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Regally-bred Into Mischief filly sets track record in Sandy Bottom S.
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
Yaupon filly rockets to first stake win in Oaklawn’s Purple Martin S.
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
Vino Rosso filly headed to Kentucky after impressing in Virginia Oaks
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
Bolt d’Oro’s Incredibolt blasts off late to win $500,000 Virginia Derby
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
Into Mischief’s Potente gets first Derby points with thrilling San Felipe S. (G2) win
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
Vekoma’s Alpyland razor-sharp in Columbia S.
Alpyland got his fourth win in his last five starts Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs with a convincing win in the $125,000 Columbia S. on the turf. The victory was the second stakes win for the 3-year-old son of Vekoma, who won the Jan. 1 Dania Beach S. at Gulfstream… Read More
Bolt d’Oro filly prevails in Hillsborough S. (G2) thriller
Destino d’Oro got her nose on the wire at just the right time to win a three-way photo in the $225,000 Hillsborough S. (G2) March 7 at Tampa Bay Downs, giving the 4-year-old Bolt d’Oro filly her third straight stakes win. Destino d’Oro settled off the early pace and was… Read More
Omaha Beach filly garners fourth stakes win in Correction S.
The ultra-consistent With the Angels won for the seventh time in nine lifetime starts March 1 at Aqueduct when the 4-year-old Omaha Beach filly strutted her way to a 4 ½-length victory in the $135,000 Correction S. Sent off as the even-money favorite in a field of just four, With… Read More
Into Mischief’s Commandment enters Kentucky Derby picture with Fountain of Youth S. (G2) score
Commandment earned a hard-fought win in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park to earn the Into Mischief colt his first 50 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), currently second on the list that determines the 20 starters in the May 2nd Run for the… Read More
Danon Figo (JPN) becomes first Japanese stakes winner for Into Mischief
Danon Figo bounded clear in the final furlong of the Kakitsubata Kinen S. Feb. 23 at Nagoya, scoring by about four lengths to become the first stakes winner in Japan for Into Mischief. Graded stakes-placed three weeks ago, Danon Figo was in midpack in the early stages as Jasper Robusto… Read More
Undefeated Vekoma colt dominates again, named TDN ‘Rising Star’
Just as it was in his debut maiden win last month, Knock It Off’s speed proved too much for his foes in a first-level allowance race Feb. 20 at Fair Grounds [WATCH RACE] The 3-year-old Vekoma colt was named a TDN ‘Rising Star’ following Friday’s 2 ¾-length victory. Knock… Read More
Vino Rosso’s Bottle of Rouge shows her class with handy Sunland Oaks win
Bottle of Rouge picked up her first 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) Sunday with her 1 ½-length victory in the $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks. Trained by Bob Baffert for his wife Jill, the 3-year-old Vino Rosso filly won her maiden and the Del Mar Debutante… Read More