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Todd Pletcher had a busy morning Saturday, as all four of his contenders for the May 2 GI Kentucky Derby worked in two different states–the leading conditioner made sure to catch all of them. Pletcher began his morning at Palm Beach Downs in Florida, where Alto Racing’s GI Florida Derby-winning ‘TDN Rising Star’ Materiality (Afleet Alex) drilled in...
Mossfun (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}–Eye For Fun {Aus}, by Snitzel {Aus}), a winner of the 2014 G1 Golden Slipper S., has been retired according to Racing and Sports. Racing for Emirates Park No 2 Syndicate (MGR: H N Lootah) and trained by Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes, the bay had been winless in four subsequent starts this term...
With 18 wins from 41 starts over the past month and a 50% strike rate at the Keeneland spring meet, it is difficult to debate that the Kiaran McLaughlin barn is the hottest in the country right now. The conditioner will attempt to keep that recent streak alive on the grandest of stages when he sends...
GI Kentucky Derby hopefuls War Story (Northern Afleet) and Mr. Z (Malibu Moon) both breezed five furlongs over a fast track at Churchill Downs Wednesday morning. Working on his own when the track opened, Loooch Racing Stables, Glenn Ellis and Christopher Dunn’s War Story stopped the clock in 1:02 with fractions of :12.80, :24.60, :36.40 and :49 under Dylan...
By Emma Berry Owner Frank Gillespie has enjoyed extraordinary success with previous breeze-up purchase The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), whose wins include the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club and G1 Irish Champion S., and he will be hoping that his luck holds for his most recent signing, a son of Footstepsinthesand (GB) (lot 157), who...
By Perry Lefko The lawyer for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott says his client is going to Federal court claiming the New York State Gaming Commission violated his constitutional rights without due process of law in regards to an alleged positive test last year. Drew Mollica told Thoroughbred Daily News the actions of the...
Kaleem Shah’s GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Bayern (Offlee Wild) worked a best-of-33 six furlongs from the gate in 1:10.80 alongside stablemate Cat Burglar (Unbridled’s Song). ‘TDN Rising Star’ Bayern was accompanied by regular pilot Martin Garcia. “I’m really happy with how they went,” said trainer Bob Baffert in reference to Bayern and GI Kentucky Derby contender Dortmund (Big...
Spendthrift stallion and GISW Jimmy Creed (Distorted Humor) will shuttle to Spendthrift Australia as part of the farm’s Share the Upside Program in 2015. Jimmy Creed’s Share the Upside fee will be $11,000. He will be offered at $8,800 at Spendthrift Australia. “There hasn’t been a faster Grade I-winning son of Distorted Humor than Jimmy Creed, and...
A four-strong team from Japan, all owned by Hidetoshi Yamamoto and trained by Kazuo Fujisawa, are preparing for Royal Ascot in June, headed by G1 Prince of Wales’s S. contender Spielberg (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), winner of last year’s G1 Tenno Sho Autumn. Yamamoto and Fujisawa will also be represented by Lelouch (Jpn) (Zenno Rob Roy {Jpn}) in the...
By Emma Berry The second of Tattersalls’ breeze-up sales gets underway Friday ahead of the two-day Guineas Festival just down the road at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile. In a fiercely cold wind, around 150 juveniles were put through their paces alongside the famous Classic course on Thursday morning, with one unfortunate accident at the start of...
One year ago to the date, Repole Stable’s Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat) used a victory in the GII Black Eyed Susan S. as a catapult to multiple Grade I-winning success later in her sophomore campaign. The dark bay will look to do the same as a 4-year old in Friday afternoon’s GIII Allaire DuPont Distaff S....
If the GI Preakness S. is Saturday’s main course at Old Hilltop, the GII Longines Dixie S. is a most intriguing appetizer, as a full and contentious field of 14 will load the gate about an hour before the 3-year-old claim the spotlight. War Correspondent (War Front) could rule a slight favorite at or slightly higher...