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Paladin (Gun Runner), most recently winner of the GII Risen Star Stakes, and GII Fountain of Youth Stakes runner-up Chief Wallabee (Constitution) were 8-1 co-favorites when the Kentucky Derby Futu...

Trainer Danny Eubanks–who has been managing his mother Annette's barn for the past year and a half–earned his first official win with his first starter at Laurel Park Sunday when Mugatu (Blofeld) surged from last under jockey Carlos Lopez to win the day's opener, a $20,000 starter allowance. “I think I stopped breathing at the

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Blackout Time (Not This Time), most recently fourth in the GII Rebel Stakes, tuned up for an expected start in the Mar. 28 GI Arkansas Derby with a bullet four-furlong drill in :47.00 (1/90) at Oaklawn Park Saturday. Under retired jockey Robby Albarado, Blackout Time worked with stablemate...

Blackout Time (Not This Time), most recently fourth in the GII Rebel Stakes, tuned up for an expected start in the Mar. 28 GI Arkansas Derby with a bullet four-furlong drill in :47.00 (1/90) at Oaklawn Park Saturday. Under retired jockey Robby Albarado, Blackout Time worked with stablemate...

STAR ACTRESS (f, 3, Justify–Star Act {SP, $147,605}, by Street Cry {Ire}) was unveiled Feb. 8 at this venue trying a seven-furlong maiden race on the main track, and despite a wide trip, closed ferociously late to claim second by a half-length. Back here as the 3-5 favorite with added real ...

STAR ACTRESS (f, 3, Justify–Star Act {SP, $147,605}, by Street Cry {Ire}) was unveiled Feb. 8 at this venue trying a seven-furlong maiden race on the main track, and despite a wide trip, closed ferociously late to claim second by a half-length. Back here as the 3-5 favorite with added real ...

Taj Mahal (Nyquist), two-for-two after winning the Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Feb. 21, is expected to make his next start in the Apr. 4 GII Wood Memorial, Tom Ryan of co-owner SF Racing confirmed Sunday. “The notion is he'll take his shot in the Wood Memorial,” Ryan sai...

Gary Biszantz, who bought his first Thoroughbred for $400 at age 21 in 1956 and was still active in the sport nearly 70 years later, passed away Saturday afternoon after an accidental fall, according to Mike Owens, long-time manager of his Cobra Farm. Owens added that Biszantz's wife, Betty, and six daughters were all with

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Spendthrift's Goodall (f, 3, Yaupon–Moon Over Mag Bay, by Malibu Moon) made it two in a row Saturday, capturing Oaklawn Park's Purple Martin Stakes in authoritative fashion. Shipped in from Fair Grounds for the six-furlong test, Goodall was overshadowed in the wagering by 8 1/4-length track and trip debut winner River Wind (Lexitonian). The latter

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A horse with a wicked turn of foot is always dangerous in the lane, and Incredibolt (Bolt d'Oro) showed just how fast he could be late with a dominant score in the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. Racing among cover in a tightly bunched field, he watched the pace unfold through an opening sectional in

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Dahman's EMBLAZE (f, 3, Yaupon–Lady Lumberjack, by Forestry) did plenty wrong making her belated debut in a five-furlong turf sprint to close out the Saturday program at Tampa, did his best work when it mattered most to don cap and gown at first asking. Drawn widest in a field of 10, the $350,000 OBS April

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Hall of Famer Bob Baffert sent out a talented fleet of workers Saturday morning at Santa Anita Park, led by G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint victor Imagination (Into Mischief), while multiple Grade I winner Journalism (Curlin) continued his march toward a return with his own five-panel move. In addition to Imagination,...

She's among the finest wines, indeed. Grade I-winner Bottle of Rouge (Vino Rosso) pounced smartly in the lane of the Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs, and kicked home well to take not just the hardware but also precious points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks in May. Content to watch Dazzling Dame (Girvin...

Bob Baffert has an embarrassment of riches on his hands when it comes to classy 3-year-old fillies. Grade I winner Bottle of Rouge (Vino Rosso) joined stablemates Explora (Blame) and Forced Entry (Charlatan) in th...

Looking to build on an open-lengths allowance victory first off a December absence back on Feb. 11, Three Chimneys Farm's IGNITER (c, 3, Volatile–Malibu Prayer, by Malibu Moon) remained perfect at three with a popular victory in Saturday's $135,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct. Sent off a...

A speed-and-fade ninth at longshot odds on seven-furlong debut at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 7, Shadwell Stable's EZUM (c, 3, Essential Quality–Bashful Bertie, by Quiet American) was pounded into even-money favoritism stretching out to a mile Saturday at Colonial Downs an...

A speed-and-fade ninth at longshot odds on seven-furlong debut at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 7, Shadwell Stable's EZUM (c, 3, Essential Quality–Bashful Bertie, by Quiet American) was pounded into even-money favoritism stretching out to a mile Saturday at Colonial Downs an...

Strawberries and cream. Chocolate and peanut butter. Horse racing and making movies? One of those is clearly not like the others, but Librado Barocio has managed to meld the two into a successful career, both behind the camera and, courtesy of the 8-year-old gelding Lovesick Blues (Grazen), more recently in front of the camera. That's

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BUILT (c, 4, Hard Spun–Sea Garden, by Curlin) twice hit the board last season on Louisiana's Road to the Kentucky Derby, second and third in the GIII Lecomte Stakes and GII Risen Star Stake...

Golden Tornado (McKinzie), sidelined since delivering a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' performance on debut at Saratoga last summer, is on the comeback trail. He's posted a pair of breezes for trainer Danny Gargan at Palm Meadows this winter, including a three-furlong move in :37.50 (24/43) Mar....