Deterministic Keeps Rolling by Taking Fourstardave

Madaket Road , the morning-line second choice for the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) March 29 at Gulfstream Park, should be equipped with a musical chair instead of a saddle. Round and round they go, jockeys circling for a ride aboard the talented son of Quality Road  , until a different guy lands each time. The colt…

Running in the Preakness Stakes (G1) had not originally been on Mark Casse’s radar for Sandman . However, the Arkansas Derby (G1) winner’s upbeat energy and the removal of several key contenders from the Kentucky Derby (G1) prompted the dual Hall of Fame trainer to reanalyze whether or not he should run. “Right after I said…

When it comes to Mindframe ‘s last “race,” it’s a matter of perspective. Technically, the 4-year-old’s most recent start was in the Aug. 31 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga Race Course when he did not finish first or second for the only time in his eight-race career. More to the point, he didn’t finish…

J.P. (Paul) Souter, who posted 928 career riding wins, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award.  The treasured Gomez Award is given to the person, Canadian-born, Canadian-raised or regular rider in the country for more than five years, who has made significant contributions to Thoroughbred racing. It is named in…

It was the spring of 1996, in a racing universe long ago and far, far away, that 17-year-old Mirco Demuro arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from Milan, Italy, to dip his young toe into the American scene, if only to expand his horizons. No one was there to meet him, so Demuro…

Wootton Bassett, one of the world’s hottest sires, died unexpectedly at the age of 17. His premature death while on shuttle duty in Australia was announced on Coolmore’s social media channels Sept. 23 in a post that stated the horse suffered from “acute pneumonia which deteriorated rapidly.”  The post continued: “Despite round-the-clock care from a…