of Boom was the in-demand sire on Day 1 of the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, a session that arguably provided another reality check for the Australian market after a period of sustained growth. The Eureka Stud stallion, the sire of 20 stakes winners, including group 1 winner Jonker, provided the three top-priced lots on Day 1 of the Gold Coast Sale and it was Toowoomba-based trainers Tony and Maddysen Sears who came away with his most expensive. Once again teaming up with agents Paul Moroney and Catheryne Bruggeman, the Sears’ paid AU$140,000 (US$93,737, AU$1=US$0.6695) for a colt (Lot 103) […]

February

Charge It returns a winner at Gulfstream Park

Charge It made a much-anticipated and triumphant return from a seven-month layoff Sunday at Gulfstream Park, scoring an always-in-control 1 1/2-length triumph in the featured $87,000 optional-claiming allowance. Sidelined since capturing the July 2 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park by a dazzling 23 lengths, Charge It stalked a solid early pace before moving to the lead leaving the far turn and continuing on to a comfortable decision over late-rallying Vittorio. “You never take anything for granted in this game. The horse was training super. We felt like we had him ready off the layoff,” Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said. […]

December

Durable 5-year-old Beverly Park wins for 14th time in 2022

Beverly Park, one of the most actively raced North American Thoroughbreds in the last six years, succeeded for a season-high 14th time in 2022 when he finished first in the fourth race Monday at Mahoning Valley. Making his 29th start of the year, the 5-year-old Munnings horse held on for a neck triumph as the odds-on favorite in a six-furlong starter allowance with a purse of $17,600. The race was for 3-year-olds and up who started for a claiming price of no more than $5,000 in the past two years. Ridden by Yan Aviles for owner-trainer Lynn Cash, Beverly Park […]

October

Keeneland: Caravel wins for Cox, Gaffalione in Franklin Stakes

Caravel surged past pacesetting Twilight Gleaming passing the eighth pole and went on to post a 1 3/4-length win in the 26th running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Franklin Stakes for fillies and mares Sunday afternoon at Keeneland. Owned by Qatar Racing, Marc Detampel and Madaket Stables, trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Caravel covered the 5 1/2 furlongs on a firm turf course in 1:02.59. It is the second triumph in the race for Gaffalione, who guided Got Stormy to the win in the 2020 renewal. Twilight Gleaming took the lead out of the gate and was hounded through fractions […]

September

‘An Exceptional Horse,’ Flightline Wins TVG Pacific Classic By 19 1/4 Lengths

In one of the most brilliant performances in the history of Del Mar racetrack, undefeated Flightline staked his claim as the outstanding older Thoroughbred in America with a 19 l/4-length victory in the Grade 1, $1 million TVG Pacific Classic on Saturday in Del Mar, Calif. It was a record winning margin, eclipsing the 12 ½-length triumph by Accelerate in the 2018 Pacific Classic. His final time of 1:59.28 was only 17 one-hundredths of a second slower than the track record set by Candy Ride in the 2003 renewal of the mile and one-quarter contest. With regular rider Flavien Prat in the saddle, Flightline […]

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