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Risen Star: Relationship Building Brings O Besos, West Point Thoroughbreds Together Sponsored by: Travis Foley, assistant trainer for his father, Greg Foley Jeff Lifson, the executive vice president of West Point Thoroughbreds, always knew when the young, up and coming horseman Travis Foley made the call for him to buy into a horse, it would be for the right reason. It may have taken a bit longer than both had anticipated, but a partnership long in the making finally came to fruition this winter when West Point bought into Foley's Tagg Team Racing and Barrett Bernard's lightly raced...

Sponsored by: Mandaloun wins an allowance race at Churchill Downs on Nov. 28 The calendar has turned. The distances have increased. An extra turn has been added. The acid test beckons. Eleven 3-year-olds—including the undefeated Mandaloun—will assemble for Saturday's Grade 3 Lecomte at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in the hopes of proving their mettle not only locally, but on the national scene as well, as thoughts turn to the first Saturday in May and the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The sorting out process begins in the 1 1/16-mile Lecomte, which will offer...

Unbeaten Mandaloun draws post 10 in Lecomte Stakes Jan 11, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Mandaloun made it 2-for-2 in an allowance at Churchill Downs (Coady Photography) Trainer Brad Cox has other Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls in his barn in addition to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) hero Essential Quality, and one of them – Mandaloun – takes his first test on the trail in Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds. Himself unbeaten, the Juddmonte Farms homebred attracted attention in his Keeneland debut, where he prevailed despite a troubled trip. Mandaloun backed up...

Trio Of Graded Wins Nets Joel Rosario Jockey Of The Week Title Sponsored by: Kalypso and Joel Rosario winning the Grade 2 Santa Ynez Joel Rosario captured all three graded stakes events at Santa Anita leading to Jockey of the Week honors for Dec. 28 through Jan. 3. The award, which is voted on by a panel of racing experts, is for jockeys who are members of the Jockeys' Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 active riders in the United States as well as retired and permanently disabled jockeys. Rosario started the new year on Friday aboard Hembree in the Grade 2 Joe H...

Sponsored by: Pixelate is up in time to win the Del Mar Derby under Umberto Rispoli Even though Godolphin LLC's homebred Pixelate is be the class of the field in Saturday's $75,000 Woodchopper, he's going to have to earn the victory as he leads the way over a strong field of 3-year-olds. The Woodchopper, run at about one bodemile on the Stall-Wilson Turf Course at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La., drew a baker's dozen, including a quintet of stakes winners. Pixelate (post 5 at 4-1 with Angel Suarez) has been a top-level performer from the start for trainer Mike Stidham. He won t...