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Journalism caught pacesetting Barnes and scored a decisive victory in the San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

Despite being carried wide on both turns and toting the co-high weight of 124 pounds, there was no denying Locked was much the best in the $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 1 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

With an electrifying rally through the stretch, Sovereignty ran down River Thames to win the March 1 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

He had to settle for second behind White Abarrio (Race Day) in the GI Pegasus World Cup but 'TDN Rising Star' LOCKED (c, 4, Gun Runner–Luna Rosa, by Malibu Moon) did one better Saturday while romping to victory in the GI Santa Anita Handicap. Opting to skip last week's G1 Saudi Cup in favor of this spot, the 3-5 favorite never looked in doubt, surging to the front with a sweeping move around the far turn and putting 12-1 shot Express Train (Union Rags) quickly in the rearview mirror to come home by nearly double digits. The 6-year-old Express Train held second while Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) ran third in a final time of 2:01.71. #7 LOCKED ($3.40) was spectacular in the $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at @santaanitapark! The four-year-old Gun Runner (@Three_Chimneys) colt was piloted by @jose93_ortiz for trainer @PletcherRacing. The now two-time Grade 1 winner is owned by @EclipseTBP and @WalmacLLC. pic.twitter.com/EbG0KpN8kb — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 2, 2025 Saturday, Santa Anita SANTA ANITA H. PRESENTED BY YAAMAVA' RESORT & CASINO-GI, $301,500, Santa Anita, 3-1, 4yo/up, 1 1/4m, 2:01.71, ft. 1–LOCKED, 124, c, 4, by Gun Runner 1st Dam: Luna Rosa, by Malibu Moon 2nd Dam: Gabriellina Giof (GB), by Ashkalani (Ire) 3rd Dam: Paola Quatraro (Ire), by Cure the Blues ($425,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm LLC; B-Rosa Colasanti (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-2, $1,661,650. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Express Train, 120, h, 8, Union Rags–I'm a Flake, by Mineshaft. ($500,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP). O-C R K Stable LLC; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-John A. Shirreffs. $60,000. 3–Hit Show, 124, h, 5, Candy Ride (Arg)–Actress, by Tapit. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O-Wathnan Racing; B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $36,000. Margins: 8HF, 3 3/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 0.70, 12.00, 2.90. Also Ran: Midnight Mammoth, J B Strikes Back, Katonah, New King, Mirahmadi. Scratched: Tarantino. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Locked Romps In The Big Cap appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

About half an hour removed from a stirring victory in the GII San Felipe Stakes with Journalism (Curlin), jockey Umberto Rispoli and trainer Michael McCarthy were right back into the spotlight when Mr. & Mrs. William Warren's FORMIDABLE MAN (c, 4, City of Light–Fanticola, by Silent Name {Jpn}) closed good ground hard up against the rail and was along in the final strides to add the GI F. E. Kilroe Mile Stakes. Off at odds of 5-1, the $375,000 Keeneland September yearling–by the sire who gave McCarthy and the Warrens memorable victories in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and in the GI Pegasus World Cup–was getting the blinkers off following a largely forgettable run in the GI Pegasus World Cup Turf and settled in mid-division as Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile) came across from his outside gate to establish a moderate pace up front. Continuing to skim the rail down the backstretch and into the final three furlongs, the bay colt looked to be traveling well five-sixteenths from home and Rispoli took the decision to ride for luck into the lane. Air Force Red (Air Force Blue), prominent throughout, aided that cause when drifting a bit off the inside and leaving an inviting opening at the three-sixteenths. Still with some work to do entering the final furlong, Rispoli conjured up one final rally from Formidable Man, who drove through in the dying strides for the victory. Sales history: $375,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 12-6-2-0. O-William K & Suzanne Warren; B-Town & Country Horse Farms (KY); T-Michael McCarthy. A tremendous ride from @umbyrispoli gets Formidable Man home to win his second Grade 1 in the Frank E Kilroe Mile pic.twitter.com/glNWBpuk7s — Idol Horse (@idolhorsedotcom) March 2, 2025 The post City of Light’s Formidable Man Up The Fence To Land Kilroe Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Talk about a quick dividend. In his first race since being purchased privately, not only did Flood Zone land in the winner's circle at 17-1 odds, he earned a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1).View the full article

South African grade 1 winner Beach Bomb broke through with her first United States win with a gate-to-wire score in the $150,000 The Very One Stakes (G3T) March 1 Gulfstream Park.View the full article

