February 18 : R.T. RACING STABLE and CYPRESS CREEK EQUINE’s  SUN THUNDER (’20 c. Into Mischief / Greenfield d’Oro) picked up 24 Kentucky Derby points Saturday at the Fair Grounds when running a gutsy second in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes.

Settled well back of the pace, SUN THUNDER negotiated traffic while making a huge move to take the lead in the stretch only to be caught by Angel of Empire and come up a length short of the win at the finishing post.

Trained by KEN McPEAK, this talented three-year-old has only been off the board once in four career starts. He has earned $181,250.

Best of luck this spring to SUN THUNDER and all of his connections.

February 18 : JUST A CARE(IRE) (’20 f. Australia(GB) / Greater Good(AUS) made her second career start a winning one in a MSW event on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. She defeated 8 other sophomore fillies going five furlongs on the grass in a final time of 56.9.

Purchased by BO BROMAGEN AGENT, at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton July HORA Sale. The Irish-bred filly is trained by RUSTY ARNOLD and owned by the partnership of ASHBROOK FARM, MATTHEW O’CONNOR, UPLAND FLATS RACING and AMY E. DUNNE.

Best of luck to this promising filly and her connections.

February 18 : Reddam Racing LLC’s TODAY’S FLAVOR (’18 g, Laoban / Evangelical) made it four in a row Saturday at Aqueduct defeating open allowance company by 6 ½ lengths. He completed the six furlongs in 1:09.84 and earned his fourth triple digit speed figure, a rating of 112.

Trained by GEORGE WEAVER and ridden to all four consecutive victories by MANNY FRANCO the five-year-old New York bred gelding is now 8-4-3-0 with earnings of $211,830.

We wish this classy racehorse and his connections much continued success.

February 19 : Graded-Stakes placed DIAMOND WOW  (’19 f. Lookin At Lucky / Patriotic Diamond) took down Gulfstream’s 8th race on Sunday, an allowance optional claiming $62,500 contest for four-year-old and up fillies & mares. The PATRICK BIANCONE trainee sat along the rail patiently off the pace until the upper stretch when she was tipped out and clear by jockey JUNIOR ALVARADO. She took command in a matter of just a few strides and cruised home three lengths to the good.

DIAMOND WOW, out of a stakes winning half sister to millionaire DIAMOND OOPS, has racked-up 3 wins and 2 seconds (one of them in the JP Morgan Chance Jessamine Stakes G2 at Keeneland) and earnings of $182,740.

Congratulations to owners DIAMOND 100 RACING CLUB LLC, AMY E. DUNNE and PATRICK BIANCONE LLC.

February 11: JUST FOR SUL (’20 F. Justify . Susie’s Baby) ran away and hid from her competition Saturday at Riyadh. The gray filly raced in the middle of the track several lengths off the pacesetters down the backstretch during the 7-furlong contest. But mid-way through the turn, with imperceptible urging, JUST FOR SUL took flight and overtook the leaders in a matter of only a few strides. She was in control at the top of the stretch and continued to draw away as she ran to the finish. She prevailed by a whopping 13 length margin.

Purchased at last year’s OBS April Sale by agent CHAD SCHUMER, the filly now has a career record of 3-2-0-0. She was bred in Kentucky by DIAMOND CREEK FARM and is a half-sister to FAMILY WAY (G3W, G1P) and out of a half-sister to CARAVAGGIO  (G1W) and MYJEN (G1W).