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Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – It’s about three months to that “big race” for 3-year-olds on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, so let’s see who’s in this year’s crop. Arabian Knight...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photo credit: Coady Photography WET PAINT WINS A WET MARTHA WASHINGTON HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023) – As the rain began to pick up, the aptly named Wet Paint came from off the pace to pull the mild upset in the $150,000 Martha Washington and...

By David Joseph —- Maryquitecontrary Captures $200,000 Inside Information (G2) Extends Win Streak to Five with First Graded-Stakes Triumph HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Maryquitecontrary added to her growing reputation Saturday, extending her win streak to five and picking up her...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photo credit: Coady Photography ARABIAN KNIGHT GIVES BAFFERT SIXTH SOUTHWEST STAKES VICTORY HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023) – Zedan Racing Stables LLC’s Arabian Knight came into Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) as one of the most...

By David Joseph —- Atone; Lauren King Atone Registers First Graded Victory in $1M Pegasus Turf (G1) Third Straight Win in Race for Eclipse Award Winner Irad Ortiz Jr. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Three Diamonds Farm’s Atone, given a ground-saving trip by jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.,...

By David Joseph —- Art Collector;Jetta-Vaughn5 Art Collector Pulls Off 15-1 Upset in G1 Pegasus World Cup HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Bruce Lunsford’s Art Collector drew off in the stretch to win Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) presented by Baccarat at...

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – As trainer Bob Baffert remembers it, the last Tuesday in January 2017 started off with some bad news from South Florida: Arrogate had drawn the rail for the inaugural running of the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at...

By David Joseph —- January 27, 2023 Pegasus News & Notes Stidham: Proxy ‘Has It In Him’ to Challenge in G1 Pegasus World Cup Lady Speightspeare Making Swan Song vs Males in G1 Pegasus Turf Hall of Famer Castellano Chasing Second Pegasus Win with O’Connor Carousel Club,...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, Jan. 27, 2023) – After combining to win six of Oaklawn’s last nine Kentucky Derby points races, super trainers Brad Cox and Bob Baffert tangle for the first time in 2023 in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest Stakes...

By Rick Francis —- The seventh installment of the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup will once again feature some of thoroughbred racing’s best. A field of twelve will go to post, each looking for the coveted Grade 1 ring and their share of the $3 million purse; let’s...