The question going into Saturday's GII DK Horse San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita was whether unbeaten $3.2-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga star Barnes (Into Mischief) could win at two turns. He may have if it weren't for a new star on the scene, GII Los Alamitos Futurity winner Journalism (Curlin). Barnes, favored at 2-5, set the pace in the San Felipe, while Journalism bided his time back in fourth as the 3-1 second choice. When Barnes came off the turn and sprinted for home, Journalism–running for the first time as a 3-year-old–reeled him in with gusto and finished powerfully, about two lengths on top. Rodriguez (Authentic) was a distant third. After Berlin Wall (Practical Joke) scratched Saturday, the San Felipe was worth 37.5 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the winner, instead of 50. Following the race, jockey Umberto Rispoli told FanDuel that Journalism was in “beast mode.” #2 JOURNALISM ($8.20) adds 37.5 @KentuckyDerby points to his total with a strong victory in the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at @santaanitapark. The Curlin colt is trained by @mwmracing. @umbyrispoli was in the irons. This is Journalism's third consecutive win! pic.twitter.com/fVjRnRSqxo — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 1, 2025 Saturday, Santa Anita DK HORSE SAN FELIPE S.-GII, $300,000, Santa Anita, 3-1, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:42.24, ft. 1–JOURNALISM, 124, c, 3, by Curlin 1st Dam: Mopotism (GSW & MGISP, $876,090), by Uncle Mo 2nd Dam: Peppy Rafaela, by Bernardini 3rd Dam: Peppy Lapeau, by French Deputy ($825,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG). O-Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and Robert V. LaPenta; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy; J-Umberto Rispoli. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $338,880. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Barnes, 120, c, 3, Into Mischief–All American Dream, by American Pharoah. ($3,200,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG). 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Jeff Drown and Don Rachel, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $60,000. 3–Rodriguez, 120, c, 3, Authentic–Cayala, by Cherokee Run. ($485,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 'TDN Rising Star'. O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson,Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-Kingswood Farm & David Egan (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $36,000. Margins: 1 3/4, 9HF, 4HF. Odds: 3.10, 0.40, 3.80. Also Ran: Mellencamp, Smooth Cruisein. Scratched: Berlin Wall. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Journalism Bests Barnes in San Felipe Showdown appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sportingly sent to the U.S. after years-long export regulations for South African horses were eased and after having to endure an arduous period in quarantine post-arrival, Cayton Park Stud's Beach Bomb (SAf) (Lancaster Bomber) was given a beautifully rated steer from the front by Luis Saez and led past every pole in Saturday's GIII The Very One Stakes at Gulfstream Park. A latest eighth, but not beaten far, in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Beach Bomb was ridden positively by Saez and got into a good rhythm through opening sections of a controlled :24.17 and :50.48 as Whatloveslookslike (English Channel) settled closest to her in the run. Going comfortably and ears-pricked turning down the back, Beach Bomb covered the opening three-quarters of a mile in 1:16.05, with Saez keeping his powder dry, waiting for the right moment to up the tempo. With a shake of the reins from Saez entering the last of three turns, Beach Bomb began to sprint, had a bit of a break on her rivals entering the final furlong and proved a comfortable winner over Immensitude (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}) and La Mehana (Fr) (Al Wukair {Ire}), who ran well despite being tactically disadvantaged to varying degrees. Beach Bomb is, according to available sources, the first South African-bred to win a U.S. graded event since Gypsy's Warning (SAf) (Mogok) took the GI Matriarch Stakes in 2010. The Apache (SAf) (Mogok) was first past the post in the 2013 GI Arlington Million, but was demoted to second behind Real Solution (Kitten's Joy). “I kind of told [Luis] to go forward, so I'm not surprised,” said winning trainer Graham Motion. “Luis helped her away from there. It looked like nobody wanted to go. “I think Grade I may be a stretch for her, but she didn't run badly in the