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By Darren Rogers —- Pool 2 Opens Friday and Concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Grade I-winning duo of Game Winner and Improbable are the individual morning line favorites in Pool 2 of the Kentucky...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 4, 2019) – An open-length victory over sealed, sloppy going in the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes February 2 was enough to earn Mucho Gusto a place in the top 10 in this week’s National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)...

By David Joseph —- A Thread of Blue Wires Field in $100,000 Dania Beach Stays Unbeaten on Gulfstream Turf with First Career Stakes Win HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Leonard Green’s A Thread of Blue, narrowly favored over 10 rivals in his sophomore debut, jumped out to the lead and...

By Mike Willman —- BATTLE OF MIDWAY BENOIT PHOTO BATTLE OF MIDWAY TRADES PUNCHES WITH FAVORED MCKINZIE & EMERGES A HALF LENGTH WINNER IN GRADE II, $200,000 SAN PASQUAL STAKES; RIDDEN BY PRAT & TRAINED BY HOLLENDORFER, HE GETS 1 1/8 MILES IN 1:46.95 RAINY...

By David Joseph —- Feedback; Gulfstream Park Photo Feedback Very Positive in $150,000 Forward Gal (G3) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Klaravich Stables, Inc.’s Feedback stamped herself an exciting Kentucky Oaks (G1) prospect while coming off a 5 ½-month layoff to capture Saturday’s...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Power Gal; Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019) – Gary Barber’s Power Gal (JPN) lived up to her name as she powered down the stretch late to secure the win and 10 points towards Kentucky Oaks eligibility. Ridden by David Cohen,...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Earlier in the week, trainer Danny Gargan said Tax was “bred to run all day,” and the Arch gelding proved his connections prophetic, surging up the rail to overtake Our Braintrust and Not That Brady in deep stretch to...

By Ryan Martin —- Excessivespending; Hodges Photography EXCESSIVESPENDING EARNS WELL DESERVED STAKES WIN IN NELSON J. MENARD MEMORIAL NEW ORLEANS (February 2, 2019) – After knocking on the door in several stakes events, Joey Keith Davis’ Excessivespending ($10.20, $4.20 and...

By David Joseph —- Harvey Wallbanger; Lauren King Photos Harvey Wallbanger Pulls 29-1 Upset in $350,000 Holy Bull (G2) Favored Maximus Mischief Fades to Third in Florida Derby Prep HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Harvey Wallbanger parlayed a ground-saving trip under Brian Hernandez...

By Mike Willman —- MUCHO GUSTO BENOIT PHOTO BAFFERT’S MUCHO GUSTO ALL BUSINESS IN WINNING GRADE III, $150,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES BY 4 ¾ LENGTHS; RIDDEN BY TALAMO, DERBY HOPEFUL GETS 1 1/16 MILES OVER SLOPPY TRACK IN 1:41.81 WINNER BY MUCHO MACHO MAN PICKS UP 10 KENTUCKY...