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By Ed Golden —- ROCK YOUR WORLD WORKS WELL FOR DERBY PETRUCHIO IS BACK ON TURF IN SINGLETARY ‘MIRACLE HORSE’ CATEMACO DUE TO RETURN SADLER ‘HAPPY’ WITH ROCK YOUR WORLD’S BREEZE Undefeated Runhappy Santa Anita Derby winner Rock Your World had his final workout at Santa Anita...

By Mike Willman —- O’NEILL’S HOT ROD CHARLIE GETS IN FINAL KENTUCKY DERBY WORK AS HE DRILLS SIX FURLONGS IN 1:13.68 PRIOR TO SATURDAY’S FIRST RACE ARCADIA, Calif. (April 24, 2021)—Doug O’Neill, in search of his third career win in the Kentucky Derby one week from today on...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, April 24, 2021) – Godolphin’s likely Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 early Saturday morning to headline a quintet of hopefuls for the 147th Run for the Roses that put in their final...

By David Joseph —- Bennett Top Canadian-Born Thoroughbred Trainer after Gulfstream Win Pino Rides 1st Winner of Year with No. 7000 as His Goal Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $250,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gerald Bennett saddled the 3975th winner of his...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When his mother Rosa died from ovarian cancer in the summer of 2019, trainer Antonio Machado considered getting out of the racing business. The Venezuela-born conditioner had won only 34 races since 2015 while competing mostly in south...

By Robert Yates —- La Renoleta Returns Saturday When the racing world last saw Argentine-bred star La Renoleta, she was crushing allowance opponents early last year at Oaklawn in an audition for one of the country’s biggest two-turn races for older fillies and mares. Then,...

By Ed Golden —- STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 ROCK YOUR WORLD IN DERBY DRILL SATURDAY BAFFERT EYES SEVENTH WIN IN RUN FOR ROSES WONG HOPES SANTA MARGARITA TIMING IS OK ACCLIMATE VS. CAL-BREDS IN CRYSTAL WATER EARLY BREEZE SATURDAY FOR ROCK YOUR WORLD...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, April 23, 2021) – On a cool Kentucky morning, a total of 17 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses put in their final timed workouts before next weekend’s editions of the $3 million Derby and $1.25 million Oaks. The fastest move...

By David Joseph —- Chuck Willis Impressive in U.S. Debut at Gulfstream Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $200,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Tracy Farmer’s Chuck Willis captured his U.S. and 2021 debuts Thursday at Gulfstream Park, where he dominated a solid group...