Author: P.M. Adv

Undefeated Kentucky-bred Flightline, who enjoyed a brief but remarkable racing career, was named the 2022 Horse of the Year on Thursday, Jan. 26 during the 52nd annual Eclipse Awards in Palm Beach, Florida. From his record-breaking win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland to his romping Pacific Classic (G1) triumph, Flightline captivated racing… Read more

The $3,000,000 Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. (G1) at Gulfstream Park is one of the most prestigious and richest horse races of the year, and this year’s event on Saturday, Jan. 28, promises to be another stellar renewal headed by Kentucky-bred Cyberknife. The multiple Grade 1 winner, who owns impressive credentials, has been installed as… Read more

Led by undefeated multiple Grade 1 winner Flightline, Kentucky-breds enjoyed another banner season on the racetrack in 2022. As a result, horses bred in the Bluegrass dominate the Eclipse Award finalists for the annual Eclipse Award ceremony, slated for Thursday, Jan. 26 in South Florida. Topped by Flightline, who is considered the leading candidate for… Read more

Kentucky-bred Taiba added a third Grade 1 victory to his resume on Monday, Dec. 26, with a facile score in the $300,000 Malibu S. (G1) on opening day at Santa Anita. Ridden by regular pilot Mike Smith, Taiba chased pacesetter Forbidden Kingdom from second through the early stages of the seven-furlong affair. Taiba moved to… Read more

Trainer Bob Baffert made it six consecutive victories in the $300,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos when Kentucky-bred Faiza fended off a stretch-long challenge from Pride of the Nile to score in the 1 1/16-mile test for juvenile fillies. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Faiza was trying two turns just four weeks after a stylish… Read more

Peter Brant’s Kentucky-bred Regal Glory closed out her exceptional racing career with a second straight win in Del Mar’s Matriarch Stakes (G1) on Sunday, Dec. 4. The 6-year-old daughter of Animal Kingdom ran away from her rivals in the one-mile event, scoring by 5 ¼ lengths in 1:33.60, the second-fastest time of the race since… Read more

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partner’s Kentucky-bred Speaking Scout joined the ranks of Grade 1 stakes winners on Dec. 3 at Del Mar, utilizing a strong late surge to take down top prize in the $400,000 Hollywood Derby (G1). Ridden in the Hollywood Derby by Juan Hernandez, Speaking Scout outran nine rivals in the 1 1/8-mile turf test,… Read more

Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables’ multiple Grade 1-winning Mind Control went out a winner on Saturday, Dec. 3 with a hard-fought victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct. It was the final race of the Kentucky-bred’s stellar career before retiring to stud. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John Velazquez,… Read more

Kentucky-bred Proxy ran down pacesetter West Will Power for a thrilling victory in the $750,000 Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 25. The Godolphin homebred registered the initial stakes win of his career in the Clark, defeating West Will Power by three-quarters of a length. Ridden by Joel Rosario for trainer Michael Stidham,… Read more

Kentucky-bred Rich Strike headlines a field of seven runners—all bred in the Bluegrass—that will decide the $750,000 Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs on Friday, Nov. 25. Owned by Red-TR Racing, Rich Strike was an 80-1 upset winner of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) in May. In addition to his Derby victory, the son… Read more