Within the pages of the catalog for the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale are horses who have talented relatives. One is Hip 476, a Cairo Prince colt consigned by Randy Bradshaw, who is a half to grade 1 winner Pinehurst.
Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen claimed the top prize of $50,000 in the Maryland Jockey Club's $100,000 trainer bonus offered to horsemen for their participation in stakes races over Preakness weekend, May 20 and 21, at historic Pimlico Race Course.
One day after securing an elusive triumph with Early Voting in the Preakness Stakes (G1), the weekend prosperity continued for trainer Chad Brown, who saddled Juddmonte's Masen to his first stateside stakes score in the May 22 Seek Again Stakes.
They say good things come to those who wait, but Tom Marquand did not have to wait long for his maiden winner on Irish soil, as he partnered Alenquer to glory in a pulsating Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1) May 22 on his first ride in the country.
For years, trainer Chad Brown has made some difficult decisions about where to place his bevy of top-level grass fillies and mares. Now he's facing the same type of enviable situation with 3-year-old colts.
Stars on Earth shone brightly in the Tokyo Racecourse sunshine May 22, handling the classic distance of the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks-G1) with ease and setting up a shot at the Fillies Triple Crown with a clear victory.
A thrilling win by Early Voting at the Preakness Stakes (G1) sent buyers full of optimism to Timonium. This year the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will see 635 juveniles through the ring over two days of selling May 23-24.