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Landed wins the $125,000 Broadway S. at Aqueduct – Chelsea Durand Landed took the lead shortly after the start of Sunday’s $125,000 Broadway S. at Aqueduct and never looked back, winning the seven-furlong race by a length in her first start of the year. The 4-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach… Read More

Into Mischief’s Cornucopian dazzles in his Feb. 22 debut at Oaklawn Park – Coady Media Cornucopian’s astounding maiden special weight win Feb. 23 at Oaklawn Park earned the 3-year-old Into Mischief colt the coveted ‘TDN Rising Star’ tag as well as a rare triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure in a career… Read More

Golden Vekoma gets his second straight graded win in the Feb. 22 Saudi Derby (G3) With a determined stretch run, Golden Vekoma surged past Shin Forever inside the final furlong of Saturday’s $1.5 million Saudi Derby (G3) at King Abdulaziz racetrack to give the 3-year-old Vekoma colt his third straight… Read More

Formula Rossa, Vekoma’s latest ‘Rising Star’, wins her Feb. 21 debut at Santa Anita Park – Benoit photo Formula Rossa rolled past heavily-favored Brilliantly at the top of the Santa Anita Park stretch on her way to a four-length maiden special weight win in the career debut for the 3-year-old… Read More

Irish Maxima winning her 2025 debut in the Barbara Fritchie S. at Laurel Park – Jim McCue Irish Maxima, a 4-year-old Maximus Mischief filly, was at her best once again in Saturday’s $200,000 Barbara Fritchie S. at Laurel Park, going gate-to-wire to score her fifth win in her last six… Read More

Top 2025 miler El Potente wins the Thunder Road S. (G3) at Santa Anita in 1:32.39 – 0.7 off the course record – earning a 104 Beyer | Benoit Photo El Potente earned his first stakes win in Saturday’s Thunder Road S. (G3) at Santa Anita Park, dominating the one-mile… Read More

Cajun Mitole rallied from last to win the $100,000 Prince S. Feb. 1 at Delta Downs, earning the 3-year-old Mitole filly her first stakes victory [WATCH RACE]. Stepping up in class off a January 11 allowance score, Cajun Mitole settled in the back of the eight-horse field from her… Read More

Vekoma’s 3yo filly Vixen dominates the 2025 Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park – Ryan Thompson Vekoma got his newest stakes winner Feb. 1 at Gulfstream Park when Vixen powered through the stretch to win the $165,000 Sweetest Chant S. by a widening 2 ¼-lengths. The 3-year-old filly, who was… Read More

Maximus Meridius holds off Runninsonofagun in the 2025 Toboggan S. – Chelsea Durand Maximus Meridius won his second consecutive stakes over the Aqueduct surface in Saturday’s $175,000 Toboggan S., out-finishing Runninsonofagun by a neck in the seven-furlong contest for older horses. A 4-year-old son of Maximus Mischief, Maximus Meridius took… Read More

Citizen Bull wins Robert B. Lewis S, (G3) at Santa Anita Park – BENOIT PHOTO Into Mischief’s 2024 2-year-old champion Citizen Bull began his 2025 campaign in rousing style Saturday at Santa Anita Park, where he rolled to a 3 ¾-length victory in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis S. (G3). Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s Kopion and Antonio Fresu win the Grade II $200,000 Santa Monica S. – Benoit Photo Omaha Beach’s Kopion turned in arguably the best performance of her career in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park, defeating a trio of Bob Baffert runners by 4 ½-lengths… Read More

Eclatant gets her first stakes win in the 2025 Forward Gal S. (G3) – Nicole Thomas Eclatant put herself in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) picture with her rallying victory in Saturday’s $165,000 Forward Gal S. (G3), the first stakes victory of any type for the 3-year-old Into Mischief filly. Earlier… Read More