Tuz explodes up the rail in Dubai Golden Shaheen
Tuz is capable of a big effort on his day, and the Bhupat Seemar trainee picked a good time to deliver an explosive display in Saturday’s $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) at Meydan. […]
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Tapit Trice draws inside in Blue Grass; Breeders’ Cup winners Goodnight Olive, Caravel return
For the second week in a row, a Todd Pletcher-trained colt will have to overcome a disadvantageous post in order to win a major Kentucky Derby (G1) prep. Forte did so last week in the […]
Pioneer of Medina gamely earns first stakes win in Mineshaft
Pioneer of Medina had to battle every step of the stretch before proving best by a head in Saturday’s $250,000 Mineshaft S. (G3) at Fair Grounds, registering his initial stakes victory. Luis Saez was up […]
Zozos among challengers to Happy American in Louisiana
The field for Saturday’s $150,000 Louisiana (G3), part of the “Road to the Derby Day” program at Fair Grounds, looks very similar to the one that competed in last month’s Tenacious S. over the same […]
Five points to ponder: 2021 TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby
“At this point of your three-year-old year, you either get better or you get beat.” Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen summed up the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture in general, and the state of Saturday’s […]
Mandaloun poised to down familiar foes in TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby
Louisiana Derby (G2) — Race 14 (6:44 p.m. ET) The three best three-year-old colts that have run at Fair Grounds in New Orleans this winter have been, in alphabetical order, Mandaloun, Midnight Bourbon, and Proxy. […]