Eight weeks in advance of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 4-1 favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. 

King Guillermo earned 50 qualifying points toward a spot in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) from his March 7 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) victory, and there’s a chance he could go straight to the Kentucky Derby next out.

Fifty Stars landed the Australian Cup (G1) at Flemington March 7

River Boyne came with a strong late run March 7 to deny favorite Got Stormy on the line and take the Frank E Kilroe Mile (G1T) at Santa Anita Park.

Bob Baffert won another San Felipe Stakes (G2); John Sadler won the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) for the third straight year, a first in the 83-year history of the storied race; and Ron McAnally captured No. 706 at Santa Anita Park.

Gulfstream Park’s 2020 spring and summer stakes schedule has moved the $300,000 Princess Rooney Stakes (G2) and $200,000 Smile Sprint Stakes (G3), both part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, from June to September.

Cash is King, LC Racing, and trainer John Servis enjoyed a perfect March 7 at Aqueduct Racetrack with Mischevious Alex victorious in the Gotham Stakes (G3) following a winning effort by Diamond King in the Stymie Stakes.

Clovis Crane’s Crane Thoroughbreds reported March 7 that the facility had suffered a barn fire on the property that claimed the lives of 15 horses.

Following the Gotham Stakes Day race card at Aqueduct Racetrack March 7, an armed robbery took place that night at the Queens, N.Y., facility.

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Though the morning of March 7 didn’t begin all that well for trainer John Sadler and owner Hronis Racing after a setback with Gift Box, the early afternoon hours at Santa Anita proved a different story when Flagstaff won the San Carlos Stakes (G2).

The winning team of Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler made it a three-peat March 7 when Combatant got up in the late stages to win the $601,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at Santa Anita Park. 

Michael Lund Petersen proved his $1.8 million spent for 3-year-old Gamine was well worth the blow to his checkbook March 7 when the filly obliterated her competition on debut at Santa Anita Park.

Shedaresthedevil jumped into fifth place on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard by securing 50 points with her victory in the $300,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) before a crowd of 22,000 March 7 at Oaklawn Park.

Seeking his first score since the 2019 Hot Springs Stakes and in pursuit of his fourth consecutive edition of the race, the 7-year-old gelding kicked clear to a 2 1/2-length victory in the $147,000 Hot Springs March 7 at Oaklawn Park. 

Outburst held off a frantic rally by Walk In Marrakesh to post a head victory in the $150,000 Florida Oaks (G3T) March 7 at Tampa Bay Downs.

Victoria’s Ranch’s King Guillermo upset the $351,500 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs on March 7 and stamped himself a contender for the first Saturday in May.

While his connections have frankly shared that Mischevious Alex may be at his best running a one-turn mile, the 50 points the colt earned over that distance March 7 are seeds of temptation that could blossom into a start in the Run for the Roses.

Michael Lund Petersen proved his $1.8 million spent for 3-year-old Gamine was well worth the blow to his checkbook March 7 when the filly obliterated her competition on debut at Santa Anita Park.

Though the morning of March 7 didn’t begin all that well for trainer John Sadler and owner Hronis Racing after a setback with Gift Box, the early afternoon hours at Santa Anita proved a different story when Flagstaff won the San Carlos Stakes (G2).