Though Improbable has long shown flashes of serious talent, slow starts and troubled trips have largely prevented the classy son of City Zip from delivering on his potential. But on Saturday at Santa Anita, everything […]
The last time McKinzie reverted to 7 furlongs after flopping in a major event, he rolled to one of his more impressive victories in the 2018 Malibu (G1) at Santa Anita. Bob Baffert takes the […]
Arrogate, whose string of four superlative victories in late 2016 and early 2017 helped propel him to the top of the all-time earners list among North American-based Thoroughbreds, was euthanized Tuesday at the age seven. […]
The main storylines going into Sunday’s $200,000 Santa Maria (G2) revolved around 3-5 favorite Ce Ce and the 5-2 Hard Not to Love, but both were upstaged by front-running Fighting Mad at Santa Anita. A […]
Leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Nadal exited a workout with an injury that has prompted his retirement, as first reported by the Blood-Horse. A perfect 4-for-4 after winning the second division of the Arkansas Derby […]
You might say that Friday’s card at Santa Anita is a tale of two comebacks. While the track is officially cleared to resume racing, without spectators, for the first time since the COVID-19 clampdown of […]
Charlatan and Nadal posted convincing wins in split divisions of the May 2 Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park. The unbeaten 3-year-olds confirmed their status as top contenders for the Kentucky Derby, which has been […]
Following wire-to-wire wins in his first three starts, Nadal displayed valuable tractability and remained perfect with a sharp three-length victory in the second division of Saturday’s $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1). Bob Baffert won both divisions […]
Taking an uncontested lead soon after the start, odds-on favorite Charlatan turned Saturday’s first division of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park into a paid workout. With Martin Garcia up, Charlatan set fractions […]
Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1) turned into a doubleheader when 22 horses entered, but the two divisions didn’t stack up evenly at Oaklawn Park. The first division marks the eagerly anticipated stakes debut of Charlatan, who […]
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