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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) […]

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 […]

June

Royal Ascot 2022: Graham Motion taking a shot in Coronation Stakes on Friday

It takes a special horse to go to Royal Ascot. Spendarella will be only the sixth starter at Royal Ascot for trainer Graham Motion and the unbeaten filly will carry a lot of hopes on her strong back as she faces some of the world’s best turf horses in the Coronation Stakes on Friday, June 17 at 11:20am ET. Motion has won many of the biggest races in the United States but has yet to win one at Royal Ascot in his native England. The list of horses Motion has sent to Royal Ascot up to this point is a […]

May

5 horses who could make the Travers Stakes special

Even though the Triple Crown has been less than compelling for most fans this year, think about all the great storylines setting up for the Grade 1 Travers Stakes in August at Saratoga. If the right runners stay healthy, the Travers might live up to its other name as the Midsummer Derby. Five horses could make the Travers the race of the year, with Rich Strike, Early Voting and Epicenter the most important 3-year-olds who could enter because of their big Triple Crown efforts and overall popularity. Those three colts offer great storylines for the Travers. For one, Rich Strike is within range of […]

May

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike won’t run Preakness

Kentucky Derby long-shot winner Rich Strike will not race in the Preakness Stakes on May 21. Owner Rick Dawson said in a statement: “Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent on the KY Derby, should we not run in the Derby we would point toward the Preakness, should we run in the Derby, subject to the race outcome & the condition of our horse, we would give him more recovery time & rest and run in the Belmont, or another race and stay on course to run with 5 or 6 weeks rest between races.” Rich Strike entered the […]

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