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Mitole filly proves to good in Nellie Morse S.

Atlantis Queen swept past the pacesetters in upper stretch on her way to a 4 ¼-length victory in the $100,000 Nellie Morse S. on Valentine’s Day at Laurel Park. With more than 30 stakes horses, Mitole is approaching $20 million in lifetime progeny earnings. After finishing second on the 2025… Read More

Creed’s Gold rides the rail to Lightning City S. victory

Jimmy Creed’s graded stakes winner Creed’s Gold took the inside path to victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Lightning City S. at Tampa Bay Downs to give the 5-year-old daughter of Jimmy Creed her second straight stakes win. The chestnut turf sprint specialist had been away from the races since last July… Read More
Creed's Gold kicks off her 2026 campaign with a win in the Lightning City S. at Tampa Bay Downs - SV photo

Into Mischief’s Plutarch tops Intrepido in Robert B. Lewis S. (G3)

Into Mischief’s 3-year-old colt Plutarch thrust himself squarely into the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture with his three-quarter length win over Intrepido in Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis S. (G3) at Santa Anita Park. The race was worth 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, and upped Plutarch’s total… Read More
Magnier, Smith and Tabor’s Plutarch and jockey Florent Geroux, right, outfinish Intrepid (Hector I. Berrios up), left, to win the Grade III $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Saturday February 7, 2026 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA. Benoit Photo

Renegade wins Sam F. Davis S. to give Into Mischief another Derby hopeful

Into Mischief got his first of two Derby prep winners on Saturday when Renegade swept to victory in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs, earning the 3-year-old colt his first stakes win as well as 20 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series. Read More
Into Mischief's Renegade clears off late to win the Sam F. Davis S. - SV photography

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