Breeders' Cup. She didn't get beat that badly,” Motion continued. “We liked her. Everything had to go perfectly to get to the Breeders' Cup. We gave her a little break after that to let her catch up with herself and settle in. Things went well for this race. “I haven't thought much about [what's next]. I don't know if a mile and a half is what she wants to do. I think a mile and a quarter is a pretty good trip for her.” An upset winner of the GI Cape Fillies' Guineas at Kenilworth in Cape Town in December 2023, Beach Bomb earned her place in the Filly and Mare Turf with a victory in the GI Paddock Stakes in her next appearance. Runner-up against the boys in the GI Cape Derby in February 2024 in her final start for Candice Bass-Robinson, she arrived in New York in March following a trip from Johannesburg with a refueling stop in Barbados, but was confined to nearly no exercise while in quarantine for a period of two months-plus. She managed a trio of starts in the second half of the season, finishing a promising second in the Aug. 31 Violet Stakes at Monmouth and a good third in the GII Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita Oct. 5. Sent away at 55-1 at Del Mar, she turned in a mostly even effort from a high draw to be eighth, but just 3 1/2 lengths behind champion Moira (Ghostzapper). Pedigree Notes: Beach Bomb is one of four top-level scorers for her sire, second in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in 2016 and runner-up in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile the following season before earning winning Group 1 laurels of his own in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in his final career appearance in 2018. In the first two months of 2025, Lancaster Bomber has also supplied Eight On Eighteen (SAf), winner of the prestigious Grade 1 Met and Grade 1 Cape Derby and Rascova (SAf), victorious in the Grade 1 Majorca Stakes. Lancaster Bomber, the sire of six stakes and 84 individual winners, passed away from a suspected heart attack at Gaynor Rupert's Drakenstein Stud in 2021. Beach Bomb is one of five winners for her dam, herself a two-time champion and five-time scorer at the highest level in South Africa. Beach Beauty is the dam of the 3-year-old maiden filly Beach Queen (SAf) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus}), the 2-year-old filly Beach Verse (SAf) (Vercingetorix {SAf}) and is due to the Drakenstein stallion Jet Dark (SAf) (Trippi) for 2025. Saturday, Gulfstream Park THE VERY ONE S. PRESENTED BY MYRACEHORSE-GIII, $150,000, Gulfstream, 3-1, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT, 2:14.03, fm. 1–BEACH BOMB (SAF), 120, m, 5, by Lancaster Bomber 1st Dam: Beach Beauty (SAf) (Ch. Older Mare-SAf, Ch. Older Mare-SAf, Broodmare Of The Year-SAf, MG1SW-SAF, $576,854), by Dynasty (SAf) 2nd Dam: Sun Coast (SAf), by Capture Him 3rd Dam: Leisure (SAf), by Hobnob (Fr) O-Cayton Park Stud; B-Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs. G. A. Rupert) (SAF); T-H Graham Motion; J-Luis Saez. $89,280. Lifetime Record: MGISW-SAf, 12-5-3-1, $251,860. *1/2 to Amanzimtoti (SAf) (Trippi), GSW-SAF; Wild Coast (SAf) (Trippi), GSW-SAf; and Narina Trogon (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}), MSW & GSP-SAf. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Immensitude (Fr), 120, m, 5, Lawman (Fr)–Ma Petite Poule (Fr), by Elusive City. (€80,000 Ylg '21 ARQDOY). O-Wathnan Racing; B-Isabelle Corbani (FR); T-William I. Mott. $28,800. 3–La Mehana (Fr), 123, m, 6, Al Wukair (Ire)–Oceanie (Fr), by Dansili (GB). (€55,000 RNA Ylg '20 ARDEAY; €400,000 4yo '23 ARQDEN). O-LSU Stables; B-S.A. Haras du Mezeray (FR); T-Christophe Clement. $14,400. Margins: 1, HF, NK. Odds: 3.70, 6.10, 3.20. Also Ran: Queen Regent (GB), Forever After All, Whatlovelookslike, Be My Sunshine, Youknownothing, Blush (Ire). Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. BEACH BOMB (SAF) ($9.40) makes her return a winning one in the $165,000 The Very One Stakes (G3) at @GulfstreamPark. @GrahamMotion trains the five-year-old mare. @luissaezpty was up! Mindframe returns in the next: https://t.co/lz4ozgmtzA pic.twitter.com/cmsKFtNezC — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 1, 2025 The post Beach Bomb Takes Them Gate To Wire in The Very One appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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In his first start since last summer, classic-placed Mindframe took care of some business March 1 by posting a clear victory in the $202,100 Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes (G2) to secure the first graded stakes win of his career.View the full article

