After setting a world record time of :59.75 for 5 1/2 furlongs in Ellis Park allowance company Aug. 8, JAL Racing’s Doncho is set to make his graded stakes debut in the $400,000 Woodford Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland Oct. 4.
Trainer Michelle Lovell discusses the 4-year-old Mo Town gelding after he jogged on the Churchill Downs track Sept. 30.
Handicapping a 2-year-old stakes based on results of an earlier stakes for older horses might not seem logical. But consider the similarities between Goodwood Stakes (G1) winner Nevada Beach and American Pharoah Stakes (G1) contender Desert Gate : Both are sons of rising stallion star Omaha Beach trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Mike Pegram,…
The Inglis Digital USA September Sale closed Sept. 3 with the broodmare Jill’s a Hot Mess taking center stage, topping the day’s trade at $145,000 from buyer Bluewater Sales, agent. The 7-year-old daughter of Laoban was offered pregnant to the meteoric Vekoma , the leading freshman sire of 2024, which will be her second foal. Bred in…
Following a breakthrough win on dirt in the Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, BBN Racing’s Kilwin switches back to turf Sept. 6 in the $2 million Music City Stakes (G2T) at Kentucky Downs. The versatile Twirling Candy filly trained by George Arnold II made her first five career starts on turf, including a…
Barnes , who endured his first defeat in the San Felipe (G2) March 1, and standout debut winner Cornucopian worked six furlongs at Santa Anita Park in company March 17 for trainer Bob Baffert. They were joined on the tab by fellow Baffert-trained 3-year-olds Citizen Bull , Gaming , and Rodriguez . Barnes and Cornucopian were clocked in 1:11 4/5…
“I think it’s wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.”—Steven Wright The two Del Mar meets have just ended, both successful by conventional measures. The customary season was highlighted by the whopping victory of Fierceness in the Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) and the four-peat of Gold Phoenix in the Del Mar Handicap (G2T)….
The final group 1 of Australia’s 2024-25 season went the way of Tashi as the Peter Snowden-trained mare swept to victory June 28 in the 1,400-meter (about seven-furlong) Tattersall’s Tiara (G1) at Eagle Farm. The win provided jockey Tommy Sherry with his first group 1, while it was also a first elite-level victory for the 5-year-old…
