Sunday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Ohoopee can rebound getting back to frontrunning tactics
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Sunday, April 12, at Aqueduct.
David AragonaApr 11, 2026
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Sunday, April 12, at Aqueduct.
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The key word around trainer Gustavo Delgado’s barn on Saturday morning at Gulfstream Park was maintenance. At least when it came to The Puma’s first work back since his second-place finish in the Grade 1 Florida Derby two weeks earlier.
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I Am Maximus made history in the Saturday’s $1.34 million Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse, becoming the first two-time winner since Tiger Roll in 2018 and 2019, and the first horse to win non-consecutive runnings since Red Rum won for the second and third time in his epic career in 1974 and 1977.
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Santa Anita Derby winner So Happy will ship April 21 from Santa Anita to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, trainer Mark Glatt said Saturday. The colt resumed training this week, and will post his final California workout April 18 or 19 before shipping.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 4/13 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Trainer Jeff Mullins had an outstanding winter at Santa Anita, where he finished fourth in the trainer standings with 21 wins from 78 runners. But the Santa Anita Derby card on April 4 was frustrating for reasons beyond Intrepido’s fourth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby points race.
Dan Patch Award winners Lexus Kody and Yo Tillie started their respective campaigns with victories in qualifying events on Saturday morning at the Meadowlands.
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Intrepido finally resumed training Saturday at Santa Anita, one week after a distant fourth-place finish in the Santa Anita Derby seemed to eliminate him from Kentucky Derby consideration.
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In her final preparations leading up to the May 1 Kentucky Oaks, relaxation has been a focus for Bella Ballerina. After another educational workout for the filly on Saturday morning at Keeneland, in which she worked behind horses by design, trainer Brendan Walsh and jockey Tyler Gaffalione also appeared relaxed, and pleased with their contender.
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The late mare Crowned, dam of 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty, was honored as Kentucky's Broodmare of the Year as the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (KTOB) presented their annual awards Friday night in Lexington, Ky.