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By Mike Willman —- CONQUEST TSUNAMI Benoit Photo CONQUEST TSUNAMI, DOUBLE TOUCH HEAD FIELD OF EIGHT IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 SAN SIMEON STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (April 27, 2018)—Simply brilliant in two gate to wire triumphs over the...

By Darren Rogers —- PLETCHER QUARTET DRILLS FOR DERBY 144, LONE SAILOR WORKS FOR AMOSS; JUSTIFY WORKS SEVEN-EIGHTHS AT SANTA ANITA; SIX OAKS CANDIDATES PUT IN DRILLS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, April 27, 2018) – Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Todd Pletcher put his...

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 27 – CLOSING DAY ********** • BROWN RETURNS TO KEENELAND FOR RUSHING FALL WORK • FORMER JOCKEY TORRES LEARNING ANOTHER SIDE OF RACING • GALLOPING OUT • KEENELAND PARTNERS WITH LANE’S END TO SPONSOR BLUEGRASS BREAKFAST DERBY WEEK AT CHURCHILL...

By Ed Golden —- JUSTIFY (this morning) Zoe Metz Photography • JUSTIFY IN FINAL MAJOR KENTUCKY DERBY DRILL • FULL OF LUCK MAKES DIRT DEBUT IN CALIFORNIAN • MARATHON SHOULD SUIT CAUSEFORCOMMOTION • ISOTHERM SHORTENS UP SUNDAY FOR SAN SIMEON • FIRST POST WILL BE 12:30 P.M....

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – If you want to bring a smile to trainer Efren Loza, Jr.’s face on a day when he doesn’t win with both of his starters to improve to 10-for-18 at the meeting, mention Fear the Cowboy. The 6-year-old ridgling has earned $1,243,020 since Dec....

By Ed Golden —- • PROUD PAPA JOE SET FOR THE CALIFORNIAN • BALTAS TACKLES FAVORITE WITH FOURSOME • DERBY HORSES SET FOR WEEKEND BREEZES • INJURED ROMAN EXPECTED BACK IN A MONTH TALAMO SEEKS THIRD IN ROW ON DR. DORR Joe Talamo hopes to make it three in a row on Dr. Dorr when...

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday. Post time for the first race is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** • LANERIE STORY HIGHLIGHTS 10TH ANNIVERSARY HORSES AND HOPE PINK DAY • COX HAVING FUN IN QUEST FOR FIRST KEENELAND TRAINING TIT...

By Mike Willman —- STREAKING DR. DORR HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 CALIFORNIAN STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES; RACE SERVES AS TRADITIONAL PREP FOR GRADE I GOLD CUP AT SANTA ANITA ON MAY 26 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 25, 2018)—A scintillating gate to wire minor stakes winner going...