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Ax Man Chops Through Fog, Takes $100,000 Sir Barton

BALTIMORE, MD – Patti & Hal Earnhardt’s homebred Ax Man fought off sloppy conditions and chopped through a dense foggy atmosphere to whistle home clearly the best in Saturday’s $100,000 LARC Sir Barton Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.…

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My Boy Jack Derby-Bound After Taking G3 Lexington

LEXINGTON, KY – Don’t Tell My Wife Stables and Monomoy Stables’ My Boy Jack punched his ticket to the Kentucky Derby after a monstrous move in the far turn and a lengthy stretch battle with Telekinesis resulted in victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland. Sent off as the 3-2… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Lexington Stakes Preview: Last Chance for Derby Points

The Keith Desormeaux-trained My Boy Jack headlines the Grade 3, $200,000 Lexington Stakes, which has drawn a full field of 12 horses. My Boy Jack won the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes in February and was most recently third in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. The Lexington will go off as number… Read More

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Blended Citizen Takes G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks

FLORENCE, KY – Greg Hall and Sayjay Racing’s Blended Citizen needed every inch of the Turfway Park stretch to prevail just in time to take Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks. Unhurried early from post 8 under Kyle Frey, Blended Citizen settled off the pace while Mugaritz took a commanding lead down the… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Derby Trail Tracker: Pletcher’s Top 20

Can you hear an impending stampede getting louder as we start our turn into the Championship Series of the Kentucky Derby Trail? For those accustomed to the rush of Todd Pletcher trainees gearing up for dominating performances in Derby preps this time each year, it’s a familiar sound. With the… Read More

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Audible Gives Deafening Performance In G2 Holy Bull

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Todd Pletcher’s Audible gave a deafening performance on Saturday, blasting away down the stretch to trounce his rivals in the Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. After breaking from post 4 under Javier Castellano, Audible raced three-wide just off the pace into the first turn… Read More

Race Previews

Holy Bull Preview: Enticed vs. Tiz Mischief Set for a Rematch

The Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes has drawn an intriguing field of 11 and will serve as the first Kentucky Derby prep race of the season at Gulfstream Park. Going off last on a stakes-loaded 12-race card, the Holy Bull has become a major stopping point on the Kentucky Derby… Read More

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Flameaway Necks Out Win In $100,000 Kitten’s Joy

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – It took a hard-fought battle the entire length of the stretch, but John C. Oxley’s Flameaway returned to the winner’s circle in Saturday’s $100,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Off alertly from the rail under Julien Leparoux, Flameaway vied for the lead through the first turn under Mojovation and held… Read More