Kentucky Derby 151

A little over a month after posting the first black-type win of her career with a furious late rally in the Endeavour Stakes (G3T), CHP Racing’s Saffron Moon  is back at Tampa Bay Downs for more graded accolades in the March 8 $225,000 Hillsborough Stakes (G2T). Saffron Moon is one of three entries for trainer Chad…

Weeks after the end of the physical auction season, the broodmare sales market is in for a late and unexpected highlight this month when outstanding New Zealand filly Velocious  by Written Tycoon  goes under the hammer. Managing owners of Go Racing announced July 2 the rising 4-year-old Australian-bred will be offered in the Inglis Digital July…

Normandy Coast , a 3-year-old colt by Omaha Beach   who won the April 6 Palisades Stakes at Keeneland, sold for $355,000 to Steven Judy to lead the Keeneland April Horses of Racing Age Sale, held April 25 following the final race of the spring meet. Consigned by Kenneally Racing, agent, Normandy Coast has started five times, producing three…

The respective King’s Plate winners from 2023 and 2024, Paramount Prince  and Caitlinhergrtness , swing back into racing action in separate CA$150,000 graded stakes races Nov. 8 at Woodbine. A 4-year-old Omaha Beach   filly, Caitlinhergrtness cuts back to a sprint in second of the three stakes on the Saturday program, the Bessarabian Stakes, when she faces…

While none of the eight 3-year-old fillies entered in the $200,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3) are among the top 14 in the battle for spots in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), that will all change once the field crosses the finish line in the April 5 test at Aqueduct Racetrack. With 100-50-25-15-10 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points on…

Lady Claypoole  is a new lady in this relatively new year. Just 1-for-16 through the end of 2024, she is 3-for-3 in 2025 after upsetting the $101,000 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) with a last-to-first rally March 15 at Santa Anita Park. Jockey Tiago Pereira was aboard Saturday, as he has been throughout her win streak. Lady Claypoole (IRE),…