Om N Joy became the first black-type stakes winner for third-crop sire Om in capturing the April 5 Evening Jewel Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux piloted the winner in the $126,000 race for California-bred 3-year-old fillies, guiding his mount from sixth to first. Blocked in traffic. she exploded when given…
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is returning to Churchill Downs this spring with more than a Kentucky Derby (G1) chance. He has a further opportunity there in the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (G1) with California’s top 3-year-old filly, Tenma . On April 5, Tenma wore down her pacesetting stablemate Silent Law to punch her ticket for the Oaks, picking…
Horsemen impacted by the March 30 cancellation of racing at Aqueduct Racetrack will be receiving compensation through the New York Racing Association purse account of $2,500 or $1,000 per horse for the lost racing opportunity. The managing owner of each horse scheduled to race will receive $2,500. The trainer of each horse will get $1,000. “Due…
Crisis was averted at the Ten Mile Creek Training Center in Benton, Ark., April 5 thanks to the fast-moving and dedicated racing community. As flood waters began to fill the barn area, they managed to evacuate all 68 resident Thoroughbreds to safety. The training center is located about 17 miles west of Oaklawn Park, which purchased…
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Altering his initial plan to run American Promise in the April 12 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, trainer D. Wayne Lukas said April 5 the colt would now await the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old colt was not entered in the $400,000 Lexington when entries were taken Saturday. With 55 qualifying…
After a stirring stretch duel, Japan’s Soul Rush edged nine-time grade 1/group 1 winner Romantic Warrior by a nose to win the $5 million Dubai Turf (G1T) April 5 at Meydan. Sent off the odds-on favorite in the World Pool, Romantic Warrior broke best and then settled under jockey James McDonald to track early leader…
Unleashing a furious rally down the stretch under Florent Geroux, Hit Show caught fellow American Mixto by a half-length in the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan. Japanese Star Forever Young settled for third. Brad Cox trains the winner, a gray and/or roan 5-year-old son of Candy Ride for Wathnan Racing. Gary & Mary West…
A front-running Dark Saffron defeated the world’s best sprinters with a stunning 65-1 upset in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) at Meydan Racecourse April 5. The son of Flameaway set the record books afire with his triumph over fellow Kentucky-bred Nakatomi , becoming the first 3-year-old in Golden Shaheen history to capture the race….
Ireland-bred Nick Rockett led home a spectacular and historic 1-2-3 finish for an emotional Willie Mullins in the Grand National Handicap Chase as he denied stablemate I Am Maximus back-to-back victories at Aintree Racecourse April 5. An outpouring of joy followed from the dominant champion trainer with his son, Patrick, the winning rider. Nick Rockett…
