Thu, 01/02/2025 - 13:09

McAfee scratches, throws Jerome Stakes even more wide open

Barbara D. Livingston
Cyclone State will be a key contender in the Jerome Stakes now that McAfee has scratched.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - McAfee, the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct, was scratched the morning of the race due to a small leg infection, according to trainer Rick Dutrow, making the one-mile stakes for 3-year-olds even more wide open than it originally appeared.

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Thu, 01/02/2025 - 12:15

Bullard a short price but no lock in five-horse San Vicente

Barbara D. Livingston
Bullard wins the Grade 3 Bob Hope in November at Del Mar. He is the 3-5 morning-line choice in the Grade 2 San Vicente.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Even though it is a short race with a small field, the Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes for 3-year-olds could have long-lasting significance.

Five colts, led by stakes winner Bullard and highly rated debut winner Barnes, entered the seven-furlong San Vicente, race 5 on Saturday at Santa Anita. The year’s first graded race for Santa Anita Derby and Kentucky Derby aspirants, the $200,000 San Vicente is more than a two-horse race.

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Thu, 01/02/2025 - 11:00

Shisospicy brings blazing speed into Mockingbird

Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photos
Set at 4-5 on the morning line, Shisospicy looks poised to win her first stakes in Saturday's Mockingbird at Oaklawn.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Shisospicy turned up the heat a little more than trainer Jose D’Angelo expected when she won her debut by double digits, and that performance should make her the favorite Saturday in the $150,000 Mockingbird at Oaklawn Park.

The six-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies drew a field of nine and goes as race 7 on a card highlighted by the $250,000 Smarty Jones.

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 10:54

Baffert, McCarthy well stocked for California road to Kentucky Derby

Barbara D. Livingston
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Citizen Bull is working regularly at Santa Anita for Bob Baffert.

ARCADIA, Calif. – From the first Saturday of each winter month at Santa Anita to the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, the search is on to find a 3-year-old with the right stuff.

For those still light on seasoning, such as Barnes and Bullard, the 2025 trail begins Saturday in the Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes. Others are more established and on standby, including Breeders’ Cup Juvenile one-two Citizen Bull and Gaming, and Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity winner Journalism.

January is still early, and a lot will change.

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 10:34

Turfway prep season begins with Prevue

Chelsea Durand/NYRA
After four starts on turf, including this front-running score in the Atlantic Beach at Aqueduct, Warheart makes his synthetic-track debut in the Turfway Prevue.

Stakes winner Warheart, the unbeaten Star’s Image, and stakes-seasoned Touchy top a large field of 10 for the $125,000 Turfway Prevue, the Saturday night feature at Turfway Park.

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 10:03

Baffert pair seem dominant in Las Flores

Barbara D. Livingston
Pleasant comes off a third, in just her fifth start, in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The first week in January is a good time for a pair of highly regarded comebackers to start over – South American Group 1-winning mare Richi and debut-winning colt Eagles Flight, also known as Flightline’s younger brother.

Neither has to win Saturday at Santa Anita, but both may command attention in months ahead. Richi will face stablemate Pleasant on Saturday in the Grade 3 Las Flores Stakes, a filly-mare sprint that is race 9. Eagles Flight meets Mirahmadi in a first-level allowance route, race 7.

Wed, 01/01/2025 - 14:50

Mystik Dan among six Grade 1 winners invited to Pegasus World Cup

Barbara D. Livingston
Locked, winning last month’s Cigar Mile, is one of two Todd Pletcher-trained horses that were invited to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 25 at Gulfstream.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The Gulfstream Park racing office released the first group of invitations to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup on Wednesday. The list is headed by Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, along with fellow Grade 1 winners Mixto, Saudi Crown, Senor Buscador, Stronghold, and White Abarrio.

Invitations also were released for the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf and $500,000 Filly and Mare Turf, all three events to be decided here Jan. 25 on a blockbuster card featuring 10 stakes, seven graded, worth $5.55 million.