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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — To the surprise of no one, Fierceness and Sierra Leone have been made the morning-line favorites for the 150th Kentucky Derby, at 5-2 and 3-1, respectively. Neither horse has been perfect but both are exiting strong performances in big races. Reigning juvenile champ Fierceness erased most of the memory of his […]

The shortest-priced horses in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby field, Fierceness (5-2 on the morning line) and Sierra Leone (3-1), got bad news during the post position draw.

JAMAICA, N.Y. — Trainer Linda Rice, fresh off winning the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet title with 23 wins, combined with jockey Jose Lezcano to win five races here on Thursday’s card on Opening Day of the spring meet. “It was a good day yesterday,” said Rice, with a laugh. “It was a great way to […]

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Last year, tail-male descendants of just five stallions – Northern Dancer, Mr. Prospector, A.P. Indy, Caro, and Hail to Reason – accounted for 98% of all graded-stakes victories. Descendants of Northern Dancer (41.1%) and Mr. Prospector (35.9%) of course accounted for most of the total. Following are brief summaries of the five […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Last year, tail-male descendants of just five stallions – Northern Dancer, Mr. Prospector, A.P. Indy, Caro, and Hail to Reason – accounted for 98% of all graded-stakes victories. Descendants of Northern Dancer (41.1%) and Mr. Prospector (35.9%) of course accounted for most of the total. Following are brief summaries of the five sire lines in 2023. Numbers in parentheses indicate the total graded wins for the year. Northern Dancer (175) – The three main branch li...

Southern California sprinter Bolden will initiate stallion duties at Rancho San Miguel for the 2024 breeding season.

Secret Reserve took Sunday’s $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, contested at 1 1/16 miles over the Woodbine Tapeta.

Keeneland has supplemented 58 new horses to the 2024 January Horses of All Ages Sale catalog, including broodmares and yearlings.

Stay Hot took the overland route heading for home and won the $100,000 Cecil B. DeMille (G3) for 2-year-olds by a neck Sunday at Del Mar.