Kindergarten Stakes results and replay – (North England) 2025

Trainer Brian Knippenberg couldn’t help but get emotional as he watched 5-year-old gelding Mercante  soar across the Turfway Park finish line March 22 in the $290,000 Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3), pulling the 13-1 upset. “Every minute we get with him is like a borrowed minute,” Knippenberg said in the winner’s circle. Mercante, dk b/br,…

The Haneda Hai (G1), the first leg of the Dirt Triple Crown for 3-year-olds in Japan, takes place April 29 at Oi Racecourse in Tokyo, going 1,800 meters. Fifteen runners, including four Japan Racing Association-based horses, are entered in the race which carries a purse of ¥87,500,000 (approx. US$607,175).    Natural Rise , the likely favorite, was bred…

In her seasonal debut, Simply in Front  rallied to put her nose down in front at the wire to win the $740,670 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes (G2T) May 3. The Eddie Kenneally-trained filly battled with Pin Up Betty  in a thrilling stretch run to win by a neck. Coming off a five-month hiatus from…

This column highlights the performances of 2-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more likely to…

Henry Field is hoping he can add another Golden Slipper (G1) winner to his Newgate Farm stallion roster following the March 22 running of the AU$5 million, 1,200-meter juvenile turf feature at Rosehill Gardens. Newgate is one of only two studs in Australia, alongside Coolmore, that is home to two horses who have won the Golden Slipper—2016 winner Capitalist…

Mystik Dan , winner of the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1), returned to the Churchill Downs work tab June 15 with a five-furlong breeze in 1:00 under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., preparing for a likely start in the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) June 28. Mystik Dan, who won the Blame Stakes (G3) May 31, breezed…