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Friday, April 14, 2023

The Jockey Club of Canada hosted the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony during the evening of April 13, when Moira was awarded the night’s most prestigious prize as Canada’s 2022 Horse of the Year. In winning Horse of the Year, Moira received 103 votes, outpolling Lady Speightspeare (75) and Filo Di Arianna (24), both dual-category […]

Monday, March 27, 2023

Fast and Shiny recorded an upset win from the front in Sunday’s $100,000 Angels Flight Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on turf at Santa Anita. Fast and Shiny, by Bernardini, has won 3 of 7 starts and earned $193,700 for owners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman and trainer Bob Baffert. The Angels Flight was […]

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Woodslane Farm’s Wolfie’s Dynaghost remained a perfect 3-for-3 over the synthetic surface with a convincing 2 1⁄4-length victory in the $299,600 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway Park. It was the first blacktype victory for the tough son son of Ghostzapper – Dynaire by Dynaformer after placing in five blacktype events since 2020, including runner […]

Sunday, March 5, 2023

Bo Cruz, away since a 12 1/4-length maiden romp on the stretch out at Fair Grounds Mar. 4, stamped himself as one to watch on the sophomore scene going forward–and a ‘TDN Rising Star’–as he easily handled a strong-looking group of runners in the race following the GI Kentucky Derby. The grey was second on […]

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Michael Scheffres’ multiple grade 3-placed Factor It In continued his career-best form Jan. 21 at Laurel Park by cruising to his third stakes victory in his past five starts, a two-length triumph in the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes. With Angel Cruz up for trainer Carlos Mancilla, Factor It In covered the distance in 1:18.01 on […]

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Hidden Brook Florida grad Factor It In captured 19th running of the Dave’s Friend for 3-year-olds and up sprinting six furlongs was among six $100,000 stakes on a Christmastide Day rescheduled from Dec. 26. Factor It In ($6), trained by Carlos Mancilla, covered the distance in 1:10.65 over a fast main track to give jockey Angel […]

Monday, December 5, 2022

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s millionaire New York-bred Bankit added a seventh stakes score to his impressive resume when he stalked and pounced to an open-length victory in Sunday’s $125,000 NYSSS Thunder Rumble for eligible state-sired 3-year-olds and up sprinting seven furlongs at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, the 6-year-old […]

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

In the Stewart Manor S. on Breeders´ Cup Saturday at Aqueduct, Moonage Daydream set fractions of 22.30 seconds for the opening quarter and 44.66 for the half-mile. In the stretch she turned back a bid from Redifined, and went on to a 1 1/4-length win over that one. It was another neck back in third […]

Monday, October 24, 2022

Evvie Jets and trainer Mertkan Kantarmaci both notched defining wins Saturday when Evvie Jets darted to a 1 1/4-length victory over Plum Ali in the Grade 3, $150,000 Noble Damsel at Belmont at Aqueduct. It was the first stakes win for Evvie Jets and the first stakes victory in the United States for Kantarmaci. The 4-year-old […]

Monday, October 10, 2022

Trainer Bob Baffert unveiled yet another potential superstar Sunday at Santa Anita in the form of Zedan Racing Stables Inc.’s $600,000 OBSAPR acquisition Arabian Lion. Sold by Hidden Brook Farm, the colt by Triple Crown hero Justify was also prepared for his :10 flat sale breeze at the famed Hidden Brook Florida training facility and […]