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Vekoma’s Forged Steel rules in historic Hollywood Gold Cup (G2)
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… Read More
Flashy debut earns Bolt d’Oro colt a TDN ‘Rising Star’ tag
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,… Read More
Omaha Beach’s Desert Gate cruises in $300,000 Texas Derby
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… Read More
Yaupon’s Mohaven gets second straight stakes win
Mohaven, who was making her two-turn debut in Saturday’s $125,000 Melair S. at Santa Anita Park, proved more than capable as she rolled to a six-length win in the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-old fillies. The dark bay daughter of Yaupon had posted a five-length win going six… Read More
At $750,000 Jackie’s Warrior has top filly at Monday’s F-T Midlantic sale
A filly from the first crop of champion Jackie’s Warrior was the top seller of her gender during Monday’s opening session of the 2026 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2yos in Training sale. Consigned as hip No. 79 by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, the filly sold for $750,000 to Legion/Gracie, agent. Read More
Into Mischief colt ‘magnificent’ in TDN Rising Star debut performance
El Magnate overcame two separate incidents to score a 3 ¼-length debut victory in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight win May 17 at Woodbine [WATCH RACE] The 3-year-old colt is the 60th lifetime TDN Rising Star for Into Mischief, adding to a list that… Read More
Into Mischief filly romps to 8 ½-length Serena’s Song S. victory
Lost Horizon shot through an opening along the rail just before turning for home on her way to a dominating score in the $100,000 Serena’s Song S. Saturday at Monmouth Park. After finishing third in the Top Flight S. March 29 in her stakes debut, the 4-year-old filly… Read More
Authentic filly wins Hilltop S. in black type debut
Coach Mazzula got the lead soon after the start of Friday’s $125,000 Hilltop S. and led the rest of the way to give the 3-year-old Authentic filly her first stakes win in her added-money debut. Using her customary early turn of foot, Coach Mazzula made the lead in… Read More
Bolt d’Oro duo side-by-side in Preakness (G1) starting gate
Corona de Oro and Incredibolt will break from adjacent stalls in the starting gate for Saturday’s $2 million Preakness S. (G1), which is being held at Laurel Park while Pimlico undergoes renovations this year. The pair of Bolt d’Oro colts took different paths to get to Saturday’s 1… Read More
Maximus Mischief’s Irish Maxima goes gate to wire to win Ruffian S. (G2)
Irish Maxima is now a five-time stakes winner after annexing Saturday’s Ruffian S. (G2) at Aqueduct in front-running style. A 5-year-old daughter of Maximus Mischief, Irish Maxima won last year’s Distaff S. (G3), also at Aqueduct, and a trio of listed races prior to that. Her lifetime record… Read More
Into Mischief’s Love Cervere now a four-time stakes winner
With a swift turn of foot in the stretch Love Cervere rolled past the field to win the $150,000 License Fee S. at Aqueduct on May 3rd. This was the fourth lifetime stakes win for the 4-year-old Into Mischief filly, who counts the Glen Cove S. (G3) among… Read More
Basin’s Bolero Bay goes gate-to-wire to win English Channel S.
Bolero Bay repelled every challenge he faced in the $100,000 English Channel S. on Derby Day at Gulfstream Park to come home a 1 ½-length winner in the one-mile turf event for 3-year-olds. From the first crop of Grade 1 winner Basin, Bolero Bay was making his stakes… Read More
