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Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Magnum Moon; Coady Photography Magnum Moon, a son of Malibu Moon, put trainer Todd Pletcher squarely on the Kentucky Derby trail with a powerful win in the Grade 2 Rebel on March 17 at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. The colt stalked...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (March 17, 2018) – Zayat Stables LLC’s Dontmesswithjoanne ($12.60, $5.80, $4.20) laid well off the pace to score and made a big move down the top of the stretch to defeat ten other Louisiana-bred fillies and mares in the 42nd running of the Red...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Magnum Moon leads them home in the 58th Rebel; All Photos by Coady Photography Hot Springs, AR (Saturday, March 17, 2018) – Robert and Lawana Low’s Magnum secured 50 points towards Kentucky Derby eligibility and provided trainer Todd Pletcher with his...

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- WEST COAST REMAINS IN FIRST-PLACE FOR OLDER HORSES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ( Monday, March 12, 2018) – Prep races, an allowance race and a disqualification resulted in a flurry of sophomores moving in all directions on the...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- After three Kentucky Derby prep races on March 10; the Gotham, Tampa Bay Derby and the San Felipe, it looks like some of the best 3-year-olds are in Southern California. Let’s look at the Gotham at Aqueduct and the Tampa Bay...

By Mike Willman —- ACCELERATE Benoit Photo FAVORED ACCELERATE POWERS TO 5 ½ LENGTH WIN IN GRADE I, $600,000 SANTA ANITA HANDICAP UNDER ESPINOZA; SADLER GETS FIRST BIG ’CAP WIN AS 5-YEAR-OLD SON OF LOOKIN AT LUCKY GETS MILE & A QUARTER IN 2:01.83 ON WET FAST TRACK...

By Don Stevens —- Bitsy’s Afleet; Coady Photography MIDNIGHT RULER WIRES THE FIELD IN THE OWNER APPRECIATION CUP AT DELTA DOWNS – THE TRACK CLOSED OUT THE 2017-18 SEASON WITH A 12-RACE PROGRAM – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs capped off its 2017-18 Thoroughbred...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Cosmic Burst; Oaklawn Photo HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, March 10, 2018) – Norma Lee Stockseth and Todd Dunn’s Cosmic Burst earned herself 50 points towards Kentucky Oaks eligibility with a late rally to win Saturday’s $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) before...

By Brian Bohl —- Skyler’s Scramjet; Coglianese/NYRA Photo Skyler’s Scramjet wins graded stakes debut in G3 Tom Fool OZONE PARK, N.Y. – SJB Stable and Marcello Micozzi’s Skyler’s Scramjet won her graded stakes debut in impressive fashion,...

By Mike Willman —- CITY OF LIGHT Benoit Photo FAVORED CITY OF LIGHT DRAWS CLEAR TO WIN GRADE I, $400,000 TRIPLE BEND STAKES BY 1 ½ LENGTHS AS VAN DYKE REGISTERS 4TH CONSECUTIVE WIN; TRAINED BY MCCARTHY, QUALITY ROAD COLT GETS SEVEN FURLONGS IN 1:21.35 ARCADIA, Calif. (March...