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Vino Rosso’s Bottle of Rouge draws post 8 for $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1)
Bottle of Rouge, winner of the Del Mar Debutante (G1) last summer and the recent Virginia Oaks, drew post 8 in the field of 14, with three also-eligibles also entered in the 1 1/8-mile race for the Lilies. The Oaks will be run on Friday, May 1st. For the first… Read More
Vekoma filly unleashes huge rally for first stakes win
Have Faith overcame a 10-length deficit in the final half-mile to win the $135,000 Southern Hospitality S. Apr. 24 at Oaklawn Park to give the 3-year-old Vekoma filly her first stakes win. She is the sixth stakes winner this year for the nation’s leading Third-Crop sire, who tops the list… Read More
Maximus Mischief’s Carmelina now a six-time stakes winner
Carmelina won the $100,000 Unique Bella S. for the second consecutive year on April 22nd, giving the 5-year-old daughter of Maximus Mischief her sixth career stakes win. One of seven stakes horses this year for Maximus Mischief, Carmelina was making her third start of the year following a six-month break… Read More
Vekoma’s Reb Five weaves his way to victory in $300,000 Palisades S.
Reb Five made two daring moves in the final quarter-mile of Sunday’s Palisades S. at Keeneland to give the 3-year-old Vekoma colt his first stakes victory in breathtaking style. Reb Five is the fourth stakes winner of the year for Vekoma, who leads the 2026 Third-Crop sire list by progeny… Read More
Yaupon’s Solitude Dude takes Bay Shore S. for third stakes win
Solitude Dude turned in another professional effort in Saturday’s Bay Shore S. at Aqueduct, rolling past Time to Roll in midstretch to win going away by two lengths. The 3-year-old Yaupon colt has won four of five lifetime starts, three of them in stakes races. His only loss to date… Read More
Omaha Beach’s And One More Time annexes Aqueduct’s Plenty of Grace S.
And One More Time got back to her winning ways on April 17th at Aqueduct with a front-running score in the $150,000 Plenty of Grace S. The 4-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach scored three wins in a row early in her career, including the Natalma S. (G1) at Woodbine in… Read More
Resilient Authentic filly earns TDN Rising Star in Keeneland debut
La Rascasse won her debut Saturday at Keeneland with a very game effort, losing the lead with a furlong to go, but battling back to best Belle by a head and subsequently earning a TDN Rising Star tag. The 3-year-old filly is Authentic’s second Rising Star this year, joining seven-length… Read More
Vekoma’s Mad House at his best in Count Fleet Sprint H. (G3)
Mad House took the lead right out of the gate in Saturday’s $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint H. (G3) at Oaklawn Park and gallantly held off Roll On Big Joe after a thrilling stretch drive to win the six-furlong contest by a half-length. Winner of the Gallant Bob S. (G2) last… Read More
Into Mischief filly sets stakes record in Keeneland’s Limestone S. (G3)
Slay the Day earned her first black type win and set a stakes record in the process while winning the $350,000 Limestone S. (G3) April 10 at Keeneland, defeating Sapphire Beach (IRE) and last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) Cy Fair in a three-horse photo finish. Slay the… Read More
Jackie’s Warrior filly posts “bullet of the week” at OBS Under Tack Show
A filly from the first crop of champion Jackie’s Warrior broke the :9 4/5 work barrier Wednesday during the third session of the under-tack preview of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, .The furlong bullet time of :9 3/5 was the fastest for any horses… Read More
Vino Rosso colt goes from last to first to win Mine That Bird Derby
Avery Place made his stakes debut a winning one on Easter Sunday at Sunland Park with a last-to-first victory in the $175,000 Mine That Bird Derby. The chestnut colt is the third black type winner of the year for Vino Rosso, tying him with Omaha Beach for the most on… Read More
Yaupon’s Albus squarely in Derby picture after Wood Memorial (G2) victory
Albus secured himself a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate after his come-from behind victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2), which was run for the final time at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old Yaupon colt earned his first 100 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series,… Read More