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Reagan's Flame rallies, catches Lithe Spirit in Whimsical
Florida shipper Reagan’s Flame collared the favored Lithe Spirit late to take the Grade 3 Whimsical at Woodbine on Saturday under a patient ride from Sahin Civaci.
Ron GierkinkMay 02, 2026
Florida shipper Reagan’s Flame collared the favored Lithe Spirit late to take the Grade 3 Whimsical at Woodbine on Saturday under a patient ride from Sahin Civaci.
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Deterministic might not have had it quite as easy in this year’s edition of the Grade 3 Fort Marcy Stakes, but the 3-5 favorite was ultimately untroubled in another gate-to-wire victory. Jockey Kendrick Carmouche was ecstatic to be back aboard in his 5-year-old debut.
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Six weeks ago, trainer Michael McCarthy saddled Stark Contrast to finish a good second in the Ruby after missing a prep race. The 50 points he earned would have put him in the Kentucky Derby. However owners John and Jerry Amerman and McCarthy dropped his name into the entry box for the American Turf. The decision paid off, as Stark Contrast, already a proven stakes performer, is now a Grade 1 winner, easily holding sway by 2 1/4 lengths over a belatedly-closing Remember Mamba on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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In a matchup of two exceptionally gifted and fast 3-year-olds, Crude Velocity chased, collared and ultimately drew away from Englishman to win Saturday’s Grade 2, $741,330 Pat Day Mile by 3 3/4 lengths at Churchill Downs.
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Casse still trains Classic Q. Daily’s Blue Crevalle Stables, Gary Barber, and Eclipse Thoroughbreds campaign her. And on Saturday, the $40,000 yearling went over $1 million in earnings when she held off Portfolio Duration and won the $976,000 Distaff Turf Mile by a neck.
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Tour Player is never better than when he’s racing at Churchill Downs, a fact he proved again Saturday as he dominated the $200,000 Knicks Go Stakes going a flat mile.
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Commandment and So Happy have replaced Renegade as the early co-favorites for the Kentucky Derby, according to parimutuel pool data reviewed at 2 p.m. Eastern.
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The Derby City Distaff, it turned out, was over just after it began. R Disaster rocketed from the gate like a Quarter Horse, cruised through a very manageable first quarter-mile, and never looked back, increasing her lead from two lengths at the stretch call to 2 1/2 lengths at the finish under Tyler Gaffalione.
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The cards fell in Yellow Card's favor this time. With nothing thrown in his path, he was up by a neck in a four-horse thriller at the finish line in the Grade 2, $600,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Bow Echo easily won the 2000 Guineas on Saturday at Newmarket Racecourse, remaining unbeaten after four starts while looking like an unusual talent.