Petersen Lands $925,000 Union Rags Colt at Fasig-Tipton
A Union Rags colt from the consignment of Bobby Dodd, agent, was purchased for $925,000 by Michael Lund Petersen; the second highest price of the sale.
Meredith Daugherty
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Ryan Strikes for Maclean's Music Colt at Fasig-Tipton
A Maclean's Music colt consigned as Hip 384 and previously named Better B Gud to Me, was purchased by Mike Ryan, agent, for $325,000 from the De Meric Sales consignment.
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Bernardini Filly Meets High Expectations at F-T Sale
Consigned as Hip 246 by Paul Sharp, agent, the 2-year-old daughter of Bernardini brought one of the highest prices on the first day of the Fasig-Tipton 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Maclean's Music Colt Commands $300,000 at F-T Sale
Hip 146, a Maclean's Music colt consigned by Scanlon Training and Sales, brought $300,000 at the Fasig-Tipton sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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Ax Man Cuts Through Competition in Sir Barton
Cutting through dense fog over a sloppy track at Pimlico Race Course, 3-year-old Ax Man led at every point of call to capture the May 19 $100,000 LARC Sir Barton Stakes and take home his third win of the season.
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Song of Spring Goes Last to First in DuPont Distaff
Slathered in mud and bounding for home, Song of Spring proved that a sloppy track was no issue as she sprinted from last to get up in the final strides of the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes (G3).
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McPeek, Maker Send Out Trios in Louisville Handicap
The May 18 $100,000 Louisville Handicap (G3T) will feature a field divided, as trainer Ken McPeek sends out his trio of South American-bred contenders against Michael Maker's Kentucky-breds.
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Blue Prize Seeks Second Season Win in DuPont Distaff
Merriebelle Stable's Blue Prize (ARG) will be able to tick off another state in her travel roster May 18, when she travels to Maryland to headline a field of eight in the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.
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O'Kratos Makes the Grade in Marine Stakes
Terdik Farms, Sharon Bonder, and Walter Banach's O'Kratos charged to the front as the field headed for home, capturing his first graded win in the May 13 $125,000 Marine Stakes (G3) at Woodbine.
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Quip Logs Final Work Before Heading to Preakness
The Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner hit the track with Brisset aboard at 6:30 a.m. ET, breezed a half-mile in :48 1/5, and galloped out to five furlongs in 1:00 3/5.
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Blended Citizen Surges to the Finish in Peter Pan
Greg Hall and SAYJAY Racing's Blended Citizen, making his third straight start in graded company, took control of the field seventy yards shy of the finish line to win the May 12 $350,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park.
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Patch Victorious in 4-Year-Old Debut
Coming off a fourth-place finish in the West Virginia Derby (G3) that capped his sophomore year, 4-year-old Patch returned to racing May 12 with an allowance win at Belmont Park.
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Kirby's Penny Kicks Into High Gear to Win Vagrancy
Kent Spellman's Kirby's Penny surprised the Belmont Park crowd May 12 when she sailed past the favorites on the outside to take the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (G3) by 1 1/2 lengths.
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Inflexibility Out for First Graded Win in Beaugay
The 1 1/16-mile test over the turf for fillies and mares 4 years old and up will be the first return to Belmont for the multiple stakes winner since running fourth in the Sep. 16 Sands Point Stakes (G2).
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Toinette Takes Control in Edgewood
Despite a strong effort from headliner Rushing Fall, there was no stopping the determination of Toinette as she flew past her competitors to win the $200,000 Edgewood Stakes presented by Forcht Bank (G3T).
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Chance of Rain at Churchill Downs During Kentucky Oaks
The morning crowds made an early appearance at Churchill Downs today, trickling in through the gates bedecked in their spring finery to celebrate the 144th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Casse Duo Will Face Off in Churchill Distaff
As part of the undercard of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), the John Oxley-owned pair will meet on the track for the one-mile test for 4-year-old fillies and up over the Churchill Downs turf.
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Restoring Hope Targets Pat Day Mile
Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the 3-year-old colt may have never made the trip to the Bluegrass, but he's certainly no stranger to steep competition.
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Always Dreaming Returns to Churchill for Alysheba
Always Dreaming will make his second start of the season May 4 in the $400,000 Alysheba Stakes Presented by Sentient Jet (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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Hardboot Hammers Home in Silky Sullivan
The one-mile turf test for 3-year-olds bred or sired in California ended with an upset as the son of Lucky Pulpit ran like a horse possessed in the stretch, winning by 1 3/4 lengths.
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Caledonia Road Soars in Season Debut at Belmont
Reigning champion 2-year-old filly Caledonia Road returned to racing April 29 and won her season debut by 3 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park.
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Photo Finish for Let It Ride Mom in Whimsical Stakes
Driving the crowd to a frenzy as she dug in at the wire, Let It Ride Mom, with jockey Patrick Husbands aboard, split from midpack in the last seconds of the Whimsical Stakes (G3) for a final time of 1:08.96.
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My Boy Jack Finishes Nicely in Five-Furlong Work
In his first workout since he won the April 14 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, My Boy Jack covered five furlongs in 1:03 1/5, with splits of :13 3/5 and :38 2/5.
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Silent Sting Steps It Up with Queenston Win
Launching a determined drive to edge out the favorite, Stronach Stables' Silent Sting strode into first place to take the $125,000 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack April 22 on the synthetic track.
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