Wandering Eyes

In her first performance since last summer at Del Mar, Thought Process defeats Vibez and Grand Slam Smile to win the Buena Vista Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

Wathnan Racing's Commandment slipped through along the rail to take the lead in the stretch and held off a stubborn foe in Chief Wallabee to win the Feb. 28 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

Magnitude begins his 4-year-old season Feb. 28 at Oaklawn Park just as former Steve Asmussen trainee Gun Runner did—with a resounding victory in the $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3).View the full article

Running for just the second time, Iron Honor edged away late to take the Gotham Stakes (G3) by a length as a 4-5 favorite and convince trainer Chad Brown that the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at 1 1/8 miles and the Kentucky Derby (G1) are in play.View the full article

It took Larry Roth and his wife, Nanci, several years to find a "lucky" spot to watch their horses race at Aqueduct Racetrack. It finally happened Feb. 28 when the "L" and "N" in LNJ Foxwoods watched their filly Paradise romp in the Busher Stakes.View the full article

Wathnan Racing's Commandment slipped through along the rail to take the lead in the stretch and held off a stubborn foe in Chief Wallabee to win the Feb. 28 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

It was a good battle on the tote and it carried over to the racetrack, as Wathnan Racing's COMMANDMENT (c, 3, Into Mischief–Sippican Harbor, by Orb), sent away the 12-5 favorite, and 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Chief Wallabee (Constitution)–the 5-2 second choice–locked horns in the final furlong of Saturday's GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, with the slightly more experienced Commandment taking advantage of a superior trip to prevail narrowly. The victory was good for 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. A $500,000 Keeneland September yearling, Commandment was away in good order from gate three for Irad Ortiz, Jr. and was bang in midfield through the opening exchanges as longshot Rockies Balboa (Girvin) made the running in advance of the previously undefeated Solitude Dude (Yaupon) and a three-wide Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map) through a fast opening section of :23.16. Chief Wallabee, an impressive debut winner over seven furlongs, tracked Commandment from one path to his outside and a length in arrears passing midway. Junior Alvarado asked Chief Wallabee for a bit of mid-race speed and got a bit of first run on Commandment entering the final half-mile, but while the Bill Mott runner was committed to an overland journey around the second turn, Commandment charted an inside course, hoping that the run would come. Chief Wallabee loomed three deep outside of Solitude Dude and looked set to charge home, but Commandment found the room he needed at the inside, hit the front and just held sway to the line. The final time was a solid 1:43.33. Commandment is the 94th winner at the graded level for Into Mischief and is the sire's second straight winner of this key Kentucky Derby prep, won last year by Sovereignty. Sales history: $500,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0. O-Wathnan Racing; B-Lee Pokoik (KY); T-Brad Cox. COMMANDMENT ($6.80) took the opening on the rail & fought off Chief Wallabee to win the $425,000 @CoolmoreAmerica Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at @GulfstreamPark! The son of @SpendthriftFarm's Into Mischief earned 50 @KentuckyDerby points. @iradortiz was up for… pic.twitter.com/lae17HKIDT — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) February 28, 2026 The post Commandment Just Gets The Better of Chief Wallabee in Fountain of Youth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Just before midstretch She Be Smooth flashed another gear to surge past a pair of dueling leaders and quickly open up to register a 6-length victory in the $205,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Making his seasonal debut Saturday, MAGNITUDE (c, 4, Not This Time–Rockadelic, by Bernardini) looked a winner every step as he easily took the down an over-matched field in the GIII Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Second choice Nu What's New (Munnings) gave him an early challenge, leading the 4-5 favorite narrowly for much of the running up the backstretch as the opening half went in :47.38. But Magnitude stayed glued to that one's flank and had an answer for every move, pushing past with ease once the question was asked into the final furlong. In a parade route to the wire, the son of Not This Time enjoyed an open-lengths win under jockey Jose Ortiz. Nu What's New stayed on for second while Gould's Gold (Goldencents). Lifetime Record: 12-6-2-1. O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Ron Stolich; T-Steve Asmussen. Sales History: $310,000 wlg '22 KEENOV, $450,000 ylg '23 KEESEP. MAGNITUDE was too classy and opens up in the G3 Razorback at Oaklawn Park for trainer Steve Asmussen with @jose93_ortiz aboard! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/fkqO9RSdmI — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) February 28, 2026 The post Magnitude Rocks The Razorback appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Big-figure debut winner Iron Honor (c, 3, Nyquist–Orencia, by Blame) fought past the Ohio-bred Crown the Buckeye (Yaupon) in the stretch to make it two-for-two in Saturday's GIII Gotham S. at Aqueduct, good for 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Right to Party (Constitution) was third. Favored at 4-5 off the strength of a 95 Beyer Speed Figure earned sprinting first out at the Big A Dec. 13, Iron Honor battled with Crown the Buckeye through fractions of :23.09 and :46.30 here. Still locking horns a quarter of a mile from home, Iron Honor finally hit the front in deep stretch and edged clear late to win by 3/4 of a length. The final time for the one-turn mile was 1:37.94. Iron Honor becomes the 24th graded/39th stakes winner for Nyquist. Two-time winner Orencia brought $20,000 from Machmer Hall, agent for Glen Eden, in foal to Audible at the 2024 Keeneland January sale. She is also responsible for the 2-year-old colt Spears (Audible). She was bred to Golden Pal and Violence for 2026. Sales history: $230,000 yrl '24 KEEJAN; $475,000 yrl '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-St. Elias Stable, Lawrence, William H. and Glassman Racing; B-Mike & Pat Freeny (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. IRON HONOR remains unbeaten, taking the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes under @jockeyfranco for trainer Chad Brown, picking up 50 points toward the @KentuckyDerby! pic.twitter.com/uqiQ3ES3sZ — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) February 28, 2026 The post Unbeaten Iron Honor Outbattles Crown the Buckeye in Gotham appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It took Larry Roth and his wife, Nanci, several years to find a "lucky" spot to watch their horses' race at Aqueduct Racetrack.View the full article