In her second start off of an extended layoff and now trained by Michael McCarthy, Liguria emerged victorious in the one-mile Buena Vista Stakes on the Santa Anita Park turf.View the full article

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. ignored a lesson learned from C2 Racing Stable and Mathis Stable's The Queens M G's previous start and rode the filly to victory in the $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park March 1.View the full article

5th-Santa Anita, $67,000, Msw, 3-1, 4/5yo, f/m, 6fT, 1:08.78, fm, 1 3/4 lengths. QUICK BROWN FOX (f, 4, Justify–Bast {MGISW, $852,200}, by Uncle Mo), the first foal out of MGISW Bast (Uncle Mo), came in off nearly a year-long layoff to break her maiden on the turf. Debuted on the main track last April, she was beaten just a neck as the favorite before going to the sidelines for owner/breeder Spendthrift Farm who took their time bringing her back to the Richard Mandella operation. Favored at even money Saturday, Quick Brown Fox was anything but early, racing in the back half of the field along the inside behind fractions of :21.62 and :44.52. Overcoming a troubled trip around the far turn which saw her have to take up while also needing racing room, Quick Brown Fox finally broke through a gap and surged to the front to win by 1 3/4 lengths over Nafisa (Quality Road). Millionarie Bast took three Grade I races in her career before selling to Spendthrift Farm for $4.2m at FTKNOV in 2020. Quick Brown Fox is her first foal and she has since produced 3-year-old The Last Straw (Into Mischief) who is placed on the main track. After not taking to Into Mischief in 2023 and 2024, she foaled a full-brother to The Last Straw this year. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $49,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Richard E. Mandella. #2 QUICK BROWN FOX ($4) was an impressive winner of the 5th race at @santaanitapark. This 4YO filly is by @CoolmoreAmerica's Justify and out of the multiple Grade 1 winning mare Bast. She was ridden by Flavien Prat for trainer Richard Mandella and owners @SpendthriftFarm. pic.twitter.com/klyfzuvpLu — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 1, 2025 The post Quick Brown Fox, First Foal Out Of MGISW Bast, Breaks Her Maiden At Santa Anita appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Last year's GIII Street Sense Stakes winner SOVEREIGNTY (c, 3, Into Mischief–Crowned, by Bernardini) came flying down the Gulfstream stretch to nail 'TDN Rising Star' River Thames (Maclean's Music) in the shadow of the wire and take the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes and earn 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Saturday. Last for much of the running as River Thames and Neoequos (Neolithic) showed the way, the Godolphin homebred, who was making his 2025 debut, began to get into high gear with a big move around the far turn. River Thames tried to put things away on the run to the first wire but Sovereignty was absolutely rolling down the center of the track and got by just in time to earn the win in a final time of 1:43.12. GIII Holy Bull winner Burnham Square (Liam's Map) was fourth as the pacesetters filled out the minor awards. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0. O/B-Godolphin; T-William Mott. Sovereignty and @JuniorandKellyA surge late to win the @coolmoreamerica Fountain of Youth S. G2 for William Mott and @godolphin! #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet pic.twitter.com/gySBOyWyhy — Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) March 1, 2025 The post Sovereignty Goes Last To First In Coolmore Fountain Of Youth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

South African grade 1 winner Beach Bomb broke through with her first United States win with a gate-to-wire score in the $150,000 The Very One Stakes (G3T) March 1 Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. ignored a lesson learned from C2 Racing Stable and Mathis Stables' The Queens M G's previous start and rode the filly to victory in the $215,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.View the full article

Cutting back in distance proved no problem for Magic Cap Stables' Fort Washington as the 6-year-old's customary late run arrived just in time to win a thrilling four-horse photo in the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park March 1.View the full article

