Emancipation Stakes results and replay – (Lekvarte) 2025

Trainer George Weaver offered simple, clear advice to Manny Franco before the jockey’s first time aboard Gatsas Stables homebred Five G  for the March 29 $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) at Gulfstream Park. “He just told me, ‘Ride her with confidence. She has tactical speed, If somebody wants to go and clear you, that’s fine,…

Florida Derby Day Facts Baffert in March: Gulfstream has been good to trainer Bob Baffert. He’s won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) three times, the Donn Handicap (Captain Steve), and his first Grade 1 win came at Gulfstream when he saddled Thirty Slews to victory in the 1992 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). But he’s…

In what proved to be very much a discussion—talk benefitting from the expertise of both presenters and audience members—the ninth International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses addressed both big picture success stories and challenges while digging into the details on how to build on progress and address problems. The three-day forum launched April 24…

Museum Mile swept by the favorite, previously undefeated Croix du Nord, in the closing strides to win the Satsuki Sho (Japanese Two Thousand Guineas, G1) by 1 1/2 lengths April 20 at Nakayama Racecourse. The first leg of the Japanese Triple Crown was the first grade 1 win for the Leontes colt. For jockey João…

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series paused in mid-March of previous years without qualifying designated preps between the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) and Louisiana Derby (G2).  With Colonial Downs expanding its racing schedule this year to include an all-dirt week of racing this month, the $500,000 Virginia Derby fills that vacancy March 15.  The…

The mighty Gimme A Nother  recently confirmed herself as a leading contender for big races in the United States this year when she ran second in the Hillsborough Stakes (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs. Undefeated in South Africa, champion Gimme A Nother tried gallantly but just fell short of catching Saffron Moon  at the finish….