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Enter Sandman: Tapit Colt Wins Arkansas Derby, KY-Bound
on 03/29/2025 10:21 PM
Rallying from behind a blistering pace set by Speed King and Cornucopian, Sandman outkicked fellow closer Publisher to capture the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park.
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Quietside Makes Loud Statement in Oaklawn's Fantasy
on 03/29/2025 9:20 PM
For a 3-year-old to win a race like the Kentucky Derby (G1) or Kentucky Oaks (G1) it needs to be an improving, maturing runner as May approaches. Shortleaf Stable's Quietside checks both of those boxes.
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Enter Sandman: Colt Wins Arkansas Derby, KY Derby Bound
on 03/29/2025 8:16 PM
Rallying from behind a blistering pace set by Speed King and Cornucopian, Sandman outkicked fellow closer Publisher to capture the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park.
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Tappan Street Kicks Clear to Win Florida Derby
on 03/29/2025 8:10 PM
Tappan Street, a son of leading sire Into Mischief, delivers a powerful kick in deep stretch to capture the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) over favorite Sovereignty.
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Pilot Commander Earns Hard-Fought Victory in San Carlos
on 03/29/2025 7:07 PM
CSLR Racing Partners' Pilot Commander won his first graded stakes with a hard-fought victory in the $100,000 San Carlos Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.
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Banishing Captures First Graded Win in Oaklawn Mile
on 03/29/2025 7:07 PM
Banishing, a 5-year-old gelded son of Ghostzapper, also delivered the first graded stakes win for his co-owner Larry Roman and became the first stakes winner for his dam, Dowager.
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Five G Flashes High Speed in Gulfstream Park Oaks
on 03/29/2025 6:05 PM
Turning aside a challenge from Anna's Promise, Five G asserted her superiority in the stretch of the March 29 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).
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Heavily Favored White Abarrio Rolls in Ghostzapper
on 03/29/2025 3:54 PM
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner White Abarrio outclassed the opposition in the March 29 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, defeating the grade 1-winning filly Power Squeeze by 5 1/4 lengths.
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Laurel Park Announces Condition Book Updates
on 03/29/2025 3:51 PM
The Maryland Jockey Club, in collaboration with the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, and the Maryland Purse Committee, announced several updates to the standard racing program.
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Beach Bomb, Far Bridge Win Graded Stakes at Gulfstream
on 03/29/2025 2:45 PM
Taking command from the start, Beach Bomb outlasted a hard-charging Silvology and La Mehana in the 1 1/2-mile Orchid Stakes (G3T) March 29 at Gulfstream Park.
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Group 1 Winner Bucanero Fuerte Returns to Training
on 03/29/2025 2:45 PM
Bucanero Fuerte, winner of the 2023 Phoenix Stakes (G1), has left Tally-Ho Stud and returned to the yard of Adrian Murray, the trainer confirmed at the Curragh March 29.
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American Pharoah Colt Earns Japan's Kentucky Derby Bid
on 03/29/2025 1:28 PM
Luxor Cafe earned a guaranteed bid to the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a five-length victory March 29 in the final leg of the "Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby."
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Cornucopian Looks to Meet High Expectations in AR Derby
on 03/28/2025 6:25 PM
Though high on his Arkansas Derby (G1) entrant, debut winner Cornucopian and the Arkansas Derby's 7-5 morning-line favorite, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says Coal Battle is the deserving public choice.
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Ontario HBPA President Leslie Calls for Unity
on 03/28/2025 5:17 PM
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario president Sue Leslie said unity is the best way the Ontario Thoroughbred racing industry can address the significant challenges the sport faces.
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American Promise to Prep for KY Derby in Lexington
on 03/28/2025 2:08 PM
American Promise may have secured a Kentucky Derby (G1) spot in winning the $500,000 Virginia Derby March 15 at Colonial Downs, but his Derby preparations are not over.
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Top Japanese Sprinters Set for Takamatsunomiya Kinen
on 03/28/2025 2:08 PM
Japan's top sprinters mix it up in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) March 30 at Chukyo Racecourse, a race marked in recent years by big upsets.
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Mike Smith ‘Ready to Play’ in Florida Derby
on 03/28/2025 12:54 PM
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has called upon Mike Smith to fill in for Tyler Gaffalione, who sustained a broken ankle in a starting gate mishap, to ride Madaket Road in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
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Fan Information for Upcoming Keeneland Spring Meet
on 03/28/2025 11:50 AM
Keeneland opens its spring meet on Friday, April 4, to launch 15 days of exceptional Thoroughbred racing, featuring 19 stakes worth a spring meet record $9.4 million.
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Looking Back at American Pharoah's Splendid 2015 Season
on 03/28/2025 10:49 AM
So much has happened in the real world since American Pharoah swept the 2015 Triple Crown and capped his 3-year-old season with a historic "Grand Slam" win in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.
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Looking Back at American Pharoah's Splendid 2015 Season
on 03/28/2025 10:49 AM
So much has happened in the real world since American Pharoah swept the 2015 Triple Crown and capped his 3-year-old season with a historic "Grand Slam" win in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.
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