Catching up with Old Friends: Cozmic One

Kentucky Oaks (G1) morning-line favorite Good Cheer  will begin her journey from post 11 when the undefeated daughter of Medaglia d’Oro   faces an expected 13 other 3-year-old fillies in the 1 1/8-mile test May 2 at Churchill Downs. The $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks is scheduled as the 11th race Friday with an expected post time…

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 280 entries for its Saratoga Fall Mixed sale, to be held Oct. 14 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The sale will be conducted in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion and begin at 10 a.m. “Saratoga Fall is New York’s breeding stock sale,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning Jr. “There are nearly 230 weanlings…

The May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) will hold added significance as it will be the 150th edition of the race and the final running at the existing Pimlico Race Course before moving to Laurel Park temporarily while Pimlico undergoes a reconstruction. The $2 million Preakness, at 1 3/16 miles on dirt, stands as the second…

Godolphin homebred Sovereignty  posted his second work over Saratoga Race Course‘s Oklahoma training track since capturing the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), covering five furlongs in 1:02.54 in company with last year’s Whitney Stakes (G1) winner Arthur’s Ride  May 24. Sovereignty first galloped almost a complete lap of the oval in usual fashion for Hall of…

When Sandman  won the Arkansas Derby (G1) March 29, he stamped himself as a legitimate Kentucky Derby (G1) contender with his breakthrough performance. Much like his development as a juvenile, the son of Tapit   was able to slowly come into himself and prove he belonged among the top 3-year-olds. Prior to becoming a contender for…

Multiple grade-1 placed colt Ferocious  died April 7 as a result of laminitis. Co-owner Ramiro Restrepo said it had been a downward slide for the son of Flatter since running in the Feb. 1 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. Restrepo said he and his partners have lost their “flag bearer.” “You read about…