by rob_onlion | Jan 28, 2023 | Media
Newgrange caught 7-5 favorite Hopper in deep stretch and edged away to a one-length victory in Saturday’s $202,000 San Pasqual (G2) at Santa Anita. Off as the 4-1 third choice in the nine-horse field, Newgrange earned his first stakes win since opening last year with...
by rob_onlion | Jan 28, 2023 | Media
Topping a Bob Baffert trifecta, REINCARNATE (Good Magic), the co-longest shot on the board at 16-1, held off Newgate (Into Mischief) and favored National Treasure (Quality Road) to steal the GIII Sham S. Fresh off his maiden-breaking score in just his second start on...
by rob_onlion | Jan 25, 2023 | Media
Newgrange and Tripoli are the dangers to the Bob Baffert duo of Hopper and Messier. A 5 1/4-length winner of the four-horse Affirmed Stakes (G3) last June for then-trainer Sean McCarthy, Hopper returns off a series of fast workouts for Hall of Fame trainer Bob...
by rob_onlion | Dec 9, 2022 | Media
Born just a day apart in the same foaling barn, two daughters of Girvin once roamed the same Bluegrass fields in their early days at Airdrie Stud. On Saturday, the duo will meet again as ‘TDN Rising Star’ Faiza and stakes-placed Blessed Touch enter the...
by rob_onlion | Nov 27, 2022 | Media
Grade I winner Defunded, who skipped a shot at the Breeders’ Cup, kept it rolling with a popular score in the GIII Native Diver S. Sunday at Del Mar.Going wire to wire to capture the GI Awesome Again S. last out Oct. 1 in Arcadia, the chestnut was knocked down...