Ten months ago, Mad House was winless in five starts and coming off a fifth-place finish in a June 1 maiden race at Canterbury Park. Now, he's 6-for-12 and a dual graded stakes winner with earnings of $603,015 for owner James Thares.
A week after his star 3-year-old filly, Percy's Bar, upset Zany in the April 3 Ashland Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, trainer Ben Colebrook pulls off an even greater surprise April 11 when Trendsetter scored a 32-1 upset in the Lexington Stakes (G3).
In a race in which the top two mares in the $650,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) did not deserve to lose based on their effort, neither of them ultimately did. Expensive Queen and Segesta finished on even terms as dead-heat winners.
I Am Maximus becomes the first horse since Red Rum to regain the Grand National Steeplechase Handicap (NH-3), as the 9-2 favorite provides trainer Willie Mullins with victory in the race for a third year in a row April 11 at Aintree Racecourse.