Lion Lake

Michael Dubb, William H. Lawrence, The Elkstone Group and Michael Kisber's Fitz Right (Charlatan) remained perfect in three starts at three in 2026, sitting a clean trip in clear air before powering past favored Lion Lake (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) to take Friday's GII Wonder Again Stakes on day two of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga. It was a record-extending seventh victory and fourth in the last five runnings for trainer Chad Brown in the Wonder Again, first contested in 2014. The narrow 3-1 second choice, Fitz Right...

Mark Dobbin's Imaginationthelady (Not This Time) was pulled out to deliver her challenge entering the final furlong of Friday's $600,000 GII Edgewood Stakes at Churchill Downs and came with a stinging rally three off the inside to prove best in a four-way photo. Sent off the 12-5 favorite to improve for a narrow defeat at the hooves of the re-opposing Storm's Wake (Oscar Performance) in Keeneland's GII Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland Apr. 4, Imaginationthelady was taken in hand by Tyler Gaffalione and settled three back on the fence as Sanibel...

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Indigo Woods at Fair Grounds. Blue Is the Colour Larry Rodgers and Coast Racing's Indigo Woods (Blue Point) prevailed by a half-length and maintained her perfect record in the Allen Black Cat LaCombe Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds on March 7 (video). A winner of a Churchill maiden in October, the Brendan Walsh trainee was bred by Tinnakill House. The 10th foal out...

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Vasy in Florida. Space Blues Colt Thrives In Florida JDT Racing's Vasy turned in a narrow win at Gulfstream for trainer Brendan Walsh on January 25 (video). Bred by Gary Mullins, the Space Blues colt is out of Beautiful Ending (Exceed And Excel). A €75,000 Goffs November weanling, the chestnut brought 75,000gns as a Tattersalls October Book 2 yearling and changed hands for €115,000...

4th-Keeneland, $100,719, Msw, 10-17, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.83, fm, 2 3/4 lengths. BEACH HEIST (f, 2, Omaha Beach--Pearl Heist, by Graydar) ran this group of maiden fillies off their feet in her debut race Friday for Will Walden. The 6-1 shot, drawn wide in this 10-horse field, was pushed from the gate for speed and was able to forge an advantage heading into the far turn. Opening up a sizeable gap back to Cardiff Reef (Omaha Beach) at the quarter pole, Beach Heist looked to put this race away...