by Victor Ryan/Santa Anita|03.09.2023|4:06pm ‘Very Routine And Very Happy’: Arabian Knight, Reincarnate Work For Yakteen At Santa Anita With rain forecast for Santa Anita this weekend, top 3-year-old Arabian Knight stayed ahead of the weather Thursday with a six-furlong work just five days after his previous drill for Tim Yakteen. Unbeaten Arabian Knight completed Thursday’s move in 1:13.60 on a track listed as fast. Last Saturday, the Uncle Mo colt worked five furlongs […]
by Maryland Jockey Club Press Office|03.09.202303.09.2023|3:40pm4:08pm ‘Dreaming With A Good Reason’: Congruent On Triple Crown Trail After Turfway Stakes Win Tami Bobo and Lugamo Racing Stable’s Congruent, winner of the Laurel Futurity last fall at Laurel Park, is on the Triple Crown trail following his upset victory in the John Battaglia Memorial March 4 at Turfway Park. Based in South Florida with trainer Antonio Sano, Congruent trailed the field through six furlongs in the 1 […]
by Andrew Champagne|03.09.202303.09.2023|11:03am12:05pm The Derby Bubble Presented By Kentucky-Breds: Forte’s Still Forte…Uh-Oh… The Kentucky Derby prep schedule is starting to ramp up, which means it’s time for detailed looks at the horses that could fill the starting gate with Andrew Champagne of Catena Media and The Saratogian’s Pink Sheet. Check back with the Paulick Report regularly for updated rankings that include news, notes, and opinions on the […]
by Mike Henry/Tampa Bay Downs|03.08.2023|7:15pm Pletcher Has Solid Duo In Quest For Sixth Tampa Bay Derby Triumph Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher is set to seek his sixth victory in the Grade 3, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday in the 43rd edition of the 3-year-old showcase at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla. Pletcher, who last won the race in 2017 with Tapwrit, has entered two horses in […]
by Edited Press Release|03.08.2023|4:24pm Japan-Based Derby Prospect Mandarin Hero Headed To Santa Anita Derby Due in large part to a 30-year relationship between Santa Anita Park and Japan’s Oi Racecourse, Japanese-bred Mandarin Hero, who has won four out of his five career starts in Japan, will arrive in Los Angeles on March 29 and is scheduled to run at Santa Anita on Saturday, April 8, in the Grade 1, […]
by NTRA|03.07.202303.07.2023|3:13pm3:24pm Forte Secures Lead In NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll; Practical Move Jumps To Third Position Champion juvenile colt Forte secured his place atop Week Six of the NTRA’s Top 3-Year-Old Poll with a dominant 4 1/2-length win in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes. The Todd Pletcher-trained son of Violence completed 1 1/16 miles over Gulfstream’s fast main track in 1:43.12. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, Forte has […]
by Mike Henry/Tampa Bay Downs|03.06.2023|12:10pm ‘He Has Always Acted Like He Was A Little Bit Special’: Harty Excited About Tampa Bay Derby Hopeful Groveland Eoin Harty has had high expectations for his Godolphin-owned homebred colt Groveland since he began training him before his first career start last fall at Gulfstream. “He has always acted like he was a little bit special,” Harty said of the son of 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense. “He has all the qualities you […]
by Maryland Jockey Club Press Office|03.06.2023|12:00pm Laurel’s Next Step For Sophomores: Coffeewithchris, Prince Of Jericho Top Private Terms Nominees Multiple stakes winner Coffeewithchris and Triple Crown-eligible stakes winners Arctic Arrogance and Prince of Jericho top 24 3-year-olds nominated to the $100,000 Private Terms at Laurel Park. Contested at about 1 1/16 miles, the Private Terms is among five stakes worth $450,000 in purses on a Saturday, March 18 program that includes the $100,000 Beyond […]
by Paulick Report Staff|03.05.2023|7:39pm Pletcher: Forte Likely Bound For Florida Derby Fountain of Youth (G2) winner Forte, last year’s 2-year-old champion male and the current Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite, will most likely make his next start in the $1-million Curlin Florida Derby (G1), trainer Todd Pletcher told Daily Racing Form. Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte made an auspicious 3-year-old debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park, […]
by Mike Henry/Tampa Bay Downs|03.05.2023|5:29pm ‘He’s Got The Home Court Advantage’: Freedom Road To Take Crack At Stakes Breakthrough In Tampa Bay Derby When he arrived at Tampa Bay Downs last fall, trainer Gregg Sacco thought his then-2-year-old colt Freedom Road might be a candidate for the $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G3), the centerpiece of Saturday’s Festival Day 43 card at Tampa Bay Downs. And even though he has competed only once at the meet, winning […]