Yaupon

A colt by the now-pensioned Darley heavyweight Medaglia d'Oro (hip 824) was one of two to share the fastest furlong time during Friday's penultimate breeze day ahead of next week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Now named Bulmaro, this half-brother to MSP Naughty Lottie (Midnight Lute) was bred in Kentucky by the partnership of Jason Hall, Herschel Martindale, Joe Wheeler and David Branch and is consigned in Florida by Marcial Galan as agent. He shared a bullet in :9 4/5. "Obviously the Medaglia d'Oro credential speaks...

6th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 3:19 p.m. ET HOUSE BOAT PARTY (Flightline) is set to become the third starter in two days from the highly anticipated first crop of her sire (by Tapit) and should have her fair share of backers. A homebred for Flying Dutchmen, the Apr. 5 foal is out of Lake Garda (American Pharoah), purchased by Boardshorts for $600,000 in foal to Uncle Mo at Keeneland November in 2022. The mare is an unraced daughter of GSP Refugee (Unaccounted For), whose 11 winners include 'TDN Rising...

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Sunday running at Tokyo Racecourse: Sunday, June 14, 2026 4th-TOK, ¥14,880,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m KENSHIRO WORLD (c, 2, Violence--Colby Cakes, by Scat Daddy) was knocked down to Machmer Hall for $130,000 at the 2025 Keeneland January Sale and was re-offered at Fasig-Tipton...

5th-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, 5f, 2:45 p.m. ET. As TDN's Bill Finley reported earlier this week, Horse of the Year Flightline (by Tapit) has his first foal ready to hit the track at Churchill Downs on Friday. GREENWELL was a $500,000 buy for Greg Tramontin during the 2025 Keeneland September Sale. Sent to trainer Mark Casse, the Flightline colt is out of MGSW Cambodia (War Front), who is a half-sister to the dam of GSW Danse Macabre (Army Mule). Also set for a start is another Keeneland grad in Grand...

Goodall (f, 3, Yaupon--Moon Over Mag Bay, by Malibu Moon) cut back after what seemed like a head scratcher to earn black-type in Thursday's Jersey Girl Stakes at the Spa. Breaking quickly from post 3, she settled just off 5-2 chance Carmel Coast, who carved out an opening quarter mile in :21.92. Joined by Mythical to her outside as the fillies ran past the quarter pole, Goodall began to inch closer to the pacesetter through the stretch, caught her nearing the sixteenth pole and drew off to win by 2...

We know that the majority of stallions, in this day and age, get their biggest and best books precisely when we know least about their competence. But the other side of the same coin is that very few breeders stick around should a stallion fail to seize that first, fleeting opportunity. Just as well, then, that a historically underachieving group of rookies has got its act together with its maturing first crop, to the extent that four have managed to get a son into the GI Kentucky Derby gate. Collectively,...

It truly is spring in Kentucky when the penultimate preps for the marquee event in May start rolling out, and so was the story Saturday morning as Albus (Yaupon) and Right to Party (Constitution) led the work tab for GI Kentucky Derby hopefuls at Churchill Downs. The top two from last month's GII Wood Memorial Stakes both went out Saturday morning with winner Albus spotted first for trainer Riey Mott. He breezed four panels in :49 flat (35/65) for his first move over the track since arriving at the venue...

Not a day goes by when Dana Bernhard doesn't think of her late husband, Jim, and his passing at age 71 in November after a brief illness. "It's still an extremely profound loss," she said. But something has come along to lift her spirits: the recent success of Incredibolt (Bolt d'Oro) and Albus (Yaupon). Incredibolt won the Virginia Derby and Albus captured the GII Wood Memorial Stakes, giving both enough points to make it into the field for the GI Kentucky Derby. It is a remarkable achievement for Pin Oak...

Trainer Riley Mott knew it would be a big ask for Albus (Yaupon) to go from a one-mile and 40-yard maiden victory to the nine-furlong GII Wood Memorial, but the colt responded with aplomb to win from well off-the-pace on Saturday at Aqueduct and punch his ticket to Louisville for the GI Kentucky Derby. "He came back covered in mud, and Jaime [Torres] said he wasn't fazed at all by the kickback--going around horses, splitting horses in a big field," Mott said. "It showed a lot of professionalism. I don't...

Make that two spots in the starting gate reserved for the Bernhard Family's Pin Oak Stud and trainer Riley Mott in the GI Kentucky Derby. Albus (Yaupon), a visually impressive maiden winner at third asking at Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 27, punched his ticket to Louisville with an 11-1 upset in Saturday's GII Wood Memorial S. at Aqueduct. Fellow longshots Right to Party (Constitution) and Ocelli (Connect) were second and third, respectively. Favored GIII Gotham S. winner Iron Honor (Nyquist) tired to seventh after getting bumped hard on the clubhouse...

Spendthrift's Goodall (f, 3, Yaupon--Moon Over Mag Bay, by Malibu Moon) made it two in a row Saturday, capturing Oaklawn Park's Purple Martin Stakes in authoritative fashion. Shipped in from Fair Grounds for the six-furlong test, Goodall was overshadowed in the wagering by 8 1/4-length track and trip debut winner River Wind (Lexitonian). The latter hopped at the break and settled in third, just to the inside of Goodall, who pressured the :21.53 and :44.70 pace set by You're in Heaven (Global Campaign) from the inside. Taken back off the...

Dahman's Emblaze (Yaupon) did plenty wrong making her belated debut in a five-furlong turf sprint to close out the Saturday program at Tampa, did her best work when it mattered most to don cap and gown at first asking. Drawn widest in a field of 10, the $350,000 OBS April graduate was forced to her outside at the break, but was angled back towards the inside by Samuel Marin and sat more or less a midfield trip, eating a fair bit of kickback. Under the pump, but going well enough...