Though blinkers and a patient ride by Jose Ortiz certainly helped Locked win the March 1 Santa Anita Handicap (G1), make no mistake—this is one talented colt. He lost ground on both turns, had to catch the rejuvenated 8-year-old Express Train , and still destroyed the field by 8 1/2 lengths in a dazzling display, all…
Having won the San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park nine times and with three starters in the March 1 race, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s presence was unmistakable in the 1 1/16-mile prep on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Following a scratch, only two horses lined up to face his trio of…
Trainer Michael McCarthy entered the March 1 card at Santa Anita Park with a formidable lineup of stakes runners, and he exited with a hat trick of graded victories capped by a rail-skimming triumph by Formidable Man in the $301,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (G1T). Winner of the Hollywood Derby (G1T) at Del Mar Nov….
Multiple grade-1 placed Ferocious is off the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail with a muscle tear injury possibly sustained during the Feb. 1 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The son of Flatter, fourth in the Holy Bull, has not worked since the race. “It’s a difficult diagnosis due to the location of the muscle tear….
Trainer Mark Glatt, breeders Ron and Nina Hagen, owner Paskey Dedomenico, and 2008 Longacres Mile winner Wasserman compose a stellar field of 2025 Washington Racing Hall of Fame inductees Emerald Downs announced Friday. The Class of 2025 will mark the 20th annual Washington Hall of Fame ceremony held at Emerald Downs. The official induction ceremony…
Thoroughbred racing fixes its followers in time. For that reason, I know exactly where I’ve been on certain days in early March for so long it’s embarrassing to mention. One hates to be predictable. But there I was on the gloomy afternoon of March 9, 1975, watching Stardust Mel and Out of the East leaning…
A total of 94 horses have been consigned to the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale set for April 2 at 10 a.m. at Lone Star Park, and the interactive sale catalog is now online. The breeze show is scheduled for March 31 at 8 a.m. at the Dallas-Fort Worth area track. Online bidding will be…
The emergence of the Saudi Cup program has stolen some of the thunder from Dubai’s “Super Saturday,” but there are still some big noises in this year’s traditional prep for Dubai World Cup night. Among them on the March 1 card are the Middle East’s best sprinter, Tuz , who leads the six-furlong Mahab Al Shimaal (G3),…
Is “racing luck” a real thing? If you ask Kerry and Alan Ribble, the answer is yes. The couple has owned Thoroughbred racehorses for about a decade now but experienced the true meaning of racing luck, on both sides of the coin, with Honor Marie in 2024. Winner of the 2023 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2)—the…
Gulfstream Park has changed run-up distances for 1 1/16-mile and 1 1/8-mile races contested over the main track, the South Florida track announced Feb. 27. The run-up distances have been extended, with 85 feet added to the start of all 1 1/16-mile races and 53 feet added to the start of all 1 1/8-mile races from…
