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Connect Colt Goes Fastest Quarter Mile In OBS Saturday Under Tack Show; Sale Begins Tuesday Sponsored by: Hip No. 1135, a son of Connect consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales, Agent, worked a quarter in :20 3/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the sixth and final session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders Sales Companys 2021 Spring Sale of Two Year Olds in Training. The dark bay or brown colt is out of Miss Ten, by Rock Hard Ten, a daughter of stakes winner Unbridled...

Unified Colt Fastest At OBS March Sale’s Opening Under Tack Session Sponsored by: Hip 163, a Unified colt out of Promise Me a Cat, breezes a quarter in :20 2/5 seconds during the OBS March under-tack show. Hip No. 163, a son of Unified consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, worked a quarter in :20 2/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the opening session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders Sales Companys 2021 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Trainin...

Photo: Justin Manning / Eclipse Sportswire Cowan (Kantharos - Tempers Flair, by Smart Strike) put forth an excellent effort in the $1.5 million Saudi Derby. The Steve Asmussen trainee was left at the gate, breaking last in the one-turn mile event. He raced 10 lengths off the lead, went five wide on the turn and stormed down the long stretch, missing victory by a half-length. Cowan has a severe case of seconditis; the Saudi Derby was the fifth consecutive time he played the bridesmaid. ...

Sponsored by: Rachels Valentina proves best in the Spinaway. Rachels Valentina, a Grade 1 winner and the only daughter of Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra, will be bred to record-setting sire Into Mischef in 2021, the mares owner Stonestreet Farm announced Monday on social media. The mating would produce the 8-year-old daughter of Bernardinis fourth foal. Her first foal, the Curlin colt Alejandro, is a newly-turned 3-year-old, and he has raced twice. Alejandro finished fourth on debut i...

Sponsored by: Alex and JoAnn Lieblong with jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. and trainer Steve Asmussen Prominent Conway, Ark., owner Alex Lieblong said he spent a lot of time late last year at his vacation home in the Florida Keys. Understandable. Lieblong, among other things in 2020, broke his foot, contracted coronavirus and as chairman of the Arkansas Racing Commission was in the middle of a bitter legal fight to award a casino permit in Pope County. “I just said, Im going to hide down...