Horse Profile

Reddam Racing’s homebred three-year-old colt Pavlovian earned the winners’ share of the $500,000 purse, as well as 20 qualifying points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series, following his ultra-game victory in the Sunland Derby...

John Oxley’s three-year-old horse Silent Tactic picked up 20 important points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series after posting an impressive, 3 1/4-length score in the $1 million Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 6.

SEI Thoroughbreds and trainer Rudy Rodriguez’s three-year-old Talk to Me Jimmy led early and drew off late on his way to a superb, 11-length triumph in the $200,000 Withers S. at Aqueduct on Feb. 6.

Magnier, Smith, and Tabor’s three-year-old Plutarch took a short lead entering the stretch and battled gamely to the finish in taking the $101,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita on Feb. 7.

Robert and Lawana Low and Mike Repole’s three-year-old horse, named Renegade, picked up 20 qualifying points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series leaderboard after dominating his foes late by 3 3/4 lengths in the $210,000 Sam F. Davis...

Centennial Farms’ three-year-old named Nearly picked up 20 points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his impressive 5 3/4-length victory in the $267,500 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 31.

As a $2,000 yearling purchase turned Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful, Express Kid is the very type of rags-to-riches story that fuels dreams.

While Sun Beau may have finished behind his former stablemate under the Twin Spires, the horse that his owner said was the best he ever bred or owned earned his spot in the Hall of Fame with his long list of handicap victories and his status as record...

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John Oxley’s homebred Strategic Risk swept to the front in early stretch and drove clear late en route to posting a convincing, 4 1/2-length tally in the $250,000 Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park on Jan. 3.