Into Mischief ‘s reign atop North America’s general sires list has included success in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and this weekend’s two major prep races for that classic could go a long way toward giving him another strong hand for the Derby and the classics. The Spendthrift Farm stalwart has finished as leading sire six straight…
Progressive mare Choisya is back in Newmarket after a lucrative winter spell at the Dubai Carnival where she was a flagbearer for the Simon and Ed Crisford team in winning twice at the group 2 level. The 5-year-old had only one black-type success to her name before she joined Gainsborough Stables’ satellite operation at Meydan…
St. Elias Stable’s Captain Cook breezed a half-mile in :49 March 26 over the Belmont Park dirt training track as he prepares for the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2), a 1 1/8-mile test for sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack April 5. A Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race, the Wood Memorial offers 100-50-25-15-10 qualifying points to the top five…
Florida Derby Day Facts Baffert in March: Gulfstream has been good to trainer Bob Baffert. He’s won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) three times, the Donn Handicap (Captain Steve), and his first Grade 1 win came at Gulfstream when he saddled Thirty Slews to victory in the 1992 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). But he’s…
Trainers John Sargent and Gary Portelli are hopeful, rather than confident, that they can spring an upset when the outstanding Treasurethe Moment makes her Sydney debut in the 2,000-meter (about 1 1/4-mile) Vinery Stud Stakes (G1) March 29 at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. Sargent saddles Powers of Opal, who’s already felt the sting of Treasurethe Moment’s class…
Luxor Cafe , a Kentucky-bred colt by American Pharoah , looks poised to win a guaranteed bid to the Kentucky Derby (G1) as the likely favorite in the Fukuryu Stakes March 29 at Nakayama Racecourse. The race is the final leg of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby—a four-race series in which Luxor Cafe already tops…
With Straight No Chaser , the Eclipse Award-winning male sprinter of 2024, in the Middle East preparing for the April 5 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), five other California sprinters will look to capitalize while he is away in the March 29 San Carlos Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. The quintet, led by 3-5 morning-line choice Pilot…
Yulong Investments general manager Vin Cox has tendered his resignation from the breeding and racing giant. Cox joined Yuesheng Zhang’s global operation in November 2023 after almost six years as Godolphin Australia’s managing director. Before that Cox spent about seven years with Magic Millions, having been named the Australian sales company’s managing director in 2011. Cox…
Woodbine Entertainment is proud to announce that the $750,000 (CAD) E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) has been added to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series as an official “Win and You’re In” race. The new designation offers the winner an automatic, fees-paid berth into the $2 million (USD) Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at the…
An attempt by trainer Jonathan Wong to challenge in a Louisiana federal court sanctions that arose in Indiana was denied. The sanctions were issued by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. The order dismissing Wong’s lawsuit was issued by federal court judge Terry Doughty, who in 2022 abruptly enjoined HISA and the Federal Trade Commission…