After starting his career with two daylight wins at Gulfstream Park and Churchill Downs last year, 'TDN Rising Star' Mindframe (Constitution) nearly pulled off victory in the GI Belmont Stakes in only his third career start, finishing just a half-length behind Dornoch (Good Magic), and then finishing second to that same rival in the GI Haskell Stakes. Sent to the sidelines with bone bruising, the Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables runner made his 4-year-old debut Saturday at 1-9 in the GII Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes and delivered, getting a visually emphatic win. Last year's GIII Lexington Stakes winner Encino (Nyquist) set the :24.14 and :46.61 pace Saturday, with Mindframe third, but when Irad Ortiz, Jr. decided to move on the favorite, the race was over. He assumed command under little more than a hand ride, then looked around in the stretch, allowing Steal Sunshine (Constitution) and Lightning Tones (Tonalist) to close his margin but not threaten. Mindframe was a $600,000 Keeneland September purchase. B-R Larry Johnson (MD); O-Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC; T-Todd Pletcher; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. MINDFRAME ($2.20) made it look easy in the $215,000 @GulfstreamPark Mile (G2). @PletcherRacing trains the son of Constitution (@WinStarFarm) for @RepoleStable and St. Elias Stables. @iradortiz gets another victory on the card. More action https://t.co/mnxsqMII2X pic.twitter.com/5G47mOSuwk — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 1, 2025 The post ‘TDN Rising Star’ Mindframe Back to Business in Gulfstream Park Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 17-shot FLOOD ZONE (c, 3, Frosted–Curls for Girls, by Curlin) upset the GIII Gotham Stakes Saturday in his first start for trainer Brad Cox. He had to put away talented New York-bred Sand Devil (Violence), who suffered his first loss when settling for second, down the lane but had to problems doing so, hitting the wire alone as Sand Devil and Garamond (Uncle Mo) filled out the minor placings. With the win, Flood Zone earned 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. O-Wathnan Racing; B-Al Figliolia Westbury Stables, LLC; T-Brad H. Cox; Sales History: $24,000 RNA ylg '23 OBSWIN, $72,00 RNA 2yo '24 OBSMAR, $45,000 2yo '24 OBSOPN FLOOD ZONE who makes his first start for @bradcoxracing with Reylu on the mount breaks up top and battles with Sand Devil down the stretch before getting the win while earning 50 points for the Kentucky Derby. #HorseRacingTips #HorseRacing pic.twitter.com/zDwI2eGxan — Matthew DeSantis (@failedtomenace) March 1, 2025 The post Flood Zone Upsets The Gotham For Brad Cox appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Just more than a week ago, Hunter Valley Farm's Fergus Galvin, who serves as a U.S. advisor to Sheikh Fahad's Qatar Racing, told TDN Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack that the talented Grade I-placed JUST A TOUCH (c, 4, Justify–Touching Beauty, by Tapit) was training 'exceptionally well' as he neared his first start since just missing in the Iowa Derby last July. Making his return to action in Fair Grounds allowance company Saturday afternoon, the colt–owned in partnership by Resolute Racing and Marc Detampel–backed up Galvin's word with an eye-catching 10 1/2-length demolition job over 8 1/2 furlongs. Ridden forward from gate three, the bay colt had secured the front by the time the field reached the first turn and raced under an easy hold through fractions of :24.39 for the first quarter mile and 48.31 to the half-mile. Continuing to lob his rivals along entering the final four furlongs, Just A Touch was nursed along on the turn, was firmly in command passing the quarter pole and kicked smartly clear while scarcely asked for an effort and despite being eased down in the final 50 yards. The final time was an exceptionally strong 1:42.32 over a fast track. Sales history: $170,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $125,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT; $300,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 6-2-3-0. O-Qatar Racing, Resolute Racing & Marc Detampel; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Brad Cox. The post Just A Touch Back With A Vengeance At the Fair Grounds appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

St. Patrick's Day, March 17, has been added to the Santa Anita Park racing calendar, creating a four-day week of live racing action.View the full article

Stakes-winning 3-year-olds have excelled this year for Spendthrift Farm's Into Mischief, but as Full Moon Madness showed March 1 in the $175,000 Tom Fool Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct, the stallion's progeny are also highly effective as older horses.View the full article

DREXEL HILL (f, 3, Bolt d'Oro–Ascot Walk, by Daaher) split rivals close to home and got up in time to secure the Busher Stakes at Aqueduct Saturday. The Silverbulletday Stakes third was far back off the turn and came rolling down the rail, needing every bit of ground to reel in what appeared to be a runaway 23-1 winner in Amarth (McKinzie) and just getting by with yards to spare to win in a nicely-timed effort under Ben Curtis. The Busher awarded points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks with Drexel Hill earning 50 points. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-1. O-Legion Racing; B-Tuscany Bloodstock; T-D. Whitworth Beckman. Sales History: $20,000 wlg '22 KEENOV, $50,000 ylg '23 KEESEP. 5⃣0⃣ points for Drexel Hill on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks! Jockey:@_benacurtis Trainer: Whit Beckman Owner: @LegionBldstk pic.twitter.com/FSfaVgGuDn — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) March 1, 2025 The post Bolt d’Oro’s Drexel Hill Captures Aqueduct’s Busher Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article