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The well-traveled Pashmina is getting set to make another road trip this spring as she is confirmed to run in the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks on May 1 at Churchill Downs, trainer Rob Atras said Thursday.
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When Taj Mahal won his stakes debut in February, 15 days after a commanding maiden score, trainer Brittany Russell challenged fans and pundits to consider what the colt might be capable of with more time to train. The wait will end in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes on Saturday at Laurel Park.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 4/18 card at The Meadowlands.
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Crupper has outrun his odds most of his career and will be looking to do more of the same Saturday when he starts as a live longshot in the $200,000 Bathhouse Row Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Saturday 4/18 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Indy Bay banked more than $682,000 from just seven starts in 2025, which clearly makes her the class of the field in Saturday's $75,000 Mo Green overnight handicap at Gulfstream Park. But not a nickel of that money was earned in races decided beyond seven furlongs, which also makes her a giant question mark at a relatively short price when facing eight rivals, including stablemate Public Defender, in the one-mile feature.
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Following a respectable, but ultimately unsuccessful, run in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth, the obligatory two-turn try for a 3-year-old with talent and owners with Kentucky Derby dreams, Solitude Dude is back to what he does best – sprinting – in Saturday's $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct.
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British Isles runs in the Grade 3, $350,000 Ben Ali Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland. He is one of six graded stakes winners in the field of nine that includes defending winner Tennessee Lamb, talented Batten Down, and veteran Rattle N Roll, a Grade 1 winner locally.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Elkhorn, Henry Clark, Ben Ali
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As the only Grade 1 winner entered in the Grade 3 American Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, comebacker King of Gosford commands respect. As the only entrant without a recent start, King of Gosford looks vulnerable when he returns Saturday following a seven-month layoff. The dilemma – class versus condition – will be tested in the $100,000 American, a turf mile that is a prep for the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile on May 25.
