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When Dubai welcomed the world to old Nad Al Sheba Racecourse for the first time in 1996, ‘America’s Horse’ Cigar repelled what seemed an inevitable challenge from compatriot Soul of the Matter to help cement His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Makoum’s goal of creating a worldwide Thoroughbred spectacle in the Emirates. The eyes […]

In a display of heart and determination, Explora  secured her first graded stakes win of 2026 in the $750,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3), March 1 at Oaklawn Park, earning 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, bringing her to the top of the leaderboard with 95 points. The 3-year-old daughter of Blame, campaigned by Michael Pegram, Karl […]

Nine years ago Steve Asmussen brought Gun Runner   to Oaklawn Park for the Razorback Handicap (G3) after a promising 2016 campaign from the colt at age 3 that included a third-place finish in the Travers Stakes (G1), a second in the Pennsylvania Derby (G2), and a win in the Clark Handicap (G1). Gun Runner won the Razorback on his way to […]

For a 3-year-old colt, the first Saturday in January at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack feels a lot more than five months removed from the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. Winning a stakes such as the $139,500 Jerome Stakes Jan. 3 at the Big A may earn a 3-year-old some Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points, but the one-turn mile […]

Liberty National (c, 2, Maxfield–Virtuoso, by Awesome Again) became the fourth ‘TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard’ for his freshman sire (by Street Sense) with an impressive performance at second asking around two turns at Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon. The 4-1 chance was bumped by a rival at the start and found a fantastic spot in a ground-saving […]

Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables, and trainer Phil D’Amato continued their banner day Saturday when Innovative  landed her first black-type stakes win in the $103,500 John C. Harris Stakes (G3T) for 3-year-old fillies. The Harris, formerly known as the Unzip Me Stakes, was recently renamed to honor the legacy of prominent California breeder and owner John […]

Charting a course then declaring ‘here be dragons’ when she made land in the seaside oval winner’s circle, Explora (Blame–Collections Choice, by Bernardini) set sail from the gate and never looked back in a maiden-breaking performance on Sunday which earned her a ‘TDN Rising Star’ flag for her top mast. The heavy favorite established her lead up the backstretch […]

Denise Smith came into The Saratoga Sale, Fasig Tipton’s select yearling sale, with the dream of selling a million-dollar horse, but realistically hoping they would at least earn a half-million dollars with Hip 36, a Good Magic   colt named Alekazam. Should he fetch that price, he would become Mesingw Farm’s highest-selling yearling in their five years of operation. As […]

Bishops Bay  made short work of the field in the June 14 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park, winning just as a 1-2 favorite should in collecting his third consecutive stakes victory. A $450,000 son of the late stallion Uncle Mo, Bishops Bay has steadily been climbing the ranks in the older horse division since returning […]

Ballerina d’Oro  justified trainer Chad Brown’s belief that she wanted more distance, needing every inch of the 1 1/8 miles of the $200,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3) to secure the victory April 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Campaigned by Rodeo Creek Racing, who acquired the daughter of Medaglia d’Oro   for $320,000 at Fasig-Tipton’s The Saratoga Sale in 2023, Ballerina d’Oro was […]