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Slay the Day overwhelmed her competition in Sunday’s $200,000 Soaring Softly S. (G3) at Saratoga, rolling to a 3 ¾-length victory in the 5 ½-furlong turf sprint for 3-year-old fillies. The daughter of Into Mischief has won three of four starts since switching to the turf three months ago, including… Read More

Further Ado proved himself the best of a classy field with his two-length victory in the $500,000 Matt Winn S. (G3) Sunday at Churchill Downs, the third graded stakes win for the Spendthrift farm colorbearer. The Matt Winn featured four horses that were entered in last month’s Kentucky Derby (G1),… Read More

Rolando battled back gamely in deep stretch to win a three-horse photo in the Big Drama H. June 6 at Gulfstream Park. With the victory, the 4-year-old Vekoma colt has three stakes wins to his credit, including last year’s Hutcheson S. Vekoma now has nine stakes winners in 2026 and… Read More

Goodall was much the best in Thursday’s Jersey Girl S. at Saratoga, carrying the Spendthrift Farm silks to a three-length win in the six-furlong contest for 3-year-old fillies. The victory comes just one day after Venetta captured the Bouwerie S., also at Saratoga. Goodall, who won the Purple Martin S. Read More

Alan Turing’s extremely gallant effort in Wednesday’s $200,000 Commentator S. at Saratoga earned the 4-year-old son of Omaha Beach his first stakes win in what was his added-money debut. The leading Fourth-Crop sire with nearly $5 million in progeny earnings to date, Omaha Beach has five stakes winners in 2026. Read More

Mi Bago was at the top of his game in Wednesday’s $200,000 Kingston S. at Saratoga, winning the 1 1/16-mile turf race by 4 ½-lengths after leading at every point of call. The 4-year-old son of Vekoma now has five stakes wins to his credit and has earned $705,900 for… Read More

Venetta won her stakes debut Wednesday at Saratoga in the $200,000 Bouwerie S. to give the 3-year-old Yaupon filly her second win in three lifetime starts. Yaupon is currently the leading Second-Crop sire of 2026 with over $2.5 million in progeny earnings and 11 stakes horses, led by Wood Memorial… Read More

Cornucopian pulled away from Roll On Big Joe in the final furlong of Saturday’s $275,000 Aristides S. (G3) to give the 4-year-old Into Mischief colt his second graded stakes win of 2026. The $1.1 million Keeneland September yearling was at the top of his game in the six-furlong sprint. Mad… Read More

Alpyland swept to the lead midway on the final turn on his way to a four-length victory in Friday night’s $400,000 Penn Mile (G3) at Penn National. The 3-year-old, who already had a pair of listed wins to his credit, is the 10th lifetime graded winner for this year’s leading… Read More

Forged Steel shipped to California from his Florida base to win the $200,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) by an astounding 9 ½-lengths on Memorial Day at Santa Anita Park. The victory marked the first stakes win of any type for the 4-year-old Vekoma colt, who had been stakes-placed on four… Read More

Regent’s Park glided over a sloppy Monmouth Park racetrack to score a 3 ¼-length debut win on Memorial Day and garnering a TDN ‘Rising Star’ tag in the process. Quickest out of the gate from his inside post, Regent’s Park was pressed for a quarter-mile by Audible Johnny, with Regent’s… Read More

Desert Gate scored a 6 ¼-length win in Lone Star Park’s Texas Derby on Memorial Day to give the 3-year-old Omaha Beach colt his third career stakes win in seven lifetime starts. The outcome was never in doubt after Desert Gate took command three furlongs into the 1 1/16-mile race. Read More