Racing

Munnys Gold, a Florida-bred 3-year-old filly by Ashford Stud sire Munnings, romped to a 17¼-length victory in the $110,000  Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies Stakes on Florida Cup Day Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs, setting a track record for seven furlongs in the process. Entering unbeaten in two starts and sent off the 2-5 favorite, […]

Sunland Park leading trainer Todd Fincher’s Flying Connection stamped herself a filly to watch for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a wire-to-wire romp in the Sunland Park Oaks (G3) Sunday in New Mexico. The daughter of Nyquist, ridden by Alfredo Juarez Jr., set a pressured pace early before opening a clear lead in the stretch […]

Joseph Allen’s homebred filly Personal Best, who became a graded stakes winner in her 4-year-old debut nine weeks ago, returns with a chance to make it two straight in Saturday’s $150,000 Orchid (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The 59th running of Orchid for fillies and mares 4 and up scheduled for 1 ½ miles on the […]

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. will send Grade 1 winner White Abarrio up to New York from his Gulfstream Park base for the $300,000 Carter Handicap (G1), a seven-furlong sprint for older horses April 8 at Aqueduct. C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable’s multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire White Abarrio captured last year’s Curlin Florida Derby […]

Newly acquired eight-time stakes winner Therapist and stablemates Wicked Fast and Bay Street Money give Mike Maker three chances to earn a second career win in the $200,000 Pan American (G2) presented by Rood & Riddle Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 62nd running of 1 ½-mile Pan American for 4-year-olds and up on the grass […]

John Ropes’ Dorth Vader won’t be able to sneak up on anyone when she runs in next Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), certainly not after pulling off a startling 46-1 upset victory in the March 4 Davona Dale (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Not only did she win the seven-furlong stakes for 3-year-old fillies, the […]

West Point Thoroughbreds, Siena Farm, Bobby Flay, and Woodford Racing’s multiple graded stakes winner First Captain, unraced since late October, is set to make his 5-year-old debut in Saturday’s $150,000 Ghostzapper (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The 28th running of 1 1/16-mile Ghostzapper for 4-year-olds and up is one of 10 stakes, five graded, worth $2.35 […]

Favored Dance to the Music broke sharply and was head and head with runner-up Violent Runner prior to gaining the advantage in deep stretch, taking Saturday’s $100,000 Desert Stormer Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita by one length. Trained by Mark Glatt and ridden for the first time by Juan Hernandez, Dance to the Music got […]

Woodslane Farm’s Wolfie’s Dynaghost remained a perfect 3-for-3 over the synthetic surface with a convincing 2 ¼-length victory Saturday in the $299,600 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic on the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) undercard at Turfway Park. Ridden by Hall of Famer John Velazquez, Wolfie’s Dynaghost completed 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.09 on the synthetic surface. […]

LNJ Foxwoods and Clearsky Farm’s Botanical kept her undefeated streak at Turfway Park intact with a 2½-length victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks. Botanical’s victory in the Bourbonette Oaks also gave her rider Chris Landeros his third stakes victory on the Jeff Ruby Steaks program. Landeros earlier won the $250,000 Rushaway Stakes with Rarified Flair […]