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Into Mischief’s Extra Anejo conquers Commonwealth S. (G3) for first stakes win

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
Extra Anejo strides clear to win the 2025 Commonwealth S. (G3) at Keeneland - Coady Media photo

Goldencents’ Positano Sunset rallies to win Grade 1 Madison S.

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
Positano Sunset | 2025 Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland | Nicole Finch photo

Vekoma’s Colloquial proves uncatchable in Keeneland’s Lafayette S.

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
Vekoma's Colloquial wins his stakes debut in the $400,000 Lafayette S. at Keeneland - Coady Media photo

Omaha Beach’s Normandy Coast impresses in the Palisades Stakes opening day at Keeneland 

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

Undefeated Cool Cowboy wires field in Lafayette S.

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

Authentic’s Rodriguez dominates Wood Memorial (G2)

Rodriguez earned his first stakes win and assured himself a starting spot in next month’s Kentucky Derby (G1) with a powerhouse performance in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old Authentic colt led the entire 1 1/8-mile trip, turning back several challenges through six furlongs, then drawing off… Read More
Rodriguez and Mike Smith glide to victory in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) - NYRA photo

Maximus Mischief represented by a pair of first-crop graded stakes winners around the world

Saturday, April 5, 2025 proved to be a banner day for promising young stallion Maximus Mischief, as he was represented by a pair of impressive graded stakes winners from his first crop with world-class miler Raging Torrent and leading female sprinter Irish Maxima winning the Grade 3 Distaff Stakes at… Read More

Undefeated Bolt d’Oro filly wins $125,000 Serena’s Song S. in black type debut

Bourbon Memory bested Family by a head after a stretch-long duel to win the $125,000 Serena’s Song S. March 29 at Turfway Park. The 3-year-old Bolt d’Oro filly was making her first stakes start after a trio of wins by a combined 17 ½-lengths during the Turfway meet. Family was… Read More
Bolt d'Oro

Into Mischief colts dominate $1 million Florida Derby (G1)

Into Mischief’s Kentucky Derby (G1) hand got even stronger when the Spendthrift stallion’s Tappan Street and Sovereignty finished 1-2 in Saturday’s Florida Derby (G1). Already the sire of Kentucky Derby winners Authentic and Mandaloun, Into Mischief also has Citizen Bull and Barnes as potential starters in this year’s Derby. Tappan… Read More
Tappan Street holds off Sovereignty to win the $1M Florida Derby (G1) - Ryan Thompson

Vekoma’s Five G on to Kentucky with Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) victory

Five G earned her first graded stakes win and stamped her ticket to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a gate to wire victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) at the south Florida track. The 3-year-old filly is one of Vekoma’s five stakes winners to date this year. Vekoma… Read More
3yo filly Five G wins the 2025 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) | Coglianese photo

Mitole filly controls the pace in Wilshire S. (G3) win

Tirupati earned her first stakes win Saturday at Santa Anita Park with a front-running score in the $100,000 Wilshire S. (G3). The 4-year-old filly is the second graded stakes winner of the month for her sire, who currently ranks fourth on the Third-Crop sire list with over $16 million in… Read More
Mitole's Tirupati gets her first stakes win in the Grade III Wilshire S. at Santa Anita Park - Benoit Photo

Thousand Words filly dominates Arizona Oaks for first stakes win

A Thousand Miles cruised home a 3 ½-length winner of Saturday’s Arizona Oaks to score her first stakes win and become the third stakes winner of the month for her sire [WATCH RACE]. With a trio of stakes placings already on her resume, 3-year-old A Thousand Miles earned the… Read More