King of Gosford

Tied no more. After weeks of sharing the top of the leaderboard, Flavien Prat surpassed Jerry Bailey Thursday to become the new record holder for most graded stakes wins in a single season. His landmark 56th came in the GII Mathis Mile Stakes aboard King of Gosford (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), a 3-year-old imported from Ireland late last year to the barn of Phillip D'Amato. A well-seasoned runner over 2024, Thursday's 3-5 favorite came in in plenty good form with only one off-the-board finish from eight starts since hitting American soil...

East Coast-based horses had won the GI Hollywood Derby in six of the last eight years and three of the last four, but it was a California 1-2 in Saturday's renewal at Del Mar, as William and Suzanne Warren's Formidable Man (City of Light) parlayed a perfect trip in the box seat into a clear-cut victory over King of Gosford (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}). 'TDN Rising Star' Donegal Momentum (Uncle Mo) broke best of all and led the Hollywood Derby field down the chute, but Rothschild (Uncle Mo)--also ridden positively by...