Following a busy morning of workers March 2, Charles Fipke’s Grade 1 winner Seeking the Soul went out to the Fair Grounds main track to record another work toward the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan Racecourse March 30.

Away from her top-class stablemate for her second U.S. start, Peter Brant’s Precieuse seized the opportunity with her first stateside graded victory in the $150,000 Honey Fox Stakes (G3T) March 2 at Gulfstream Park.

Amy’s Challenge drew clear to win by 8 1/4 lengths over Shanghai Tariff in 1:03.01 for 5 1/2 furlongs over a fast track. The previous stakes record was 1:03.53.

Making his 41st start off only nine days rest, Drawing Away Stable’s Royal Albert Hall earned his first stakes victory in the inaugural running of the $100,000 Bernardini Stakes March 2 Aqueduct Racetrack.

Michael M. Hui’s Zulu Alpha kept his 2019 win streak alive March 2 with a second graded stakes win on the turf in the $200,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream Park. 

Away from her top-class stablemate for her second U.S. start, Peter Brant’s Precieuse seized the opportunity with her first stateside graded victory in the $150,000 Honey Fox Stakes (G3T) March 2 at Gulfstream Park.

In her third start of 2019, ADR Racing Stable’s daughter of Tapizar upset the season debut of last year’s Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old filly, who was sent off as the 1-5 favorite in a field of seven but wound up fading to fourth.

Rain or shine, business typically goes on as planned at Mark Casse’s stable at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, so a sealed and muddy main track early March 2 did not deter assistant David Carroll from working two of the stable’s prized 3-year-olds.

W.S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor bounced back from an underwhelming 3-year-old debut to take the toughest Triple Crown prep to date March 2 in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.

When Mike Ryan advised owner Leonard Green to a buy a son of Hard Spun at the 2018 Ocala Breeders’ Sales March Ocala 2-year-olds in Training Sale, it was the colt’s classic pedigree that intrigued the bloodstock agent.

It was down to the wire March 2 for Stronach homebred Holy Helena, who edged her competition by a head and defend her title in the $150,000 The Very One Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park. 

Rain or shine, business typically goes on as planned at Mark Casse’s stable at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, so a sealed and muddy main track early March 2 did not deter assistant David Carroll from working two of the stable’s prized 3-year-olds.

Canadian champion Wonder Gadot will make her 4-year-old debut at Oaklawn Park March 8 in a $50,000 optional-claiming allowance race at Oaklawn Park. 

It was down to the wire March 2 for Stronach homebred Holy Helena, who edged her competition by a head and defend her title in the $150,000 The Very One Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park. 

Graded stakes-placed on several occasions throughout his career, Sagamore Farm’s 5-year-old Recruiting Ready made the grade March 2 in the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

Superstar mare Winx (AUS) landed a world record 23rd Group 1 victory with relative ease in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick, surpassing Hurricane Fly’s number of top-flight triumphs in the process.

Each week, the NTRA will provide a guide to the best stakes races in North America and beyond, including approximate race times and television coverage.

With the scratch of Dessman, Santa Anita Park’s eighth race March 1 looked like a two-horse race on paper between the John Sadler-trained Nolo Contesto and the Bob Baffert-trained Roadster, but in the end it was no contest.