Promises Fulfilled backed up trainer Dale Romans’ faith in the $400,000 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) when the 18-1 longshot delivered a gate-to-wire upset over Strike Power and champion Good Magic in the 1 1/16-mile test.

Joan M. Taylor says fillies who stand 17.2 hands tall like Midnight Disguise are not supposed to run at 2, much less win winter stakes early in their 3-year-old campaigns. Yet size has done little to hinder Midnight Disguise’s development.

Michael Hui’s Hogy, a durable 9-year-old millionaire gelding, surged away from seven younger rivals through the stretch March 3 to capture the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Classic Rock split horses at the top of the stretch and pulled away to a three-length victory in the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) March 3 at Gulfstream Park.

Just 30 days after his maiden-breaking score going six furlongs at first asking, the chestnut colt took to the track again at Oaklawn Park and won a two-turn mile allowance/optional claimer.

Like so many that have come out of Shugh McGaughey’s shedrow before her, Fly So High lived up to her billing in her graded stakes debut to earn a three-length victory in the Davona Dale Stakes (G2) and give her trainer his 2,000th career win.

Thewayiam dove through with a bold inside move March 3 to win the $100,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T), while Maraud edged past pacesetter Speed Franco inside the final 70 yards to win the $100,000 Palm Beach Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.

Holy Helena added ‘graded stakes winner’ to her list of prefixes March 3 when she blew by pacesetter Daring Duchess just past the eighth pole to earn a 1 3/4-length triumph in the $150,000 The Very One Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.

Albaugh Family Stables’ Free Drop Billy will be entered in the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) March 10 at Aqueduct Racetrack, after he was scratched March 3 from the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.

A new year, an even better Winx.

Australia’s super mare swept around the field into the straight in the March 3 TAB Chipping Norton Stakes (G1) at Randwick and easily strode out to her 23rd straight win—her 16th at the group 1 level.

John Brunetti, the owner of Hialeah Park, died at his home in Boca Raton, Fla., March 2 at the age of 87.

Things start to heat up March 3 in terms of qualifying races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).

As the Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up, each week BloodHorse.com will take a look at three things to watch from the 3-year-old division heading into the weekend’s prep races.

The Longines Latinoamericano (G1), South America’s richest race at $500,000, will be run March 11 at the Hipódromo Nacional de Maroñas in Uruguay. The 12-furlong race has drawn a field of 12.

The University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Center is conducting a survey to identify the injury or illness rate among 2-year-olds in training throughout North America.