The Todd Pletcher-trained Equivoque has strong career debut at Keeneland while filly Ancient Peace romps in allowance at Santa Anita.
Sam-Son Farms
Whimsical Dance, the last filly in the Sam-Son Farms stable, brought a bid of $725,000 at Keeneland by Anderson and Stonereath Farms.
The 7-year-old son of Awesome Again earned a free berth into the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) this fall with his victory and became a millionaire.
Fillies getting ready for the 148th Kentucky Oaks were busy at Churchill on April 29 while Derby contender Zandon wowed the crowd.
A full field of 20 sophomores will be running for the roses in the $3 million Derby on May 7 and Milton, ON-born Messier is a contender.
Colt wins Robert Lewis Stakes (G3) by 15 lengths but did not receive Kentucky Derby points as his trainer Bob Baffert is barred from Churchill.
The Florida sales season gets underway with a large catalogue of mares, yearlings and horses of racing age.
Bob Baffert-trained 2-year-old goes for second straight graded stakes win on the west coast on December 11 and is favoured in small field.
Fourth generation Sam-Son Farm-bred colt is now two for three in his career after big win at Del Mar on Nov. 14.
Canadian-bred graded stakes winner Amalfi Coast is set to sell on the first day of the Keeneland November sale this week.
Famed farm will keep about 25 in racing stable and have nine broodmares to sell next month at Keeneland November.
Plate hopefuls at Woodbine could be aiming for the June 20 Queenston Stakes should the meeting get underway June 5.
Newly-crowned Sovereign Award Champion Turf Male Say the Word wins big, Horse of the Year Mighty Heart fights hard.
One of Canada's and North America's most successful breeding operations sold 21 mares on Jan. 12 as it leaves Thoroughbred breeding.
The iconic Sam-Son Farms, founded in the early 1970s by Ernie Samuel, begins a slow phase-out from racing with a dispersal of its broodmares.
