Similar Posts
Mystik Dan Hits Work Tab Ahead of Stephen Foster
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…
Jockeys’ Guild on Lopez Suspension: ‘Beyond Ludicrous’
The Jockeys’ Guild on Sept. 25 issued the following statement opposing the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s decision to suspend jockey Paco Lopez for six months. The statement has been lightly edited. The notice issued by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority against Paco Lopez Sept. 22, 2025 for “immediate suspension for six months” is absolutely uncalled for…
Multiple Leading Australian Stallion Snitzel Dies at 22
Snitzel, Australia’s four-time champion stallion, sire of 23 group 1 winners and 160 stakes winners to date, was euthanized June 11 aged 22, owing to age-related issues, chiefly a deterioration in the liver. The father of 12 official champions across various classes, winner of the Australian general sires’ title from 2017-20, and sire of such…
Two Fillies Supplemented to Keeneland’s April HORA Sale
A total of 88 horses have been cataloged to the April 25 Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale. The auction, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, follows 10 races on the closing day of the Spring Meet. Click here for the online catalog and here for full-sale form figures. These two horses…
Thought Process Easily Handles San Clemente Competition
Thought Process has returned as a 3-year-old as perfectly as anyone could ask. Dominating in her comeback race at Santa Anita Park, she moved on to Del Mar with elan, easily vanquishing a talented field in the July 19 San Clemente Handicap (G2T). The win accomplished several goals. Trainer Phil D’Amato took the race for…
C2 Racing Stable Hopes for Derby Surprise With Neoequos
C2 Racing Stable may have left Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner White Abarrio behind in South Florida to continue training toward the June 7 Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, but C2, a partnership of brothers Mark and Clint Cornett, is still coming out firing this week at Churchill Downs. In upcoming graded stakes…