Citizen Bull Delivers in 2025 Return in Robert B. Lewis
In winning his 13th Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) and seventh straight, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert best summed up the performance from Citizen Bull during a postrace television interview, saying,...
View ArticleBrown, Prat Score Graded Stakes Double at Tampa Bay
Chad Brown and Flavien Prat showed the Tampa Bay Downs crowd exactly why they were voted winners in their respective 2024 Eclipse Award categories, sweeping both graded stakes races on the Feb. 1 card...
View ArticleKopion Emulates Sire Omaha Beach in Santa Monica Win
In defeating three tough runners from the Bob Baffert barn in the Santa Monica Stakes (G2), Kopion reminded her trainer, Richard Mandella, of her sire, Omaha Beach, also a Mandella trainee. The post...
View ArticleGate to Wire Rallies to Take Swale in First Dirt Start
Rallying from fourth in a field of six 3-year-olds, Gate to Wire did not exactly live up to his name in the $155,000 Swale Stakes Feb. 1 at Gulfstream Park, but he was in front when it mattered most in...
View ArticleLukas Outlines Plans for His Leading 3-Year-Olds
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is finalizing February plans for his Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls and those include a geographical swap for two candidates and the stakes debut for a popular third....
View ArticleMid-Atlantic: Bright Light for Garden State
Christine Connelly, owner of Bright View Farm in Chesterfield, N.J., fondly recalls gazing into one of her large pastures and admiring Adorabella, who would become the dam of grade 1 winner Book’em...
View ArticleTOBA February Members of the Month
More Than Looks wasn’t Hinkle Farms’ only standout in 2024. They bred Deterministic, a son of Liam’s Map who succeeded on two surfaces, capturing both the Gotham Stakes (G3) on the dirt and Virginia...
View ArticleSoul of an Angel Works an Eye on Saudi Cup
Trained by Championship Meet leader Saffie Joseph Jr., 6-year-old Soul of an Angel was timed in :47 4/5 on the main track, ranking 13th of 70 horses. It was her third work since finishing third in the...
View ArticleSandman On Track for Rebel Stakes
Outcome aside, dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said he was ecstatic with Sandman’s performance in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds Jan. 25 at Oaklawn Park. The post Sandman On...
View ArticleTenma Glides to Easiest of Wins in Las Virgenes
Grade 1 winner Tenma towered over her competition on paper, in the wagering, and ultimately in the stretch as she rolled home to an easy victory in the $92,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita...
View ArticleJonathan's Way, East Avenue Continue Risen Star Prep
Preparing to make their sophomore debut in the $500,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) on Louisiana Derby Preview Day Feb. 15, both Jonathan’s Way and East Avenue breezed at Fair Grounds Race Course &...
View ArticleBurnham Square 'Bright and Alert' After Holy Bull Win
Whitham Thoroughbreds’ Burnham Square, last-to-first winner of the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Feb. 1, exited the Triple Crown prep “bright and alert” and could return in Gulfstream Park’s next...
View ArticleDutrow Dreaming as Captain Cook Points to Wood Memorial
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. sat in his Belmont Park office Feb. 2 still basking in the glow of his newly-minted stakes-winner Captain Cook’s dominant victory in the $250,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct...
View ArticleStakes Recap: Withers & Toboggan
Andy Serling & Sara Elbadwi take a look back at the Withers Stakes and the Toboggan Stakes at Aqueduct. The post Stakes Recap: Withers & Toboggan appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleCitizen Bull Doing Well After Lewis Triumph
Citizen Bull earned 20 additional qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby to give him 60 in all. That should be more than enough points to make the 20-horse cutline for the Derby. The post Citizen...
View ArticleNortheast: Evolution of The New Hill Farm
The kitchen of the house that Lili Kobielski grew up in looks like the farmhouse kitchen of your dreams. The post Northeast: Evolution of The New Hill Farm appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticlePearl Secret Heads Stallion Parade at Arrow Stud
Report from Japan The post Pearl Secret Heads Stallion Parade at Arrow Stud appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleSoul of an Angel Works with an Eye on Saudi Cup
Trained by Championship Meet leader Saffie Joseph Jr., 6-year-old Soul of an Angel was timed in :47 4/5 on the main track, ranking 13th of 70 horses. It was her third work since finishing third in the...
View ArticleTouchuponastar Leads Big Night for Coteau Grove Farms
Coteau Grove Farms was represented by three winners Feb. 1 on the 22nd Louisiana Premier Night at Delta Downs, highlighted by Touchuponastar winning the LA Bred Premier Night Champion Stakes for the...
View ArticleSouth Florida Horsemen Change Course, Oppose Decoupling
The Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen’s board voted unanimously Feb. 3 to oppose Florida HB 105, which would remove a requirement to run live Thoroughbred races in order to operate slot machines or card...
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