Two lightly-raced 3-year-old fillies and two proven graded stakes contenders will face off in Saturday's GII Gulfstream Park Oaks, with 100 qualifying points towards the GI Kentucky Oaks on the line. Stetson Racing's Point of Honor (Curlin) followed up a sharp debut score in a local off-the-turfer Dec. 16 with an impressive last-to-first success in [...]

'TDN Rising Star' Hawkish (Artie Schiller) showed immense talent in five starts as a sophomore, but will try to rebound from a disappointing finish to his 3-year-old campaign when he goes postward as the favorite off a near nine-month layoff in Friday's GIII Appleton S. to kick off the weekend's graded stakes action at Gulfstream. [...]

Despite only having run one time, all eyes–and the bulk of betting dollars–were on Juddmonte Farms' 'TDN Rising Star' Hidden Scroll (Hard Spun) heading into the GII Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth S., allowing W.S. Farish's Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}) to spring a 9-1 upset. The favorite faded to finish fourth after battling on [...]

Gary Barber's War of Will (War Front) will attempt to complete a feat only accomplished by two horses in the past 25 years–sweeping Fair Grounds's trio of GI Kentucky Derby preps–when he goes postward as the favorite in Saturday's $1-million GII Louisiana Derby at the New Orleans oval. Already a convincing winner of the track's [...]

After pondering a trip to Dubai with their star dual-surface sprinter, the connections of World of Trouble (Kantharos) will stay home and contest the GI Carter H. Apr. 6 at Aqueduct, co-owner Michael Dubb confirmed to TDN Thursday. The story was first reported by Daily Racing Form. “He's just a relatively young horse and we [...]

One would have been forgiven if, after Bricks and Mortar (Giant's Causeway)'s scintillating victory in the inaugural GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S., they assumed the next stop for the ultra-talented grass specialist would be in Dubai or even at Royal Ascot. Instead, the 5-year-old has popped up as a rare starter for trainer [...]

Off the heels of Thursday morning's 22nd reported equine fatality at Santa Anita since its current meet opened, The Stronach Group has moved to ban race-day medication, including Lasix, at the Arcadia oval as well as its Northern California track Golden Gate Fields. The Stronach Group's Chairman and President Belinda Stronach penned a lengthy open [...]

Gary Barber's popular WONDER GADOT (Medaglia d'Oro) will make her seasonal bow in a third-level allowance Friday at Oaklawn Park. Establishing her quality with a pair of graded stakes wins as a juvenile, the $325,000 OBS April buy came tantalizingly close to a GI Kentucky Oaks victory when coming up a half-length short to eventual division champion [...]

While there have been some good-looking efforts by sophomores early this season on the GI Kentucky Derby trail, as far as stakes performances go, it's hard to top the show put on by Live Oak Plantation's Win Win Win (Hat Trick {Jpn}) in the Pasco S. Jan. 19 at Tampa Bay Downs. Off last, the [...]

Power Gal (Jpn) (Empire Maker), a rare Japanese-bred to make an impact on American shores, will look for her second straight stakes victory at Oaklawn Park when she headlines a field of 10 in the track's GIII Honeybee S. Saturday. The race awards 50 total GI Kentucky Oaks qualifying points, with 20 going to the [...]

Cash is King and LC Racing's graded stakes-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Maximus Mischief (Into Mischief) has been injured and taken off the GI Kentucky Derby trail, Cash is King principal Chuck Zacney confirmed to TDN Tuesday. The previously undefeated Butch Reid trainee was coming off a third-place run as the favorite in the GII Holy [...]

We hear the term “bug boy” and maybe we know where it originates. Maybe we don't and have just accepted it as horse racing vernacular. But we definitely know what it signifies. The quirky phrase calls to mind the hustling young apprentice rider, fresh-faced and often young enough to still be in high school, forgoing [...]