Two horses worked a furlong in :09 3/5 during the fourth session of the under-tack show April 9 for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale—a colt (Hip 805) by Mind Control, and a filly (Hip 754) by McKinzie.
Twin Oaks Bloodstock's 5-year-old son of Lord Nelson is a graded stakes winner on an all-weather surface and secured his first win on the turf at Keeneland April 8. Owner/breeder Marc Gunderson believes he can be equally successful on dirt.
Sir Delius is set to produce his best performance of the campaign in the April 11 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse, according to co-trainer Adrian Bott.
In a competitive $400,000 Giant's Causeway Stakes (G2T) field, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse sends out two, led by Time to Dazzle, April 12 at Keeneland.
Trainer Wesley Ward improved to 3-for-3 in 4 1/2-furlong maiden races at Keeneland this spring when Skara Brae, a daughter of Ashford Stud first-crop sire Golden Pal, scored a front-running 4 1/2-length victory in the April 9 opener.
Dalila Rivera is quite familiar with inking names as she spent the early stages of her career as a tattoo artist in her native Puerto Rico. Lately, the 27-year-old apprentice jockey has etched her name among the riding colony of Aqueduct Racetrack.
Recent Whitmore Stakes (G3) winner Tejano Twist will look to secure his third consecutive victory at Oaklawn Park April 11 in the $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3).