Practical Move held off Japan’s Mandarin Hero (JPN) by a nose to take down top prize in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 8 to move into second-place on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard. Ridden by Ramon Vazquez, Practical Move took command at the head of… Read more
April 10, 2023
Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stable’s Kentucky-bred Tapit Trice forged ahead of a stubborn Verifying in deep stretch to narrowly win the 99th running of the $1,000,000 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday, April 8. Ridden by Luis Saez and trained by Todd Pletcher, Tapit Trice covered the 1 1/8-mile distance in 1:50,… Read more
April 10, 2023
Lexington, KY – DREAMING OF JULIA, dam of Grade 1 winner MALATHAAT and Grade 2 winner JULIA SHINING, named the 2022 Broodmare of the Year. While DREAMING OF JULIA led the awards presented to Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC they were also presented awards for MALATHAAT, named Champion Kentucky-Bred Older Dirt Female, and GOODNIGHT OLIVE, named… Read more
April 6, 2023
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Kentucky-bred Forte solidified his position as the early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite with an impressive victory in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, April 1. Sent to the post as the prohibitive 1-5 favorite in a field of 12, Forte found himself in traffic… Read more
April 3, 2023
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Kentucky-bred Forte will seek to solidify his standing as the top-rated Triple Crown candidate in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, April 1. The 2022 Eclipse Champion Two-Year-Old Male drew on the far outside in post position No. 11 for the Florida Derby and… Read more
March 27, 2023
Kentucky-bred Sibelius scored the biggest win of his career on Saturday, March 25, in a heart-stopping renewal of the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen Stakes (G1) at Meydan in the United Arab Emirates. Ridden by Ryan Moore, Sibelius rated off a contested early pace. Racing behind the leading pack, he rode the rail through the… Read more
March 25, 2023
In a thrilling finish, Hunter Valley Farm’s Kentucky-bred A Mo Reay denied race favorite Fun to Dream by a head to win the $500,000 Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday, March 11. Trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Flavien Prat, A Mo Reay engaged Fun to Dream in the stretch of the… Read more
March 13, 2023
Kentucky-bred Stilleto Boy, a well-beaten third in the 2022 renewal of the prestigious Santa Anita Handicap (G1), avenged last year’s defeat with a game victory in the 86th running of the Big ‘Cap on Saturday, March 4. Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Stilleto Boy broke sharply in the 1 ¼-mile event and relaxed into a nice… Read more
March 6, 2023
Grade 1-winning Kentucky-breds Proxy and Defunded are likely to vie for favoritism in a competitive renewal of the $500,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday, March 4. Contested at 1 ¼ miles, the prestigious Santa Anita Handicap attracted a field of 11, comprised entirely of horses bred in the Bluegrass. Proxy, a… Read more
March 3, 2023
Keeneland announced that the 86th running of the $600,000 Ashland S. (G1) on Friday, April, 7, opening day of the Spring Meet, drew a total of 88 nominees, including Kentucky-bred Wonder Wheel, D.J. Stable’s Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Filly of 2022. Winner of last fall’s Alcibiades S. (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at… Read more
February 27, 2023