William “Jinks” Fires has a problem right now that every Thoroughbred trainer would love to have. He has a 3-year-old colt who doesn't want to stop running. Gray Attempt (Graydar) is on a three-race winning streak, most notably capturing the Sugar Bowl S. at Fair Grounds Dec. 22 prior to annexing the Smarty Jones S. [...]

Trainer Anthony Mitchell closed 2018 out with a bang when his 3-year-old Sir Anthony (Mineshaft) sprung a shocking 25-1 upset of heavily favored GI Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Audible (Into Mischief) in the GIII Harlan's Holiday S. at Gulfstream Park Dec. 15, but the veteran conditioner said he is resisting the temptation to press on [...]

It's been 16 years since trainer Ken McPeek had one of those whirlwind seasons where he seems to fire one bullet after another. With the 2-year-old Signalman (General Quarters), the impressive winner of the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 24, McPeek is heading into the winter with the goods to make a run for [...]

A six-year hiatus was not enough to keep a trainer with more than 2,000 wins like Stanley Hough from success with Thoroughbreds. In the time after entering his first horse since 2012 a month ago, the veteran conditioner has won three out of his first 15 races, with 11 in-the-money finishes as of Oct. 28. [...]

Few owners can argue that their horse pulled off the most impressive effort at Saratoga Race Course this summer. Ray Mamone can make that case. After 42 years in the game, he has his first top-level horse in Imperial Hint (Imperialism), who might be the nation's top sprinter. Mamone is watching poetry in motion. After [...]

Like an imperial star destroyer cutting through Star Wars hyperspace at light speed, Imperial Hint (Imperialism) has wreaked havoc at New York tracks. Imperial Hint fired at will on the lead in Saturday's GI Vosburgh S. en route to a sizzling score going six furlongs in 1:08.27 at Belmont Park. “It's just so easy. So [...]