Plutarch is still a work in progress, but the royally-bred colt took a huge step forward on Feb. 7 by winning the one-mile Grade 3 $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on the dirt at Santa Anita Park.
Recent times have been difficult for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, but there was a much different feeling Feb. 6 as he watched the stretch run of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct.
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve action heats up on Florida’s other coast on Saturday as the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs kicks off the first of two qualifying stakes at the Gulf Coast track.
