Elizabeth Valando’s homebred turf star reacted so negatively to the noise of the engines that trainer Ian Wilkes had no other choice than to remove her from the plane. “She’s Free as a Bird,†he said, "but she wouldn’t fly.†Wilkes’ much-ant
The reigning two-time Eclipse Award winner rode Fashion Fund ($4.40) to victory in Sunday’s ninth race to record his 100th win during the current Championship Meet. It was the fourth consecutive winter season in which he has won at least 100 races at Gu
Luis Quinonez, winning jockey of Gold Medal Dancer – “We had the perfect trip. I just tried to get her to relax. She came out of the gates relaxed and I just let her do it. I said wait, wait, wait and when that other horse (Untapable) came to her, she
The breeze was Itsaknockout’s second half-mile breeze since his victory by disqualification in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (G2) on Feb. 21. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the 3-year-old son of Lemon Drop Kid launched his career with a late-
“He’s without a doubt the best horse I’ve ever sat on in my entire life, and I’ve been on some really good ones,†said Mike Johnson, who trains horses for Oaklawn President Charles Cella and doubles as an exercise rider. “He floated over the t
Owned by Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Stables and trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, the sophomore daughter of Distorted Humor opened her season with a one-length optional claiming allowance score Jan. 22 at Gulfstream at the Any Limit’s six-furlong distanc
The jackpot winner invested $336 on the Rainbow 6 through the Portland, Ore. hub. Heading into the 11th race, the last leg of the six-race sequence, there were five unique tickets eligible to take down a $1 million-plus jackpot with No. 1 Forest Funds, No
American Pharoah will go postward as the favorite in the $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2), which will be run as race 10 on the 11-race card. Untapable, a Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC homebred to be saddled by six-time leading Oaklawn trainer Steve Asmussen, heads
“It was an easy trip,†said Barnes, who also accompanied Midnight Hawk, a contender for the $250,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) on the same card of 11 races. “Both horses will have a light day tomorrow and will just go out in the morning for a light on
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Take Charge Brandi will miss her planned showdown with Champion 2-Year-Old Male American Pharaoh in Saturday’s G2 $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Par
