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Splendora wins the B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park for trainer Bob Baffert and owners By Talla Racing and Boyd Racing.View the full article

Some of the connections involved with 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, co-owner OGMA Investments, trainer Gustavo Delgado, and Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano, appear headed for a return Derby appearance.View the full article

Overtaking leaders Midnight Mammoth and Getaway Car on the second turn, British Isles pulls away for a decisive victory in the $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1).View the full article

If you don't realise that horses react to pain and that blinkers will make no difference, then it might be a good thing that you are not a trainer.

No from I saw she ran in at the point the white rail changes to a brown (dark?) rail. Not incorrect however what about another theory. She has run away from the whip previously but only slightly. She got a hammering in the Moir from Craig Williams but didn't stray from her line. Yes she has run away from the whip when hit but not by much and at the same time the rail changes from bright white in colour to dark brown. Horses can distinguish white very clearly but dark colours blend into a green/grey morass i.e. a horse is red/green colour blind. So is it possible that yes she did react to the whip BUT thought there was room to run away from it because in her vision the rail wasn't there? Or her reaction unbalanced her (and the Jockey) and once she touched the rail she doubled down on the reaction. Looking back at her races Sam Spratt mostly whipped her on the inside on left and right hand tracks. First race ride for Sam Collett. As for not needing the whip I disagree. Sweynesday wasn't giving up.

Majestic Oops stretched out from 6 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles and got smoothly over a sloppy track to win the Azeri Stakes (G2) March 7 at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

Some of the connections involved with 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage—co-owner OGMA Investments, trainer Gustavo Delgado, and Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano—appear headed for a return Derby appearance.View the full article

Former claimer R Disaster, a graded stakes winner last year at age 4, is now one at age 5 after winning the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3) March 7 at Gulfstream ParkView the full article

British Isles (g, 5, Justify–Purely Hot, by Pure Prize) has spent the majority of his 24-race career in allowance company, but took full advantage of the scratched-down field of five in Saturday's GI Santa Anita Handicap in Arcadia to emerge a winner at the elite level. Parked for much of the running on the outside of favored Just a Touch (Justify) through :22.86 and :46.63 fractions, he took command with authority and opened up in the stretch to win by open daylight. He got the 1 1/4 miles in 2:05.17 as Vodka Vodka (Stay Thirsty) and 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Getaway Car (Curlin) chased him home. The 'Big Cap' marked the first Grade I win for young jockey Diego Herrera. British Isles placed in the GIII Native Diver Stakes in November at Del Mar, then shipped across the country to finish fifth in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitation in January. Lifetime Record: 24-4-6-4. O-Slam Dunk Racing, Deborah Baltas and Cynthia McClanahan; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (Ky.); T-Richard Baltas; J-Diego Herrera. BRITISH ISLES ($16.40)came flying around the turn to score in the $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at @SantaAnitaPark. @JockeyHerrera earns his first grade 1 victory riding the Justify (@coolmoreamerica) gelding for trainer Richard Baltas. pic.twitter.com/WFmjaguF41 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 8, 2026 The post Justify’s British Isles Wins Santa Anita’s ‘Big Cap’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Stop press That should read 3 to 4 L Blessed are the moderaters

Well… i have to agree with you there. Did favour those on pace, so those making ground did ok, even the Rose.

Injured as opposed to not wanting to race. He like many top three year olds of that year had a torrid programme that year caused by abandoned racemeetings after they had travelled and then poor track conditions.

She has done extremely well against the best Aus has to offer (unlike Damask Rose), but a G1 win is the glittering prize. As you know, horses are unpredictable, look at Savaglee, a champion in waiting at 3, never came back at 4

She hasn't done too badly in the three Grp 1 1600m races in OZ so far. Only 4 years old.