Last year's GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes winner LUSH LIPS (GB) (f, 4, Ten Sovereigns {Ire}–Lamyaa {GB}, by Arcano {Ire}) took on older fillies and mares for the first time Saturday, winning the GIII Honey Fox Stakes at Gulfstream Park to stretch her winning streak to three in a row. Confidently handled by Tyler Gaffalione who picked up his second graded stakes win of the afternoon, the 8-5 favorite enjoyed a clear run down the outside from just off the pace as Classic Q (Classic Empire) was alert up front through fractions of :23.79 and :48.18. The favorite, making her first start since winning the GII Mrs. Revere Stakes in November, was briefly caught on the back foot on the run into the far turn but had the class to make it up as the leaders hit the top of the stretch. Classic Q had first jump but the closers were coming and none faster than Lush Lips who ate into the deficit and pushed past in the shadow of the wire to win in a final time of 1.33.71. The newest millionaire is #9 LUSH LIPS ($5.40) who made her 4yo debut a winning one by rallying late to win the $175,000 Honey Fox Stakes presented by @MyRacehorse (G3) at @GulfstreamPark . @Tyler_Gaff was up for @brenpwals. Dixiana Farms owns. pic.twitter.com/6QfncNaCAK — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) February 28, 2026 Saturday, Gulfstream Park HONEY FOX S. PRESENTED BY MYRACEHORSE-GIII, $150,000, Gulfstream, 2-28, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:33.71, fm. 1–LUSH LIPS (GB), 124, f, 4, by Ten Sovereigns (Ire) 1st Dam: Lamyaa (GB), by Arcano (Ire) 2nd Dam: Divine Grace (Ire), by Definite Article (GB) 3rd Dam: Grey Patience (Ire), by Common Grounds (GB) (£82,000 Ylg '23 GOFFUK; $3,700,000 3yo '25 KEENOV). O-Dixiana Farms LLC; B-The Pocock Family (GB); T-Brendan P. Walsh; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $91,140. Lifetime Record: GISW, 12-6-4-0, $1,007,900. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Classic Q, 122, f, 4, Classic Empire–Lovely Em, by Scat Daddy. ($40,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Gary Barber, Blue Crevalle Racing and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Winning Bloodstock (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. $29,400. 3–Silver Moonlight, 122, m, 5, Liam's Map–Neck of the Moon, by More Than Ready. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $300,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR). O-C2 Racing Stable, LLC; B-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.. $14,700. Margins: 3/4, NK, 1HF. Odds: 1.70, 8.80, 8.60. Also Ran: Crevalle d'Oro, Movin' On Up, Public Defender, Souper Zonda. Scratched: Fantastic Flame, Gata Brazil, Queens Command (Ire). Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Lush Lips Makes It Three In A Row In The Honey Fox appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Calumet Farm homebred SHE BE SMOOTH (f, 3, Lexitonian–Seattle Smooth, by Quiet American) raced well out of the range of the cameraman for the opening 5 1/2 furlongs of Saturday's GII Davona Dale Stakes, but she entered the picture and finished full of run to become the first graded winner for her sire (by Speightstown) while picking up 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Allowed to jump at juicy odds of 28-5 off an impressive debut over the Davona Dale course and distance that came at the expense of