1st-AQU, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, 1:20 p.m. EDT Robert LaPenta's SO FANCY (Tapit) faces the starter in this juvenile debutante heat from the Rudy Rodriguez barn. Out of a stakes-winning daughter of GI Humana Distaff H. heroine Mayo on the Side (French Deputy), the chestnut was snapped up for a sale-topping $500,000 from [...]

Masaru Shimada's homebred Dee Majesty (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was only eighth choice (30-1) in the market for this first colts' Classic on the Japanese calendar, but proved his mettle in race-record time with a 1 1/4-length defeat of Makahiki (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) at Nakayama Sunday. [...]

Owner/breeder Ken Ramsey is no stranger to going after what he wants. Whether it is reaching the heights on the racetrack, to promoting his stallion Kitten's Joy, the octogenarian usually has a plan. With GIII Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral S. hero Oscar Nominated (Kitten's Joy), Ramsey has found his 2016 GI Kentucky Derby horse. The [...]

Trainer Ron Moquette has been here before. In 2015, he saddled GIII Southwest S. winner Far Right (Notional) to a second-place finish in the GI Arkansas Derby behind the fleet-footed American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile). This year he has another promising sophomore in the form of the MGSP Whitmore (Pleasantly Perfect), set to contest the [...]

The 2016 Super Bowl is a fond day for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, not only was he in attendance, thanks to Horse of the Year American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)'s effort in winning last year's Triple Crown, but one of his trainees, future GII Rebel S. winner Cupid (Tapit), broke his maiden at third [...]

Californian owner/breeder Nick Alexander and trainer Phil D'Amato enjoyed a red-letter weekend at Santa Anita Park. Alexander's stable of primarily Golden State homebreds was represented Saturday by Tough It Out (Grazen), who landed his first black-type score (Video), when splashing his way to victory in the 6 1/2-furlong Echo Eddie S. on the GI Santa [...]

3rd-AQU, $72K, Alw/OC ($80K), 3yo, f, 1m, 2:26 p.m. ET Gatsas Stable's NOT TAKEN (Arch) made a winning debut going 1 1/16 miles at Tampa Bay Mar. 4 and cuts back to a mile with first-time Lasix Wednesday. Out of GII Barbara Fritchie H. third-place finisher Spelling (Alphabet Soup), herself a half-sister to MSW & [...]

In a field populated with no less than five Group 1 winners, it was the Hideko Kondo homebred colt Ambitious (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) that added the G2 Sankei Osaka Hai to his burgeoning resume at Hanshin Sunday. As it turned out, Ambitious led that high-class quintet across the line to claim the top six [...]

His Highness the Aga Khan's 2015 G1 Prix Royal-Oak hero Vazirabad (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) gave France its first win in the 3200-metre $1-million G2 Dubai Gold Cup and trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre his second Dubai World Cup night victory, when crossing the line a neck to the good of the stubborn Big Orange (GB) (Duke [...]

3rd-FG, $44K, Msw, 3yo, 1m 70yds, 2:27 p.m. ET Brad Grady's C CITY MOON (Malibu Moon) makes his career bow for Joe Sharp Saturday. Out of the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. scorer Collect the Cash (Dynaformer), the bay is a half-brother to GI Toyota Blue Grass S. winner Stately Victor (Ghostzapper). Scarf [...]

8th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 5fT, 4:05 p.m. EST Shortleaf Stable's SAUCEDO (Harlan's Holiday) makes his career bow from the Larry Bates barn Wednesday. He is a half-brother to GI Dixiana Breeders' Futurity hero We Miss Artie (Artie Schiller) and is from the same family as German highweight Risen Raven (Risen Star). Fellow firster and Live [...]

5th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 2:35 p.m. ET Jimmy Jerkens sends out first-time starter SAHARAN (Desert Party) for Paul and Philip Tackett. Bred by the former, the bay is out of the stakes-placed mare Golden Artemis (Malibu Moon) and is a half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Darley Alcibiades S. victress My Conquestadory [...]