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Iavarones buy into ownership of The Puma
Michael and Jules Iavarone and Ira Rothblut’s TCC Stables have acquired an interest in Kentucky Derby contender The Puma. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed at this time.
Mike WelschApr 23, 2026
Michael and Jules Iavarone and Ira Rothblut’s TCC Stables have acquired an interest in Kentucky Derby contender The Puma. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed at this time.
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The inexact science of preparing a horse for a grueling race like the Kentucky Derby was never more on display than Thursday at Churchill Downs, with trainers using very diverse methods of bringing their 3-year-olds up to the big event. Even within their own barns.
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Silent Tactic finished four lengths behind Renegade in the Arkansas Derby four weeks ago, but it felt like the gap between the two 3-year-olds was larger than that. Mark Casse, the trainer of Silent Tactic, understands his horse has to run better than he did that day to compete with Renegade but he believes his horse will run better.
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Remington Park stewards on Wednesday placed 171 Quarter Horses from three leading trainers on a stewards’ list, leaving them unable to race, after horses from those stables were vanned off following major stakes in March and last Saturday.
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Standoutsensation will meet a new pace rival in Runamileinmyshoes on Saturday when she seeks to win her second stakes race of the Oaklawn Park meet in the $200,000 Dig A Diamond.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Royal Heroine, Woodhaven, Roxelana
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Florida-breds of all ages will share the spotlight Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where six $100,000 stakes restricted to statebreds make up the entirety of a mandatory-payout Rainbow 6 sequence that is expected to offer a final pool of approximately $3 million.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 4/25 card at The Meadowlands.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Saturday 4/25 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Ka Ying Rising, who will start as a massive favorite in Sunday's Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize at Sha Tin Racecourse, has won 19 consecutive races since February 2024, a record for a Hong Kong-based runner, and has lowered the six-furlong course record three times in the last 18 months.