Kentucky Derby runner Gray Magician claims Ellis Park Derby
Gray Magician, the UAE Derby runner-up who finished last May 4 in the Kentucky Derby, won a stretch duel Sunday vs. Knicks Go to claim the $100,000 Ellis Park Derby.
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Recent Eclipse Private Purchase Bulletproof One Romps In CTBA Stakes
Bulletproof One remained unbeaten after three starts with a convincing win in her Southern California debut in Wednesday’s $100,702 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes for 2-year-old statebred fillies at Del Mar.
Read MoreBulletproof One trying something new in CTBA Stakes
Bulletproof One is unbeaten after two starts and will be asked to try something different in Wednesday’s $100,000 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes at Del Mar – race against fillies.
Read MorePaved back from break in Osunitas Stakes
After an ambitious 2018 campaign that lasted from January through December and saw her travel twice to the Eastern time zone as well as face males in a Kentucky Derby prep race, Paved was given a lengthy vacation, with the plan to bring her back in the summer and focus on the second half of 2019.
Read MoreWellman: ‘It’s Important To Support Del Mar And California Racing’
It will be 227 days from the December 2 end of the 2018 Fall racing season at Del Mar to Wednesday’s start of the 80th Summer season.
Read MorePoint of Honor drills for Coaching Club American Oaks
Point of Honor completed final preparations for next week’s Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks by breezing an easy half-mile in 49.03 seconds over the Oklahoma training track on Saturday.
Read MoreUAE Derby Runner-Up, ‘Road Warrior’ Gray Magician Bound For Indiana Derby
The two-hour ship from Churchill Downs to Indiana Grand for Saturday night’s $500,000 Indiana Derby should feel like a mere sprint to Gray Magician, runner-up in the $2.5 million UAE Derby in Dubai.
Read MoreValiance Remains Unbeaten In Winning Open Mind Stakes
Unbeaten Valiance continued to live up to her lofty yearling price, swinging out from a stalking trip in mid-stretch and going on to 1¼-length victory in Sunday’s $75,000 Open Mind Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Read MorePoint of Honor Blossoms in Black-Eyed Susan
When Aron Wellman watched a feisty Curlin filly named Point of Honor break her maiden by six lengths in her debut at Gulfstream Park in December, the owner of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners was impressed.
Read MoreCot Campbell had lifelong love affair with Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In early May, the sun may shine bright on “My Old Kentucky Home,” but a Kentucky Derby without Cot Campbell certainly seems like a day without sunshine. W. Cothran Campbell, known as Aiken’s “Rascal in Residence,” died in October after a rich and full life of 91 years, the ups and downs […]
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