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Desert Gate led start-to-finish in Thursday’s $200,000 Hot Spring S. at Oaklawn Park, drawing off at the top of the stretch to come home by officially 9 ¾-lengths on the wire. Bob Baffert trains the 3-year-old Omaha Beach colt for long-time partners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman. With… Read More

Weekend Princess bounded home a 6 ¼-length winner in her March 20 debut at Santa Anita Park, earning the coveted TDN Rising Star tag. The 3-year-old Vekoma filly, trained by Bob Baffert, is the eighth Rising Star for her sire. Weekend Princess made her winning move approaching the quarter pole… Read More

Chasten tallied her first stakes win in Saturday’s $100,000 Sandy Bottom S. at Colonial Downs to become the 193rd lifetime black type winner for Into Mischief. Chasten, who is half-sister to two-time Older Filly and Mare champion Idiomatic, was making just her second start following a seven-month hiatus from the… Read More

Goodall flew past pacesetter You’re In Heaven on her way to a dominating victory in Saturday’s Purple Martin S. at Oaklawn Park to become the latest stakes winner for Yaupon. Coming off a Feb. 14 maiden win at Fair Grounds, Goodall tracked a very fast pace set by You’re In… Read More

Bottle of Rouge overtook pacesetter Dazzling Dame in upper stretch and drew off to a 4 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s Virginia Oaks to give the 3-year-old Vino Rosso filly her second straight stakes win and third overall. Bottle of Rouge earned 37.5 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks… Read More

Incredibolt thrust himself squarely in the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture with his four-length win in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. The 3-year-old son of Bolt d’Oro picked up 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and now sits second, with 60 points on the leaderboard, behind… Read More

A colt by Yaupon was the session-topper during the final day of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when the Three Amigos went to $1 million to acquire hip No. 576. Consigned by Kings Equine, agent, and bred by Cam Ozbelge, Donato Lanni did the bidding on behalf of… Read More

Into Mischief added yet another seven-figure sales horse to his extensive list on Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds sale when hip No. 416 sold for $1.85 million. The S B M Training and Sales, agent, consignee would ultimately be the top price paid for a colt during the first… Read More

Yaupon’s hip No. 437 was one of the highlights of Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-old sale, selling for $700,000 to be one of the top 3 fillies of the session and Yaupon’s top-priced juvenile early in the 2-year-old auction season. Consigned by de Meric Sales, agent and bred… Read More

One day after making a big splash with a $500,000 colt during the OBS opening session, Jackie’s Warrior topped that number on Wednesday with a $600,000 colt, one of the top six prices paid for a colt during the session. Consigned by Pick View LLC, agent, hip No. 542 went… Read More

A striking colt from the first crop of champion Jackie’s Warrior brought a winning bid of $500,000 during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS March sale. The final price was the sixth-most paid for any individual during the session. Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, agent for breeder Chester Broman, hip No. Read More

Into Mischief added another potential Kentucky Derby (G1) starter to his arsenal on Saturday when Potente won San Felipe S. (G2) in nail-biting fashion over Robusta. Potente, who was making his stakes debut, also 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, putting him seventh on the list. Read More