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Sunday, June 30, 2024

Back at the site of his GII Los Alamitos Futurity score last December, Wynstock returned to the Los Alamitos winner’s circle Saturday after the $100,000 Los Al Derby. One of two Bob Baffert runners in the Derby, Wynstock had previously done his best running from the front. But he was outrun to the front by […]

Neat delivered a blistering turn of foot at the top of the lane en route to a comfortable score in the June 29 $242,500 Manila Stakes (G3T) at the Belmont at the Big A meet. Trained by Rob Atras for Randy Gullatt’s Red White and Blue Racing partnership, Neat returned to the winner’s circle for […]

Saturday, May 25, 2024

By Katie Petrunyak The first thing you notice as you pull up to Hidden Brook Farm’s yearling division is how, on either side of the doors leading into the indoor walker, dozens and dozens of nameplates are lined in neat rows, serving as the honor roll of horses bred, foaled, raised or sold by Hidden Brook. […]

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Program Trading, a Chad Brown-trained 4-year-old colt by Lope de Vega, finished the 1 1/8 miles on good turf in 1:50.30 in his first race since a victory in the Hollywood Derby (G1T) Dec. 2 at Del Mar. Program Trading and Naval Power raced virtually side by side behind pacesetting Never Surprised  until the field […]

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Hoosier Philly came between horses into the stretch and went on to a 3 3/4-length win over Absinthe in an impressive effort Saturday in the $200,000 Dig A Diamond Stakes at Oaklawn Park. “Going into the race Bill Stone, the owner, and myself, were talking about confidence,” Amoss said. “We’ve always known this filly is […]

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Bo Cruz basically cruised to victory in the $294,500 Commonwealth Stakes (G3) April 6 at Keeneland in what trainer Al Stall Jr. admitted was an experiment. Jockey Jose Ortiz said it was a total success. Bred by Douglas Scharbauer the son of Creative Cause out of the Ghostzapper mare Quick Breeze was foaled, raised and sold by Hidden […]

Trainer Rob Atras went from never hitting the board with a runner at Keeneland to winning his first graded stakes at the Lexington oval when Neat captured the April 5 $400,000 Transylvania Stakes (G3T). And Neat did it against a top-quality field of turf 3-year-olds, many of whom will be resurfacing in next month’s American […]

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Oscar Eclipse, freshened at Hidden Brook Florida since finishing third behind Slip Mahoney in the 1 3/16th mile Bourbon Trail S. Sept. 23 at Churchill Downs, shortened back up and got back on track Saturday with his first stakes win in the Sir Shackleton S. on the big Florida Derby day card at Gulfstream Park. […]

Monday, March 25, 2024

West Saratoga, second to Endlessly in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby on Saturday at Turfway Park, will proceed to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, having likely amassed the points to get into the starting gate. West Saratoga, trained by Larry Demeritte for Harry Veruchi, won the first points race toward the Kentucky Derby, last […]

Monday, February 12, 2024

Sporting the distinctive gold square on the front and back of Luis Saez’s silks, first time starter Amor Fati sprinted to the lead from her rail post and never relinquished it en route to becoming a ‘TDN Rising Star’ at Gulfstream Park. The $375,000 Keeneland September grad from the Hidden Brook consignment posted a number […]