Trainer Bob Baffert had a two-strong chance to earn a record-extending 10th win in Saturday's GII San Felipe Stakes. His best shot looked to be with the 4-5 favorite and 'TDN Rising Star' Brant (Gun Runner) who was making his first start back since running third to Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar last November. But it was his other runner, 8-1 shot and $2.4-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale graduate Potente (Into Mischief) who secured the win and 50 Kentucky Derby points for the Baffert stable, running down 67-1 longshot Robusta (Accelerate) to spring the upset as his favored stablemate crossed the line fifth. Far and away the least-experienced runner in the field with just his narrow Jan. 31 gate-to-wire maiden win going six furlongs on his record, Potente had a big jump in just about every metric, most notably in class and, stretching out to 1 1/16-miles Saturday, distance. He would also need to show some versatility, especially as his naturally quicker stablemate got off to a clean beginning and Potente had to check back into an early fifth. Brant had company up front from the start in the form of GII San Vincente winner So Happy (Runhappy) and that pair led Robusta up the backstretch. Potente sat just in behind that wall of runners with company to his inside as Secured Freedom (Practical Joke) looked for running room up the rail. It was Robusta who made the first run at the leaders midway around the far turn, engaging three wide in the Calumet Farm silks as Brant came under a ride from Florent Geroux but lacked any response at the quarter pole. The longshot son of Accelerate looked to blow the board wide open as he hit the front close to home but Potente, who angled out to find room at the sixteenth pole, was charging hard and just found the line in time to nail the longshot in the shadow of the wire to stay perfect in his young career. Brant was eased once out of contention and finished up fifth. “This horse has a lot of talent,” said Hernandez. “He's big, he's strong, and he showed up today. He breaks really, really good and relaxes really well behind the other horses. Last time he ran on the lead, but today, he was traveling really good behind horses, like a professional. As we turned for home, I swung out a little bit, and it took me a little while to get going, because, like I said, he's very big. But man, he's a really, really nice horse. It's only his second start and he's improving. I think he's going to be even better next time.” “I knew the pace was going to be hot,” Baffert added of his two runners. “I think Brant was a work away from this race. He got tired. Potente is bred to go that far. He was ready for that. Kimura told me he thought the horse was a two-turn horse. That horse that ran second (Robusta) is not a bad horse that he beat. He beat Cherokee Nation. I was just a little disappointed in Brant. We're moving forward with Potente. He'll have another start before the Kentucky Derby.” With 50 points now on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, Potente jumps to seventh, currently the highest Baffert-trained runner on the leaderboard. Robusta also picked up 25 points for his efforts and sits 14th for Chief Stipe O'Neill. Pedigree Note: Potente is yet another feather in the cap for leading general sire Into Mischief who continues to fire on all cylinders heading into Kentucky Derby season for Spendthrift Farm. At $2.4-million, the second highest hip sold at the Saratoga Sale in 2024, Potente is also the priciest Into Mischief yearling sold that year and one of seven yearlings to hit the seven-figure price tag that sales season for their in-demand sire. Sweet Sting, placed in the Memories of Silver at Aqueduct in her racing career, has three winners from four to race and is herself a daughter of an Eclipse-winning grass mare in Perfect Sting. There are several classy Canadian runners in the pedigree including her half-sister, GSW Smart Sting (Smart Strike). The family also includes GII Dwyer Stakes third Billal (Street Sense). Her 2-year-old Not This Time filly, now named You Didn't Know, brought $430,000 as a yearling at Keeneland September last year for Lauren Carlisle and she reported a full-sister to Potente in 2025 before visiting Muth for 2026. #5 POTENTE ($18.20) soared past Robusta to win the $200,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at @santaanitapark with @JJHernandezS19 in the irons. The son of Into Mischief (@SpendthriftFarm) is trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Speedway Stables. pic.twitter.com/x2r99AigAv — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 7, 2026 Saturday, Santa Anita SAN FELIPE S. PRESENTED BY DK HORSE-GII, $201,000, Santa Anita, 3-7, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:42.92, ft. 1–POTENTE, 120, c, 3, by Into Mischief 1st Dam: Sweet Sting (SP), by Awesome Again 2nd Dam: Perfect Sting, by Red Ransom 3rd Dam: Valid Victress, by Valid Appeal 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($2,400,000 Ylg '24 FTSAUG). O-Speedway Stables LLC; B-Pam & Martin Wygod (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $120,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $162,000. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Robusta, 120, c, 3, Accelerate–Urbane Legend, by Into Mischief. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Chief Stipe F. O'Neill. $40,000. 3–So Happy, 120, c, 3, Runhappy–So Cunning, by Blame. ($12,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV; $20,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $150,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR). O-Norman Stables LLC and Saints or Sinners; B-Leverett S. Miller (KY); T-Mark Glatt. $24,000. Margins: HD, 2 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 8.10, 67.30, 2.10. Also Ran: Secured Freedom, Brant, Start the Ride, Flashy Fritz. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Potente Up In Time In San Felipe Upset; Brant Finishes Fifth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

First of all many thanks for being moderated again...thoroughly deserve it Trainer Ken Kelso on WI "She reacted to the whip...and I don't think she really needed to use it" What he said From WI this morning its apparent from the overhead her movement into the rail started 3/4 L before she got to the painted rail..so that had nothing to do with it

Yes a big run and she is a quality, genuine G1 horse, but why are they not putting her over more ground, that is her forte and why they paid big money for her. Is there a lack of suitable races. They need to get a wriggle on and secure a G1 win for her breeding value, and except for Winx they only have a limited life at the top.

