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Sassy C W flew out of the Churchill Downs starting gate in her debut on April 30 and never looked back, rolling to a 5 ¼-length maiden special weight win and earn a TDN ‘Rising Star’ tag. The 2-year-old filly, the first starter for freshman sire Yaupon, got the Spendthrift… Read More

Citizen Bull and Sovereignty will be in opposite ends of the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate Saturday at Churchill Downs, when both will attempt to become Into Mischief’s third winner of the Run for the Roses. A victory by either would tie Into Mischief for the all-time record for Derby… Read More

Rodriguez wrapped up his serious Kentucky Derby (G1) preparations on April 27 with a five-furlong work in one minute flat, a sparkling effort that had all who watched, including his trainer Bob Baffert, very impressed. The son of 2020 Kentucky Derby winner Authentic was, “Amazing,” according to his rider Martin… Read More

Bolt d’Oro’s Drexel Hill, who has improved nicely in all three of her stakes starts, was assigned post 4 for the May 2nd Kentucky Oaks (G1). The 3-year-old filly was a troubled fifth in the Dec. 21st Untappable S. at Fair Grounds, then came back a month later to just… Read More

Vekoma’s Grade 2-winning filly Five G drew a very advantageous post for the May 2nd Kentucky Oaks (G1) when the 1 1/8-mile race was drawn on Saturday evening. Assigned post 8 in the 14-horse field, Five G is in an ideal spot to use her natural speed as she did… Read More

Booth captured the $500,000 Count Fleet H. (G3) Saturday at Oaklawn, a race his sire Mitole won as well during his 4-year-old championship season of 2019. Booth, as was Mitole, is trained by Steve Asmussen and is owned by William and Corinne Heiligbrodt. Booth has more to accomplish to match… Read More

Shisospicy sprinted to a front-running victory in the $300,000 Limestone S. April 11 at Keeneland to give the 3-year-old daughter of Mitole her first stakes win. The gray/roan filly is Mitole’s fourth stakes winner this year and his 12th lifetime. Mitole was the champion First-Crop sire of 2023 and is… Read More

Extra Anejo became the 84th lifetime graded stakes winner for Into Mischief with a stellar effort in Tuesday’s Commonwealth S. (G3) at Keeneland. The 5-year-old, who was making his first start since last September, was at his best after the near seven-month layoff. He broke very quickly from post 10… Read More

Positano Sunset split horses in midstretch on her way to a one-length victory in Tuesday’s $650,000 Madison S. (G1) at Keeneland, giving the daughter of Goldencents her first graded stakes win. The 5-year-old, who won the 2023 Audubon S., turned in a career-best performance in the seven-furlong Madison. She broke… Read More

Colloquial scored a front-running victory in Monday’s $400,000 Lafayette S. at Keeneland, rolling to a 2 ¼-length win over Smoken Wicked. The 3-year-old Vekoma colt was making his stakes debut following a Feb. 7 maiden special weight win, where he won by seven lengths and earned a huge 106 Beyer… Read More

Omaha Beach was represented by a new black type winner on the rescheduled opening day of the Keeneland spring meet when his rising 3-year-old colt Normandy Coast won going away in the $300,000 Palisades Stakes.  Ridden by jockey Ben Curtis, the talented bay colt stalked the early pace in the… Read More

Thousand Words’ Cool Cowboy won his stakes debut in the Lafayette S. April 5 at Evangeline Downs for his second win in as many starts [WATCH RACE]. Three-year-old Cool Cowboy was a front-running maiden winner March 7 at Sam Houston Park, and employed the same style in the Lafayette. Read More