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Pharoah ‘Looks Good’ After Preakness

Zayat Stable’s American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), who annexed his second jewel of the Triple Crown Saturday in the GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S., appears to have exited his muddy romp in fine form, according to Hall of Fame conditioner Bob Baffert.  “He’s a little quiet,” Baffert noted. “He’s a little tired, like he’s supposed to be after...

Sole Power Ground Dependent

Sabena Power’s Sole Power (GB) (Kyllachy {GB})’s destination this weekend depends entirely on whether the ground is quicker at Haydock or The Curragh. Eddie Lynam’s star sprinter is in the G2 Betfred Temple S. at Haydock, a race he won in 2011 and was second in a year later, but he could stay at home for the...

Kavanagh Stood Down by Stewards

Sam Kavanagh, a trainer at Rosehill in Australia, has had his training license suspended by the Racing NSW stewards Wednesday and will face an inquiry concerning eight charges involving cobalt and caffeine in three of his horses June 4 reported Racing and Sports. His license status depends on the outcome of the hearing. Midsummer Sun...

Found In Deep

Unlike Saturday’s colts’ Classic, which appears cut-and-dried, Sunday’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas at The Curragh looks a stronger affair with little deadwood among the 18 fillies confirmed. ‘TDN Rising Star’ Found (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) has drawn five under Ryan Moore and is the likely favorite on the basis of her success in the G1 Prix Marcel...

Lotsa Lemon In the Selene

A pair of fillies by Lane’s End stalwart Lemon Drop Kid look to lead the market for Sunday’s GIII Selene S. at Woodbine. Pin Oak Stable’s Don’t Leave Me is batting .750 coming into her second start of the season, including a perfect two-from-two mark over Polytrack. The narrow winner of her rained-off six-furlong debut last August,...

Karpe Diem

Despite the usual strong overseas challenge, there are real prospects of Cologne’s G2 Mehl-Mulhens-  Rennen, or German 2000 Guineas, staying at home on Monday with Pearl Bloodstock’s unbeaten Karpino (Ger) (Cape Cross {Ire}) in attendance. Following a four-length win on debut at Hoppegarten in September, the bay rubber-stamped his prominent placing among his country’s sophomores when taking...

Dolniya On Track For Coronation

The Aga Khan’s 4-year-old filly Dolniya (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}), winner of the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic when last seen Mar. 28, will make her British debut in the G1 Coronation Cup June 6. Dolniya is lightly raced, having made just eight starts to date, but she has made the most of those opportunities, having also won the...

Trio of Million-Dollar Mares at Magic Millions

by Rob Burnet, Thoroughbrednews.com.au The 2015 edition of the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale was always going to have big shoes to fill compared to last year, when the horses comprising the dispersal of Teeley Assets took centerstage, resulting in sensational statistical gains. Nevertheless, Wednesday opening session of the sale posted results that were...

Return Journey

The road to a third G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for France’s wonder mare Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) starts at Saint-Cloud Friday, where the G2 Prix Corrida takes on vastly increased significance. Honoring the memory of the only other mare in history to win two renewals of Longchamp’s showpiece, this race serves as a stepping stone...

Tonalist Tunes Up For Met Mile

Robert Evans’s ‘TDN Rising Star’ Tonalist (Tapit) breezed five furlongs in 1:01.23 (7/13) at Belmont Friday morning in his final work for the GI Metropolitan H. June 6. The bay, who was ridden by regular exercise rider Lee Vickers, galloped out six furlongs in 1:14, according to trainer Christophe Clement.  “It was a nice maintenance work; he...

Gleneagles To Stay in Derby

Dual Guineas winner Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will likely remain in the June 6 G1 Epsom Derby at Monday’s confirmation stage, trainer Aidan O’Brien reported from Chantilly Sunday. While it appeared more likely that Gleneagles would stick to a mile for the G1 St. James’s Palace S. at Royal Ascot after his G1 Irish 2000 Guineas win...

Extension Requested for Saratoga Race Course Redevelopment

by Mike Kane Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen has asked for a 30-day extension of the comment period on the environmental review of a list of proposed changes in the redevelopment of the Saratoga Race Course. The comment period on the multi-year project developed by the New York Racing Association ends Monday. Yepsen was one...