Drum Roll Please Doesn't Miss a Beat in Jerome
Trainer Brad Cox made it 2-for-2 in the 3-year-old preps when Gold Square's Drum Roll Please took charge leaving the eighth pole and did not miss a beat in recording a 3 3/4-length victory in the $145,500 Jerome Stakes Jan. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Betting on a Closer in the Jerome
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct.
First World War Latest Stakes Horse for Trainer Walsh
Trainer Brendan Walsh is considering stakes options for Mucho Macho Man Stakes runner-up First World War and offered updates on Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Pretty Mischievous and Golden Rod (G2) winner Intricate.
BC Juvenile Runner-Up Muth Returns in San Vicente
Bob Baffert has won 12 runnings of the San Vicente Stakes (G2) and has two leading 3-year-olds in pursuit of a record-extending 13th when Muth and Pilot Commander face four rivals in the $200,000, seven-furlong race at Santa Anita Park Jan. 6.
Drum Roll Please Tops Small Field in Jerome
The Jerome Stakes will be run for the 154th time Jan. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack, but instead of serving as a showcase for Kentucky Derby (G1) winners it will kick off a series of four somewhat disjointed Triple Crown preps in New York.
Catching Freedom Returns Albaugh Stable to Derby Trail
Albaugh Family Stable—led by Dennis Albaugh and his son-in-law and racing manager Jason Loutsch—kicked off 2024 with a stakes victory from their newly turned 3-year-old Catching Freedom in the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 1 at Oaklawn Park.
Catching Freedom Rallies to Take Smarty Jones
The colt by Constitution is the first to win qualifying points on the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Lagynos Proven at 1 1/16-Mile Distance of Smarty Jones
The first stakes race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby for newly-turned 3-year-olds takes place Jan. 1 when Oaklawn Park stages the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes.
Track Phantom Upsets Nash in Gun Runner Stakes
Nash failed to follow up his scintillating victory last month at Churchill Downs with a strong performance in the $98,000 Gun Runner Stakes Dec. 23 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and finished third as the 1-5 favorite to Track Phantom.
Anisette to Cap Eclipse's Banner Year in American Oaks
After some encouraging performances in defeat from some of its top stakes runners, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners will look to close out 2023 on a high note when Anisette races in the American Oaks (G1T) at Santa Anita Park Dec. 26.
Longshot Wynstock Nabs Baffert 14th Los Al Futurity Win
Frontrunning Wynstock exchanged bumps in the stretch with Stronghold and survived an inquiry to win the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) Dec. 16. He gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record-extending 14th victory in the race.
Derby Hopeful Nash Aims to Score in Gun Runner
Godolphin's homebred Nash leads Risk It, Track Phantom, and five other juveniles in the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes Dec. 23 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Otto the Conqueror Triumphant in Springboard Mile
In a two-horse throwdown, Three Chimneys Farm's Otto the Conqueror outdueled the previously unbeaten Glengarry and inched away to post a three-quarters of a length victory in the $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes Dec. 15.
Forever Young Jumps to Lead In Japan Road to KY Derby
Forever Young, a colt with Kentucky Derby-minded connections, jumped to the top of the leaderboard in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby with a seven-length victory in the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun Dec. 13.
Stakes Worth $3.775M Set for Churchill's September Meet
The Road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks series kick off Saturday, Sept. 16, with the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) and $300,000 Pocahontas (G3), respectively. Both races for 2-year-olds have been shortened to the one-turn, one-mile distance.
Otto the Conqueror Invades for Springboard Mile
The next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) goes through Oklahoma Dec. 15 when Remington Park hosts the $300,000 Springboard Mile Stakes, a qualifying points race for next year's Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs.