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El Potente likely to wait for Shoemaker Mile
Trainer Dan Blacker said on Thursday that El Potente is unlikely to race again until the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile on turf at Santa Anita on May 25.
Steve AndersenMar 12, 2026
Trainer Dan Blacker said on Thursday that El Potente is unlikely to race again until the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile on turf at Santa Anita on May 25.
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California trainer Doug O’Neill is sending his leading 3-year-olds across the country for major Triple Crown prep races in coming weeks.
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Bob Baffert has elected for a creative path to get Bottle of Rouge into this year's Kentucky Oaks, and if the trainer is to be believed, reaching that race at Churchill Downs is a secondary goal for now. After going to Sunland Park for her 3-year-old debut last month, he will now ship Bottle of Rogue to Colonial Downs with a strong chance in the $250,000 Virginia Oaks on Saturday.
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Sprinters are featured at Oaklawn Park on Saturday with stablemates Wendelssohn and Tejano Twist starting as chief contenders in the Grade 3, $250,000 Whitmore and River Wind seeking to back up her impressive debut win with a stakes victory in the $150,000 Purple Martin.
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Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. laughed as he noted that it took six starts for Sculcos Folly to finally face New York-breds, something he did last Saturday when he won the Gander Stakes by 5 3/4 lengths at Aqueduct.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Virginia Derby, San Simeon, Sandy Bottom
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Though the workout was not officially recorded because of foggy conditions on Sunday, Withers Stakes winner Talk to Me Jimmy had an important drill last Sunday at Belmont Park for the Wood Memorial.
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The maiden Civil Liberty, third in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity and fourth in the Grade 1 American Pharoah at Santa Anita as a 2-year-old, is pointing to the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial on April 4.
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Long on miles and short on stakes wins, the jet-setting colt Buetane will ramble on to Colonial Downs as the likely favorite in the $500,000 Virginia Derby on Saturday.
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Two years ago, trainer Brian Lynch swept the three-race series for filly and mare turf sprinters held each winter during the Gulfstream Park Championship meet with Stone Silent. On Saturday, he'll be favored to repeat that accomplishment when he sends out Moon Spun in quest of her fifth straight victory in the $125,000 Captiva Island Stakes.