next-out 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Prom Queen (Quality Road), She Be Smooth fell out of the gate and was not rushed into action by Flavien Prat, anchoring herself at the back of the pack as Omaha Bay (Omaha Beach) set the pace a couple of paths off the inside running rail while chased by Imperatrice (City of Light), runner-up to odds-on On Time Girl (Not This Time) in the GIII Forward Gal Stakes. The latter was in range and a touch wide throughout, but surrendered first run to She Be Smooth and plugged on to be a non-threatening third. Still minding her own business as they continued moving along on the front end, She Be Smooth made stealthy headway hard against the fence, pushed away from the inside under a full head of steam approaching the entrance to the stretch and rolled home a convincing winner. The final time for the one-mile trip over a dry main track was 1:37.78. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O/B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Todd Pletcher SHE BE SMOOTH ($13.60) and she has 50 points to the Kentucky Oaks after winning the $225,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) impressively under Flavien Prat. @PletcherRacing trains the 3YO daughter of Lexitonian (@CalumetFarm). Wager on the 12th: https://t.co/mnxsqMIadp pic.twitter.com/vO4GVldOr3 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) February 28, 2026 The post She Be Smooth A First Graded Winner For Lexitonian In Davona Dale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Knightsbridge romps in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G3), Tiz Dashing wins the Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T), and Lion Lake upsets Sister Troienne in the Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T) in undercard stakes action Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Secured Freedom (Practical Joke), last seen finishing third to the now-sidelined Plutarch (Into Mischief) in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita on Feb. 7, worked five furlongs in :59.60 (3/52) over the local main track Saturday morning and will make his next start in the Mar. 7 GII San Felipe Stakes, trainer Tim Yakteen said. “It was a nice drill,” Yakteen said. “He had company the first half mile, finished up strong. We're on track.” A $110,000 Keeneland September yearling, the Virginia-bred was fourth to future GII San Vicente Stakes hero So Happy (Runhappy) on Del Mar debut Nov. 22 and broke his maiden by 4 1/2 lengths in Arcadia Dec. 28. The Lewis was his first try at two turns. The bay colt is raced by Pierre Amestoy, Jr., his wife Leslie and Roger K. Beasley, who also campaigned 2023 GI Santa Anita Derby winner, the ill-fated Practical Move (Practical Joke). Also breezing towards the San Felipe was Lewis runner-up and 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Intrepido (Maximus Mischief), who went five-eighths of a mile in 1:02.20 for trainer Jeff Mullins. Taking to the track for Bob Baffert were 'TDN Rising Stars' presented by Hagyard Boyd (Violence) and Buetane (Tiz the Law), who each went six furlongs in 1:12.20 (2/4). Boyd is unraced since winning the Nov. 29 Ed Brown Stakes at Churchill, while Buetane is exiting a third in the GIII Southwest Stakes Feb. 6. The post Secured Freedom Gets Green Light For San Felipe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article