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Whether it breeds them or buys them, they win. That’s been the scenario this spring for Shadwell Stables, which has two top prospects moving toward the Kentucky Derby in Mohaymen and Shagaf, both of whom have yet to lose after a combined seven starts.
Mohaymen, purchased as a yearling for $2.2 million, already has won five races, including four stakes, and his victory in the Fountain of Youth last Saturday at Gulfstream solidified his position as the favorite on the Derby Watch top 20.
CYPRESS, Calif. – California Chrome resumed training this week following his win in a $150,000 handicap at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Feb. 25 and is on schedule for the $10 million Dubai World Cup there on March 26.
Trainer Art Sherman said on Wednesday that California Chrome has regained most of the 10 pounds he lost from the 1 1/4-mile race and is showing enthusiasm in training.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Coronation Futurity winner Shakhimat has been installed as the early 3-1 favorite for the 157th Queen’s Plate at Woodbine on July 3.
The 89th edition of the Queen’s Plate winter book, compiled by Ron Gierkink and Alex Campbell of Daily Racing Form and Keith McCalmont, manager of communications for the Woodbine Entertainment Group, offers hypothetical odds on all 88 3-year-olds nominated to the Canadian Triple Crown.
Hawthorne Race Course is likely to run its 2016 spring meet, which starts March 11, without any stakes races, channeling all the resources of the purse account into overnight races.
The plan to do away with the spring stakes schedule “is still being talked about, but is probably going to happen,” according to track president Tim Carey. “We’ll make a final decision within the next couple weeks.”
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin woke up Wednesday morning to find email and text messages from his brother Neal, who is nearly halfway around the world in Dubai with the likes of Grade 1 winner Frosted.
Hours later, after the final renovation break at Palm Meadows, McLaughlin oversaw the gallop of Mohaymen, the current Kentucky Derby favorite, who is entered to run Saturday in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday afternoon signed a bill combining the state’s two horse racing commissions and repealing a 10 percent tax on some account-wagering operations, according to Pennsylvania government agencies.