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By Mary Eddy —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gary and Mary West’s Kentucky homebred Hit Show announced his presence in the sophomore division with an emphatic 5 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for 3-year-olds, at Aqueduct Racetrack. The...

By Mike Henry —- Litigate; SV Photography Just when a race seems more wide-open than you can imagine, and any one of eight or nine horses seems to have a chance to land in the winner’s circle, along comes this Pletcher fellow to snap you back to reality. Hall of Famer and...

By David Joseph —- Red Carpet Ready; Lauren King Red Carpet Ready Stays Perfect in $125,000 Forward Gal (G3) Improves to 3-0 with Impressive Victory in 3-Year-Old Filly Sprint HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Ashbrook Farm and Upland Flats Racing’s Red Carpet Ready, unbeaten in her...

By David Joseph —- Rocket Can; Gulfstream Park Photo Rocket Can Circles Field to Win G3 Holy Bull Mott Trainees Finish 1-2 in Triple Crown Prep HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – One week after saddling Art Collector for a victory in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1),...

By Mike Willman —- BAFFERT’S NEWGATE RUNS TO THE BETTING AS HE TAKES GRADE III, $200,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS BY A NECK WITH DETTORI UP ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2023)—Bob Baffert couldn’t lose. The trainer of all four horses in Saturday’s Grade III, $200,000 Robert B. Lewis...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photo credit: Coady Photography FAVORITE A MO REAY WINS SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 BAYAKOA STAKES HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023) – Hunter Valley Farm’s A Mo Reay benefitted from all the pressure put on pace setter Lovely Ride early in the race and...

By Mike Henry —- Emmanuel OLDSMAR, FL. – On a sunny, windy afternoon, a pair of lightly raced 4-year-olds delivered sparkling, whirlwind finishes to be remembered on Turf Champions Day at Tampa Bay Downs. A little more than an hour after 4-year-old filly Surprisingly...

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...