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Thunder Snow, paid in full, targets return trip to Breeders' Cup Classic

Saeed bin Suroor, the trainer of two-time Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow, isn’t a huge one for pulling back the curtain on his training operation, but whatever he and his team have done to harness the difficult personality that is Thunder Snow, it has worked. Thunder Snow showed just what can happen when his inner demons bubble to the surface when he bucked and refused to race just after the start of the 2017 Kentucky Derby. Those who’ve been around him during his trips to the U.S. describe a horse who takes a lot of attention.

Marcus HershMar 31, 2019

Maximum Security cruises in Florida Derby

One hundred days after winning his maiden under a $16,000 claiming tag, Maximum Security became a Grade 1 winner and established himself as one of the leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby after cruising to a relatively easy 3 1/2 length victory in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby.

Mike WelschMar 30, 2019

Plus Que Parfait rebounds from flop to win United Arab Emirates Derby

Trainer Brendan Walsh spent six years during the early and mid-aughts working in Dubai. Jockey Jose Ortiz got to this place for the first time Wednesday, but he’s riding like he’s been here all his life.

Marcus HershMar 30, 2019

Omaha Beach fires bullet in Arkansas Derby work

Omaha Beach, who has risen rapidly in the 3-year-old division in recent months, worked a half-mile in 47.80 seconds at Santa Anita on Friday in preparation for the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on April 13.

Steve AndersenMar 29, 2019

Mind Control to target Bay Shore instead of Wood Memorial

Mind Control, a multiple stakes winner around one turn, will make his next start at Aqueduct in the Grade 3, $250,000 Bay Shore Stakes at seven furlongs and not the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial at nine furlongs, trainer Gregg Sacco said Friday. That decision effectively removes Mind Control from consideration for the Kentucky Derby. Mind Control has 30 qualifying points for the Derby, which, as of Friday, put him 11th in the standings under the system used by Churchill Downs to determine the 20 horses for the Kentucky Derby.

David GreningMar 29, 2019

Blue Point gets second shot at Al Quoz Sprint

Blue Point will be among the card's shortest prices in Saturday's Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan.

Marcus HershMar 28, 2019

Maximum Security the wild card in Florida Derby

Ask the trainers of the leading contenders in Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby to talk about the opposition, and none seems to know what to expect when they get to Maximum Security. Ask trainer Jason Servis how he feels the undefeated former $16,000 claimer will perform in the important Kentucky Derby prep, and his answer is pretty much the same.

Mike WelschMar 28, 2019

Hidden Scroll enters Florida Derby as 5-2 favorite

Despite his fourth-place finish as the 6-5 choice in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth on March 2, Hidden Scroll was pegged the 5-2 morning-line favorite in a field of 11 3-year-olds drawn Wednesday for the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. The Grade 1 Florida Derby highlights a 14-race program Saturday that includes six other stakes and will offer a mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 pool, with a carryover of more than $3 million if the jackpot is not hit Thursday or Friday.

Mike WelschMar 27, 2019

Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Hidden Scroll

Nicole RussoMar 27, 2019

Derby Watch: Code of Honor just might be Orb version 2.0 for Shug

The first time Shug McGaughey ran horses in the Kentucky Derby, he was all of 33 years old and on the fast track to what has proven to be a Hall of Fame career. He was hoping a Derby win would come quickly, “to get it over with,” as he put it this week. But it took another 29 years for McGaughey to finally tick off that box and get a Derby win, with Orb in 2013. And the wait – which included a runner-up finish by Easy Goer in 1989 – made it all the sweeter, he said.

Jay PrivmanMar 27, 2019

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