Marjoram Goes From Last to First in Senorita Stakes(5/10/2026)-Marjoram is now a grade 3 winner sprinting on grass, just like her older brother Spiced Up, after catching favored Light Won Up in the Senorita Stakes (G3T) May 9 at Santa Anita Park.
Unbeaten Lapotheose In Surprise Saint Alary Win(5/10/2026)-Sunday’s G2 Camille Pissarro Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary looked as strong a renewal as there has been in recent years and despite her odds, there was no fluke in the success of Lapotheose (Wootton Bassett). Kept to the provinces before this acid test, Riviera Equine and Maurice Lagasse’s homebred had come from a narrow win in…
Marjoram Provides Newest Graded Update to Flashy Pedigree with Senorita Upset(5/9/2026)-She was the lightest raced in the field, and had started her 2026 campaign last month, but Marjoram (Quality Road) showed her heart to steal the GIII Senorita Stakes in the shadow of the wire in the Santa Anita nightcap. Unveiled at Churchill Downs Nov. 22 on a sloppy main track, she made her move…
Ennis Breezes Great White Himself Ahead of Preakness(5/9/2026)-In Great White’s first breeze since flipping behind the gate at the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1), trainer John Ennis himself got aboard to make sure everything felt right ahead of a potential start in the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.
Gargan Seeks Second Classic Win With Talkin(5/9/2026)-After winning the 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1) with Dornoch, trainer Danny Gargan seeks a second win in the Triple Crown with Talkin in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park.
Sioux Nation Filly Tops Arqana Breeze Up Sale(5/9/2026)-A filly by the same sire, bred on the same cross, and consigned by the same vendor as classic hopeful Zanthos reached the seven-figure mark midway through the Arqana Breeze Up Sale May 9 in Deauville, France.
Ascot Bound: Celtic Dispute Takes Royal Palm Juvenile(5/9/2026)-Fillies outperform their male counterparts by running 1-2 in the May 9 Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Celtic Dispute wore down favored Skara Brae for a neck victory.
Growth Equity Adds Victory in Peter Pan(5/9/2026)-As much as the $194,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) is New York’s steppingstone race to the Belmont Stakes (G1), the victorious Growth Equity may not be taking that big step.
Black-Type Analysis: Ballydoyle Bandwagon Rolls On To ParisLongchamp(5/9/2026)-Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 15:50, EMIRATES POULE D’ESSAI DES POULAINS-G1, €650,000, 3yo, c, 8fT Field: Khovikhov (Fr) (Al Wukair {Ire}), Rayif (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Hankelow (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Segall (Ire) (Sottsass {Fr}), Komorebi (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Mijas (Fr) (Karakontie {Jpn}), Puerto Rico (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Imperior (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}),…
Growth Equity Sterling in Peter Pan Victory, Belmont Start Not Guaranteed(5/9/2026)-Distance test, passed, but pump the breaks on the Belmont talk, at least for now, according to trainer Chad Brown. A recent maiden graduate facing more seasoned competition, Growth Equity (Nyquist) made the jump from winner to graded winner with aplomb in the GIII Peter Pan Stakes, but while he has an expenses-paid spot in…
Liberty Rings Upsets Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies(5/9/2026)-Liberty Rings (f, 2, Awesome Slew–America First, by Uncaptured), a rallying third in her debut going 4 1/2 furlongs at Gulfstream Apr. 19, made her first start on grass a winning one with a 7-1 upset in Saturday’s Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies S. The 7-1 chance was hustled to the front, sped through an opening…