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Temple City’s El Potente scores repeat win in Thunder Road S. (G3)

El Potente, who won the 2025 Thunder Road S. (G3) by three lengths, bettered that performance Saturday at Santa Anita Park when the veteran turf performer tallied a 3 ¾-length win in front-running style. Now 7, El Potente showed his eagerness to run in what was his 2026 debut. Sent… Read More
My Way Racing’s El Potente and jockey Hector I. Berrios win the Grade III $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes Saturday February 7, 2026 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA. The seven-year-old is trained by Dan Blacker and gave jockey Berrios his 600th career win. Benoit Photo

Maximus Mischief’s Ms. Tart dominates Wishing Well S.

Ms. Tart earned her third career stakes win with a sharp score in the $125,000 Wishing Well S. Feb. 6 at Turfway Park as the 5-year-old daughter of Maximus Mischief cruised to a 2 ¾-length win in the 6 ½-furlong contest. Ms. Tart, who won both the Royal North S. Read More

Authentic’s Westwood goes gate to wire to win San Pasqual S. (G2)

Westwood picked up his first stakes victory in front-running style Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita Park in the San Pasqual S. (G2), giving the 4-year-old Authentic colt his first career stakes win. As a maiden, Westwood ran third in the 2025 Santa Anita Derby (G1) and also was third in… Read More
C R K Stable’s Westwood and jockey Kazushi Kimura win the Grade II $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA. Benoit Photo

Undefeated Yaupon colt kicks off 2026 with victory in Swale S.

Solitude Dude led at every point of call in the $175,000 Swale S. run Saturday at Gulfstream Park, finishing under the wire an easy of a winner as the 3 ¾-length margin indicated. Now with three wins in as many starts, the 3-year-old Yaupon colt won the Dec. 8 Inaugural… Read More
Solitude Dude remains undefeated after dominating the Swale S. - Angelo Lieto

Authentic colt blitzes foes in Meydan, named TDN ‘Rising Star’

Salloom waved goodbye to the field at the top of the stretch on his way to a sensational seven-length maiden win Friday at Meydan Racecourse in the UAE, earning the 3-year-old Authentic colt the coveted TDN ‘Rising Star’ tag. After competing in a pair of trial races of the last… Read More

Champion Juvenile Ted Noffey Sidelined with Bone Bruising

January 29, 2026 — Spendthrift Farm announced today that undefeated Eclipse Award Champion Two-Year-Old Ted Noffey has been temporarily sidelined after being diagnosed with bone bruising and will be taken off the Kentucky Derby trail. Trainer Todd Pletcher reported that the colt showed signs of discomfort following a recent… Read More

Taiba has sales-topper at OBS January sale

A yearling filly from the first crop of Spendthrift stallion Taiba topped the OBS January Winter Mixed Sale on Tuesday when hip No. 80 brought a winning bid of $150,000. Consigned by her breeder Beth Bayer, the gray/roan filly went to Marc Gunderson. “I have loved this filly since she… Read More

Into Mischief colt earns TDN ‘Rising Star’ after splendid debut score

Canaletto turned in a masterful performance in his Jan. 25 debut at Gulfstream Park, rolling home an eight-length winner in a one-mile maiden special weight affair for 3-year-olds. The Into Mischief colt lived up to his pre-race expectations with a dominant performance. After breaking on the lead, he settled in… Read More

Bolt d’Oro filly comes up huge in Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Inv. (G2)

Destino d’Oro unleashed a furious rally to come from ninth at the top of the Gulfstream Park turf stretch to win the $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Inv. (G2) by a half-length over Crevalle d’Oro. The newly turned Bolt d’Oro 4-year-old was facing older horses for the… Read More
Destino d'Oro flies to victory in the Pegasus World Cup F&M Inv. ( G2) - Lauren King

Sovereignty, Ted Noffey runaway Eclipse Award winners for Into Mischief

Into Mischief added to his already phenomenal legacy at Thursday’s Eclipse Awards ceremony held at The Breakers in south Florida when Sovereignty earned both Horse of the Year and Champion 3-year-old Male trophies and Ted Noffey garnered the 2-year-old Male championship. Into Mischief now has sired eight Eclipse winners and… Read More

Shisospicy gives Mitole his first Eclipse Award winner

Mitole, who was the Champion Sprinter of 2019, is now a sire of a champion after Shisospicy was named the 2025 Champion Female Sprinter at the Eclipse Awards ceremony Jan. 22 in south Florida. The now 4-year-old filly ascended to the top of her division with five wins in six… Read More
Irad Ortiz, Jr. celebrates Shisospicy's win in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) - Breeders' Cup photo

Vekoma colt uncorks big rally to win Riley Allison Derby

Daneyko came from last to first to get his first stakes victory on Jan. 18 in a thrilling renewal of the Riley Allison Derby at Sunland Park. The 3-year-old Vekoma colt came from 10 lengths off the pace at the midway point to best Way Beyond by a nose on… Read More