Horse Racing

2nd-Santa Anita, $61,000, Msw, 10-13, 2yo, 1m, 1:38.01, ft, nose. MR. A. P. (r, 2, American Pharoah--Trenchtown Cat {MSW & GSP, $236,945}, by Discreet Cat) was audaciously claimed for $150,000 out of a debut runner-up effort at Del Mar July 31 and ran a winning race when beaten three-parts of a length into second by $1.15-million Keeneland September grad Kristofferson (Nyquist) at the seaside Aug. 31, earning a strong 88 Beyer for the effort. Beaten for speed in this first two-turn endeavor, the 3-5 favorite managed to tuck in and...

Arctic Beast (Yaupon) made it three-for-three in his young career with a second straight romping success in stakes company in Monday's New York Breeders' Futurity at Finger Lakes. Sent off at a nickel on the dollar to build on a 7 1/4-length success over Diamond Child (Weekend Hideaway) and Party in the Army (Army Mule) in the 5 1/2-furlong Aspirant Stakes Sept. 22, the two-time Fasig-Tipton graduate was content to track outside of Diamond Child through the early exchanges as Party in the Army made up for lost time after...

Champion Citizen Bull (Into Mischief--No Joke, by Distorted Humor) will join the stallion roster at Coolmore America's Ashford Stud in 2026 following his final start in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, the farm said in a press release early on Sunday morning. As a juvenile, Citizen Bull won on debut at Del Mar for trainer Bob Baffert who pitched him straight into the GI Del Mar Futurity--a race he finished third. Subsequent starts at the Grade I level yieled victories in the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita and...

6th-Santa Anita, $61,000, Msw, 10-11, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:37.83, ft, 8 1/4 lengths. SUPER CORREDORA (f, 2, Gun Runner--Super Simple, by Super Saver), a debut fifth to subsequent GISP La Wally (Constitution) at Del Mar July 19, was the distant runner-up to next-out GI Del Mar Debutante winner Bottle of Rouge (Vino Rosso) Aug. 9 and was stretching out as the second betting choice at 2-1 by about $1,000 to Misstrial (Constitution). In behind the leaders in the run to the clubhouse turn, the $400,000 KEESEP yearling was forced to...

5th-Keeneland, $106,535, Msw, 10-11, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.17, gd, neck. MAP OF THE MOON (f, 2, Liam's Map--Malibu Pride, by Malibu Moon) became the latest in a string of long-price debut winners for this owner and trainer, scoring here at 9-1. The $200,000 Keeneland September grad was content to drop out to the latter third of the field as fellow firster Lady Jancis (Speighstown) and favored third-time starter Triskelion (Leinster) exchanged blows through an opening couple of furlongs in a strong :21.31. Asked to improve with a wide run...

3rd-Keeneland, $120,000, Alw (NW1X), Opt. Clm ($100,000), 10-11, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:45.94, ft, 1/2 length. RANCHO SANTA FE (c, 2, Tapit--Family Tree {MGSW & GISP, $733,387}, by Smart Strike) ran his record to two wins from as many trips to the races with a cozy success in a two-turn allowance Saturday afternoon at Keeneland. A debut winner going the one-mile configuration at Ellis Park on Aug. 24 and thereby possessing a key experience advantage over favored Infiltrate (Oscar Performance), who was trying a route of ground for the first time,...

Laurel Park staged the Maryland Million program on Saturday, and arguably the best Maryland-bred filly in training, The Estate of the Late R. Larry Johnson's Future Is Now (Great Notion), will have every chance to surpass the $1-million mark in career earnings when she defends her title in Sunday's $400,000 GII Franklin Stakes at Keeneland. Since she is bred outside of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the 5-year-old races for just a $300,000 pot, and she'll jump favored to win for the fourth time in five starts this season. The fresh-up...

2nd-KEE, $110k, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, post time: 1:32 p.m. ET Kia Joorabchian's AMO Racing USA splashed out $900,000 for THAILAND (Not This Time) at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, and the chestnut colt is a candidate to offer only a fraction of his 3-1 morning line at post time. The chestnut is a son of dual Grade III winner Queen Bee to You (Old Topper), making him a half-brother to Princess Madison (Speightstown), third in the 2024 GII Charles Town Oaks for Rigney Racing. Queen Bee to You is...

After sweeping the juvenile Grade I features on FallStars Weekend with 'TDN Rising Stars' Presented by Hagyard Tommy Jo (Into Mischief) in the Darley Alcibiades Stakes and Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, Spendthrift Farm cut loose another potential player in the juvenile division when Further Ado (c, 2, Gun Runner--Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa) shot away from his overmatched rivals to break his maiden by a jaw-dropping 20 lengths when making his first two-turn appearance Friday afternoon at Keeneland. For the effort, the striking chestnut colt...

A memorial service for longtime racing analyst and handicapper Jeff Siegel will be held Monday, Oct. 13 at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, the Santa Anita Park said in a Friday press release. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will begin at 10 a.m. PST. The address for Mt. Sinai is 6150 Mount Sinai Drive, Simi Valley, CA 91063. Siegel passed away last Saturday from cancer after more than 50 years as one of the most respected voices in the Thoroughbred industry in Southern California.

The fourth annual Horse Racing Women's Association (HRWA) Conference, presented by Del Mar and FanDuel TV, made its debut in Lexington, Kentucky this year. Held Oct. 8-9 at Limestone Hall, the expansive event, consisting of panel discussions and networking activities, hosted nearly 200 women representing a variety of careers and experience levels throughout the Thoroughbred racing industry. Following Wednesday's welcome reception, attendees gathered Thursday in downtown Lexington as the day's program kicked off with featured speaker Lindsay Czarniak, an accomplished media personality with more than two decades of experience in...

Bidding on Fasig-Tipton's digital platform opened Friday, Oct. 10 and will close Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. ET for the Fall Flash Sale, a boutique two-entry auction offering a pair of fillies who have recently won Breeders' Cup prep races, the auction company said in a press release on Friday. The two offerings are: Iron Orchard (Hip 1): Undefeated 2-year-old daughter of Authentic won the GI Frizette Stakes, a Breeders' Cup "Dirt Dozen" race, this past Saturday to stamp herself among the leading contenders for the GI NetJets Breeders'...