Richard Mandella

Kentucky Derby Favorite Omaha Beach to Scratch, Revised Morning Line Odds

LOUISVILLE, KY – Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach will be scratched from Saturday’s 145th running due to an entrapped epiglottis, according to Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. “After training this […]

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Omaha Beach Storms Home Gamely In Arkansas Derby

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach made a surprisingly early move down the backstretch but still had more than enough left in the stretch run to storm home gamely […] Read More

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2019 Kentucky Derby Early Pace Projection: Part 1

Forget everything that you’ve learned so far on the Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile races don’t mean anything. The one-turn, 1-mile races mean even less. They […] Read More

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Robert B. Lewis Stakes Preview: Shivermetimbers Looks to Bounce Back

Headed by trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s Shivermetimbers, Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes has attracted a field of nine Kentucky Derby hopefuls at a mile and 1/16. Named for […] Read More

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Majestic Heat Finally Breaks Through In G2 Bayakoa

CYPRESS, CA – Madeline Auerbach’s homebred Majestic Heat finally broke through for her first career graded stakes win, taking Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Bayakoa Handicap at Los Alamitos. Sent off from post 3 under […] Read More

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Avenge Repeats In G1 Rodeo Drive

ARCADIA, CA – Ramona Bass’ Avenge returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since last year’s running of this race, taking Grade 1, $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita. The […] Read More

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Paradise Woods Breezes Home First In G1 Zenyatta

ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Richard Mandella’s Paradise Woods relished returning to her home track after a summer spent not racing well at other tracks, breezing away from a field of three other […] Read More

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Majestic Heat Repeats in $150,000 Solana Beach

DEL MAR, CA – Jockey Flavien Prat and Majestic Heat proved that two noses are better than one, holding off Moonless Sky and overcoming a nine-month layoff to repeat their slim win in […] Read More

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Bendable Impressive Off Layoff, Takes G3 Desert Stormer

ARCADIA, CA — Under the patient handling of Mike Smith, Claiborne Farm’s homebred Bendable overcame an eight-month layoff to take Sunday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Desert Stormer by 1 1/2 lengths. Trained by […] Read More

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Bal a Bali Rolls Late, Takes G1 Shoemaker Mile, Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth

ARCADIA, CA — Fifth and rolling midway around the far turn, Bal a Bali ran down favored pacesetter Heart to Heart and held off a fast-finishing Farhaan to win Saturday’s Grade 1, […] Read More