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Drum Roll Please rallies from last to snare $150K Jerome score By Keith McCalmont OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gold Square’s Drum Roll Please, with Hall of Famer Javier Castellano up for trainer Brad Cox, rallied last-to-first to best a compact field of five in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome,...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Hodges Photography Equipment Change Aids Oeuvre for Second Menard Ova Charged Crushes Bob F. Wright Field Bron and Brow Scores Second Palmisano New Orleans, La (Jan. 6, 2024) – An equipment change helped Richard Perkins’ Oeuvre run down a longshot to...

By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber and Pantofel Stable’s New York-bred Bold Journey doubled up on stakes scores while bringing his win streak to three in-a-row in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Gravesend, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up, at...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Gigante Outduels Northern Invader, Adds Woodchopper to Resume Tufani Dazzles to Win Pago Hop by Open Lengths Virgina-breds on top in both of Saturday’s stakes at Fair Grounds New Orleans, La (Dec. 30, 2023) – Saturday’s $100,000 Woodchopper at Fair...

By David Joseph —- Full Count Felicia Makes the Grade in G3 Suwannee River Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf Next for Russell Trainee HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gold Square LLC’s Full Count Felicia traveled the shortest distance possible around the Gulfstream Park turf course...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Assistant trainer Cory Jensen was worried when Paper Mansion turned in an opening quarter-mile of 22.64 seconds in the Fillies and Mares Division of the Tampa Turf Test. But after riding the 4-year-old filly to a wire-to-wire victory two...

By Mike Willman —- Easter; Benoit HEAVILY FAVORED EASTER STORMS HOME TO TAKE GRADE II, $200,000 SAN GABRIEL STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS AS HE GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:47.60 ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2023)—Heavily favored at 3-5, Phil D’Amato’s French-bred Easter tipped five-wide...

By Mike Willman —- ANISETTE; BENOIT PHOTO CLASSY ANISETTE BACK TO HER BEST AS SHE TAKES GRADE I, $300,000 AMERICAN OAKS BY 1 ¾ LENGTHS, GETTING 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF IN 2:00.22 ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2023)—Freshened since a disappointing effort on Nov. 5, English-bred Anisette...

By Mike Willman —- Benoit Photo SPEED BOAT BEACH & HEJAZI ‘THROW-DOWN’ AS BAFFERT RUNS 1-2 IN GRADE I, $300,000 MALIBU STAKES WITH ‘SPEED BOAT’ PREVAILING BY 1 ½ LENGTHS ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 26, 2023)—In a stretch battle befitting it’s status as Santa Anita’s Classic Meet...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Alpine Princess Crowned Queen of the Untapable, Scores 10 Points Towards Kentucky Oaks 150 The Brad Cox trained Untapable exacta punctuated by West Omaha New Orleans, La (Dec. 23, 2023) – Fighting through and winning the early battle for positioning in...