Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency 5th-BEL, $75K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 3:07 p.m. ET Plenty of eyes will be on Chad Brown-trained Princesa Caroline (American Pharoah)when she makes her Saturday debut at Belmont Park. The Runnymede Farm, W. Catesby Clay and Three Chimneys Farm colorbearer is a half-sister to none other than former Brown [...]

First-crop sire Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song) has caught fire in the last couple of weeks, siring his second 'TDN Rising Star' at Belmont Saturday in the form of Alpha Sixty Six just five days after another son of his, Basin, ran away with the GI Runhappy Hopeful S. at Saratoga. A $400,000 KEESEP yearling acquisition, [...]

When he looks down his shedrow these days, trainer Jeremiah Englehart certainly sees a different caliber of horse than he did when he got his start in the sport. The affable 42-year-old son of Finger Lakes stalwart Chris Englehart scored a breakout victory in the 2013 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with Ria Antonia (Rockport [...]

With a small stable of runners all owned by himself and his brother, 30-year-old trainer Orlando Noda has enjoyed a very strong start to his career on the super-competitive NYRA circuit. He made his first start as a listed conditioner at Aqueduct in March, has now won five times from 24 tries (21%) while hitting [...]

Wicked Whisper (Liam's Map), the priciest of 64 yearlings by her first-crop sire (by Unbridled's Song) to sell last year when she cost $500,000 at Keeneland September, began repaying owners Alex and JoAnn Lieblong Sunday at the Spa when she put forth a head-turning debut effort worthy of 'TDN Rising Star' status. Having done most [...]

Heider Family Stables secured the second of back-to-back pricey Tapits Monday when he scooped up hip 82 for $950,000. The half-sister to Grade II-winning juvenile Annual Report (Harlan's Holiday) was consigned by Gainesway, Agent V. Gainesway also bred the Mar. 14 foal. The sale came just one hip after West Point Thoroughbreds paid $1 million [...]

The powerful ownership group involved with juvenile colt Eight Rings (Empire Maker) celebrated their first win as a team Sunday as the buzzed-about Bob Baffert trainee blitzed Del Mar maiden company to become a no-brainer 'TDN Rising Star'. A $520,000 Keeneland September yearling, the dark bay prepped for this with a bullet five-furlong drill from [...]

7th-Laurel, $46,000, Msw, 8-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:23.95, ft. ARRIFANA (f, 3, Curlin–Vaulcluse {SW}, by A.P. Indy) entered this unveiling with a very upbeat worktab over the Fair Hill all weather, and was backed down to 17-10 favoritism facing a field of foes who had mostly had their fair share of chances. Breaking a bit [...]

A diverse group of 12 older males line up Saturday night for the GII Stephen Foster S. at Churchill Downs, which carries a “Win and You're In” ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. The race likely goes through Hronis Racing's Gift Box (Twirling Candy), who invades from California off a trio of stellar outings  [...]

Accomplished 'TDN Rising Star' Elate (Medaglia d'Oro) gets a bit more ground to work with as she resurfaces in Churchill's nine-panel, GI Breeders' Cup Distaff-qualifying GII Fleur de Lis H. Some of the Claiborne Farm and Adele Dischneider homebred's best work has come at this trip or longer–she annexed the 2017 GI Beldame Invitational S. [...]

Allied Racing Stable's Mr. Money (Goldencents) seeks his second consecutive victory under the Twin Spires in Saturday evening's GIII Matt Winn S. The Bret Calhoun pupil cut back off a fifth behind stablemate By My Standards (Goldencents) in the nine-panel GII Louisiana Derby to romp in the GIII Pat Day Mile S. on GI Kentucky [...]

The brilliantly talented Mitole (Eskendereya) still had some questions to answer while seeking his seventh-straight victory but first at a mile in the GI Runhappy Metropolitan H. at Belmont Saturday. After pressing a fast pace, he fended off two world-class rivals to score and provide trainer Steve Asmussen and rider Ricardo Santana, Jr. with back-to-back [...]