Just had another look at the All Star Mile. That was a big run by Leica Lucy on the slow part of the track. Of the 8 sectionals she had the fastest time in six of them and only beaten 1.5 lengths.

All eyes may have been on Eclipse champion 3-year-old filly Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) in Oaklawn's GII Azeri Stakes Saturday, but it was Majestic Oops (m, 6, Majestic Harbor–Miss Oops, by Olmodavor) who sprung the upset. Racing in the colors of Medallion Racing, Evan Trommer Ward, Arrieta Agave Racing Stable, and Shelia Regan, Majestic Oops left the gate sharply before taking back on the inside behind La Cara (Street Sense). She waited in third with Nitrogen to her outside behind La Cara's :23.78 and :47.17 fractions, then tipped out coming off the turn as Nitrogen tackled La Cara. Majestic Oops, wide and full of run, quickly put about two lengths on Nitrogen nearing the wire as Regaled (Mohaymen) came up on the inside to outfinish Nitrogen for second. The final time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:43.36. Second in the GIII Molly Pitcher and third in the GI Ballerina last summer, Majestic Oops finished off the board in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff. She kicked off 2026 with a win in the American Beauty Stakes at Oaklawn Feb. 13. O- Medallion Racing, Evan Trommer, Arrieta Agave Racing Stable, and Shelia Regan; B-William Dory, Sandy Dory, Gary Kropp, and Janet Kropp (Cal.); T-Dan Ward, J-Francisco Arrieta. #3 MAJESTIC OOPS ($20.60) put away Nitrogen in the $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) at @OaklawnRacing with @jockeyfarrieta aboard. The 6-year-old daughter of Majestic Harbor is trained by @dfwardjr. pic.twitter.com/FJSa2J7Dpk — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 7, 2026 The post Majestic Oops Upsets Champion Nitrogen in Azeri appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Crude Velocity (c, 3, Beau Liam–Sweetnsour Kitty, by Lemon Drop Kid) overcame a nightmare journey to become the first 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' for his young sire. Overlooked at odds of 10-1, he was off to a slow start from his rail draw and trailed the field shortly after the break. He rushed up beneath Florent Geroux and was under a tight hold in traffic racing just behind the leaders through an opening quarter in :22.23. Forced to steady, he dropped back to seventh and was heading the wrong way around the far turn. Undeterred, he dialed it up again, was tipped out into the clear in the stretch and came powering home to reel in Civil Liberty (Independence Hall) by a head. The final time for 6 1/2 furlongs was 1:15.30. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. Sales history: $250,000 2yo '25 OBSOPN; $3,000 yrl '24 FTDDE; $12,000 yrl '24 FTKOCT. O-CSLR Racing Partners, LLC; B-La Ciega LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. #1 CRUDE VELOCITY ($23.00) and @flothejock ran down Civil Liberty to win R6 at @SantaAnitaPark. This was the maiden win for the three-year-old Beau Liam (@AirdrieStud) colt. Bob Baffert trains. pic.twitter.com/wf1h8n98SZ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 7, 2026 The post Crude Velocity Overcomes Impossible Trip, Gets Up for ‘Rising Star’ Honors appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Splendora wins the B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park for trainer Bob Baffert and owners By Talla Racing and Boyd Racing.View the full article

Steve Landers Racing's Destino d'Oro continues to thrive in Florida, rallying off her third straight victory in the Sunshine State with a triumph in the $200,000 Hillsborough Stakes (G2T) at Tampa Bay Downs March 7.View the full article

So what myself and brodie have been saying long ,long before the report was available for reading,turns out to be true. The report confirms what we've been saying. prepping for a job at hrnz are you. It was an irrelevant comparison and you would have known it when you came up with it.

Why. NZ racing has a long history of Aussies f#&#ng up.