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Into Mischief’s Cornucopian a convincing Aristides S. (G3) winner

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… Read More
Cornucopian rolls to victory in the 2026 Aristides S. (G3) at Churchill Downs - Renee Torbit/Coady Media

Vekoma’s Alpyland romps in Penn Mile (G3) for first graded win

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… Read More
Vekoma's Alpyland looks super-sharp winning the $400,000 Penn Mile (G3) - Equi-photo

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
Forged Steel and jockey Flavien Prat win the Grade II $100,000 Hollywood Gold Cup Monday, May 25, 2025 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA. The Kentucky-bred colt is owned by C2 Racing Stable and Mathis Stables and trained by Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. Benoit Photo

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
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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
Desert Gate collects his third career stakes win in the 2026 Texas Derby - Coady Media

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
#2 Lost Horizon ridden by Jockey Luis R. Rivera, Jr. won the $100,000 Serena's Song Stakes at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, NJ on Saturday May 16, 2026. Photo By Ryan Denver/EQUI-PHOTO

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
Coach Mazzula winning the 2026 Hilltop S. at Laurel Park - MJC photo

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
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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
Irish Maxima gets her second lifetime graded stakes win in the 2026 Ruffian S. (G2) - Chelsea Durand