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Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat) will get back to action today under her new connections in the  GI Madison S. Successful as a juvenile, with wins in the GIII Tempted S. and GII Demoisel at Aqueduct that fall for Repole Stable, she really started rolling last May with a string of victories that included the GII Black Eyed Susan S. May 16, GI Coaching Club American Oaks July 20 and the GI Alabama S. Aug. 16. She wrapped up her campaign with a second in the GI Beldame Invitational at Belmont...

An intriguing field of 13 sophomore colts will line up for Keeneland's opening day feature, the GIII Transylvania S. to be contested at 1 1/16 miles over the turf course. Anstu Stables colorbearer Eh Cumpari (Elusive Quality) enters off a  6-1 upset in Gulfstream's turfy GIII Palm Beach S. run at the same distance Mar. 7. Capturing his career bow in an off-the-turfer at Aqueduct Nov. 8, the dark bay was a non-factor ninth in that venue's GII Remsen S. Nov. 29. The Michael Dilger pupil was fifth to recent GIII Spiral...

With the Inglis Easter Sale kicking off next week, those in town for the sales have the option of taking in a top-class days of racing at Randwick Saturday featuring nine group races, including four at Group 1 level.  The ATC Sires' Produce S. is one of those events and it features three horses renewing their rivalry from the Mar. 21 G1 Golden Slipper S. and a pair of unbeaten juveniles among a total field of 11 starters. Trainer Gai Waterhouse has confirmed Golden Slipper runner-up English (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus})...

On a super Saturday of racing at Randwick, the G1 BMW Australian Derby looks an open race with form lines available to tie in several of the leading contenders.  New Zealand challenger Mongolian Khan (NZ) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire) already has a Derby victory to his name having captured the New Zealand equivalent at Ellerslie Feb. 28. On that occasion, he had one of Saturdays challengers,Volkstok'n'barrell (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) a length back in second place. Also trained in New Zealand by Donna Logan, Volkstok'n'barrell subsequently won the G1 Rosehill Guineas Mar. 21, beating...

Qatar Racing's Peace and War (War Front) tuned up for a start in Saturday's GI Ashland S. with a two-furlong breeze at Keeneland Thursday. The GI Darley Alcibiades S. heroine was clocked in :23.40 for the quarter-mile with Tegan Clark aboard.  "It is too close to the race to do more than that," trainer Olly Stevens said. "I just wanted to get a good eighth of a mile. I am still trying to figure out if she is as good as she was last year."  Peace and War was using the Oct....

Steve Sherack & Brian DiDonato will make $100 win/place bets on 20 Kentucky Derby preps. The handicapper with the highest total at the end wins. (For the BetAmerica sign-up bonus, click here). SS: Last Week -Managed to gain a narrow advantage over DiDonato without getting a win last weekend... Golden Barows took way more money than expected in the UAE Derby, and while no match for the impressive Kentucky Derby-bound winner, he just missed second after racing a bit too eager in the early stages. Thankfully, finishing third counts as a place wager in Dubai... It wasn't...

Trainer Freddy Head has identified the 1850-meter Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp May 24 as the next port of call for his stable star Solow (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), who earned the highest Timeform rating for a European-trained horse courtesy of his performance in the G1 Dubai Turf. “Solow is very well,” Head told Jour de Galop. “He arrived back in Chantilly Tuesday night and was very hungry this morning. There is a strong chance that we run him in the Prix d'Ispahan before Royal Ascot [where the grey will be targetting the G1...

Doubts about Lankan Rupee (Aus)'s fitness have raised a major question mark about the world's joint-highest rated sprinter's bid for a repeat victory in the G1 T.J. Smith S., the race named in memory of the great Randwick trainer and father of Gai Waterhouse. The 5-year-old won the G1 Lightning S. first-up returning from his Summer spell, but was found to have torn a pectoral muscle after checking in sixth in the G1 Newmarket H. Mar. 14. He hadn't finished off the board in his previous 13 starts. Speaking on RSN...

Chris Waller's Sacred Falls (NZ) is facing no easy task as he bids for a historic third consecutive G1 Doncaster Mile under top-weight. The 5-year-old faces a full field in the 150th running of one of Australia's most popular races, with four reserves also hoping to secure a last-minute berth. The market leader, despite being drawn widest of all, is Bart and James Cummings' Hallowed Crown (Aus), who has won the G2 Hobartville S. and G1 Randwick Guineas since the start of 2015, with first reserve Sweynesse (Aus) running second on both occasions. ...

by Jessica Martini  Fasig-Tipton conducted its first-ever breeze show at Gulfstream Park on a sun-drenched day in South Florida Monday, with a packed grandstand and a festive atmosphere ahead of Wednesday's Florida 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.  "I thought we saw a lot of nice racehorses on the track today," commented Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. "It was a wonderful crowd in attendance. It's a lovely facility and a great setting. I had a number of people in attendance today tell me it was an enjoyable experience. People enjoyed watching the...

by Mike Kane Beloved Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens, considered to be one of the all-time greats in American racing, was showing some signs of improvement Monday in the intensive care unit of a South Florida hospital.  Jerkens, 85, is fighting a severe infection and has been a patient at Aventura Hospital and Medical center since Saturday. Trainer Jimmy Jerkens told Daily Racing Form Monday afternoon that his father appeared to be making some progress. Jimmy Jerkens said that his father was breathing with the help of a respirator,...

Bearing in mind that last week's weather truncated the action in the U.S., I hope you will forgive me for taking an unscheduled wander down memory lane, prompted by a news item in yesterday's TDN. In a brief couple of paragraphs, it was reported that Mill Reef's son Creator (GB), winner of the G1 Prix Ganay and G1 Prix d'Ispahan back in 1990, had died at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.  As Creator was a member of Mill Reef's final crop and had reached the grand age of 29, the chances...