Stakes Recap: Apple Blossom and Count Fleet
Greg Wolf & Paul Verderosa take a look back at the Apple Blossom Handicap and the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn. Source link
Choisya Could Return to U.S. For Just A Game Stakes
Rabbah Bloodstock’s British homebred Choisya made her United States and top-flight debut a winning one with a stalking half-length score over Excellent Truth in the Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland April 12. Trained by Simon and Ed Crisford, the 5-year-old Night of Thunder mare was in command through the stretch of the 1 1/16-mile jaunt over…
Asmussen’s Derby Runners ‘Look Capable of Doing More’ – Video –
April 13, 2025 2:44 PM 2:47 Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen shares his thoughts on Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Tiztastic and Arkansas Derby (G1) runner-up Publisher after their April 12 five-furlong work in 1:00 4/5 at Churchill Downs. Source link
Expectations High on Croix du Nord Ahead of Satsuki Sho
The feature race at the Japan Racing Association this weekend is the Satsuki Sho (G1), the first leg of the Japanese Triple Crown, at Nakayama April 20. While it is recognized as the “Japanese Two Thousand Guineas”, the distance of the Satsuki Sho is 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4 miles)—400 meters further than Nemarket’s Two Thousand…
Choisya Could Return to U.S. for Diana
The idea was to strike while the iron was hot, and Choisya did just that April 12 when she won the Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) going 1 1/16 miles on the grass. “She really took to everything the two weeks she’s been here, and she’s very happy,” said John Clarke, assistant to trainer Simon Crisford….
Embroidery Stitches Together Oka Sho Win at Hanshin
Embroidery wove through traffic to get the lead in the stretch drive in the Oka Sho (Japanese One Thousand Guineas-G1) April 13 at Hanshin Racecourse and held off a late bid by 2024 2-year-old filly champion Arma Veloce to win by a neck. It was the first grade 1 win for the filly, for her…
Ben Ali Presents an Opportunity for San Siro
San Siro has never raced at Keeneland in his 10-race career, but if he takes after his sire, Classic Empire , who won his only Keeneland start, the Brendan Walsh-trained gelding could be successful there April 19 in the $350,000 Ben Ali Stakes (G3). He faces six rivals, only two of which are stakes winners: Duke…
Candied, Just F Y I Among Field for Salty Doubledogdare
Luring in accomplished graded stakes-winning fillies Just F Y I , Candied , and Tarifa , the $350,000 Doubledogdare Stakes (G3) drew a field worthy of a grade 1 April 18 at Keeneland. Candied, one of two grade 1 winners in the race along with champion Just F Y I, makes her 4-year-old unveiling for trainer Todd Pletcher in…
Choisya Scores First Grade 1 Win in Jenny Wiley
Choisya segued glory in Dubai to the Keeneland winner’s circle with a gutsy half-length score in the April 12 $521,657 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T). The lucrative Jenny Wiley had been on trainer Simon Crisford’s radar after his talented pupil strode to two consecutive graded stakes victories at Meydan Racecourse during the winter carnival. In the…
Thorpedo Anna Romps in Apple Blossom After Slow Start
Not even a slow start in the $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) could slow the momentum of reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna . In notching her fourth consecutive victory since a runner-up finish against males in the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course last summer, the brilliant 4-year-old filly recovered from her tardy beginning to…