A close second in both prior stakes attempts at Turfway Park, Fulleffort was rewarded for his consistency March 21 with a 2 1/2-length score in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).
After winning the Feb. 14 Risen Star Stakes (G2) with Paladin, trainer Chad Brown strikes again March 21 at Fair Grounds by taking the track's richest race, the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2), with Klaravich Stables' Emerging Market.
Dual Louisiana-bred Horse of the Year Touchuponastar, who defeated 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone, among others, in the 2025 New Orleans Classic (G2), set a track record in notching a repeat victory March 21 in the $465,000 race.
Chester Broman Sr.'s Right to Party will look to punch his ticket for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) April 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The Kentucky Horse Park will host a statue dedication ceremony honoring Funny Cide, the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner, April 30 at 10 a.m. ET.
The Dubai World Cup meeting has received a major boost with the news that Calandagan has been given the green light to travel for the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1T), despite the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.
Fee, a half sister to undefeated 3-year-old colt Englishman, has been supplemented to the Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale. Bidding for the sale opened March 19 and will close March 24.