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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…

Churchill Downs has been the centerpiece of Louisville, Ky. since 1875, yet no horse has ever crossed the finish line first more than Bango . Age finally caught up to the 8-year-old son of Congrats , and he was officially retired following a last-of-seven finish in a Nov. 6 allowance optional claiming race. However, that performance did little…

After working Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Journalism  at Churchill Downs in the morning, jockey Umberto Rispoli then returned to California, where he has been riding during the current meet at Santa Anita Park.  That return was worth it—including a five-hour layover in Atlanta—as Rispoli guided Jungle Peace  to victory in the 6 1/2-furlong, $100,000 Senorita…

Fourth in his only prior stakes try, Gas Me Up  would not be denied in his second attempt, rallying to score in the $173,454 King Edward Stakes (G2T) Aug. 16 at Woodbine. A lot had changed for 5-year-old Gas Me Up since his stakes debut in the Zuma Beach Stakes (G3T) as a juvenile at…

Sale histories for entrants in Fasig-Tipton’s The July Sale, an offering of select yearlings being held July 8 in Lexington. Sale histories for entrants in Fasig-Tipton’s The July Sale, an offering of select yearlings being held July 8 at the Newtown Paddocks sales grounds in Lexington. The sale begins at 10 a.m. Download PDF Source…

Official Kentucky Derby (G1) preps have concluded this spring, but not those for horses under consideration for the second leg of the Triple Crown: the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. Two 1 1/8-mile dirt stakes April 19, the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park and the $200,000 Bathhouse Row Stakes at…