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Lubash earned his first open stakes victory with a 35-1 upset in the $60,000 Fifth Marine for 3-year-olds on the turf on Friday at Belmont Park.   Entering today’s race off a 1 ¼-length triumph in the restricted New York Stallion Stakes Cab Calloway Division, Lubash quickly grabbed the lead and...Read More
Longshot Ice Box, sent off at 20-1, lit up the tote board of the Florida Derby with a nose victory over 29-1 Pleasant Prince. Read More
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  • arazi · Musket Man - Eskendereya ran the FOY in 1:48 4/5, not two seconds faster than Ice Box. Also, GP had a really good day on Saturday. Great attendance, great handle. Tracks have to decide what business they are in? The business of producing top Derby contenders like Dunkirk and Quality Road, or producing nice increases in handle/attendance like they did on Saturday. · 786 days ago ·
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  • gardenesque1 · If using BSF's, Eskendereya got a 106 in the FOY. Ice Box got a 99 in the Florida Derby. 2 Beyer points equal a length in routes, so Eskendereya ran about 3.5 lengths faster. Great to see a successful Florida Derby day at the Gulf. · 786 days ago ·
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The all-white colt, Arctic Bright (Painting Freedom - Mesa Queen by Reign Road) debuted in the 12th race at Turfway Park on March 19. He didn't have much impact on the race, but he looked pretty doing it. The winner was our old buddy Soda Jerk (Smarty Jones - Double Scoop by Seeking the Gold), a 4-y...Read More
Normally, the second wave of 3-year-olds doesn’t hit the shore all at once in a grade I, $750,000 race, but Gulfstream’s decision to run the Florida Derby (gr. I) six weeks before the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has chased a number of the top 3-year-olds out of town, including t...Read More
Todd Pletcher's other horse, Rule, the #3 horse in this week's HRN Derby Power Rankings, will be favored in the Florida Derby over Lentenor and 9 others.Read More
  • Rossington · I really like Rule as one of my potential Kentucky Derby horses to use this year. Winner of 4 in a row on conventional dirt, and never off of the board in 7 lifetime starts, all on dirt. Rule is a big, physical horse that likes to run up-front and wear down the competition. His biggest challenge in this race will likely come from the colt from Great Britain, Radiohead. I've watched replays of Radiohead's races in the UK on attheraces.com and RacingUK. He's a quick colt with a very nice turn of foot. I haven't as of yet seen him race over dirt, but he did look quite impressive in the UK on Turf. · 791 days ago ·
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  • medlocke · I don't think there's any question that Rule should be the favorite for the Florida Derby. With 4 straight wins, and never off of the board in 7 starts, all on dirt, he certainly has the most established credentials of any of the other horses going into the race. But one potential contender, Radiohead, has already established some credentials of his on, allbeit on Turf, in Great Britain. Here are Radiohead's races and their results during his 2009, 2yr.old campaign in Great Britain: 1. 5-13-09 Newmarket- stanjames.com Maiden Stakes: 2nd to High Spice 2. 5-18-09 Bath- Online Betting Forum EBF Novice Stakes(class 5): Won 3. 6-18-09 Ascot- Norfolk Stakes (Group 2): Won 4. 8-21-09 York- Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 2): 3rd to older horses. Won by 8yr.old Borderless Scott. 5. 9-19-09 Newbury- Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Group 1): 4th to undefeated Awzaan. 6. 9-02-09 Newmarket- Shadwell Middle Park Stakes: 2nd to undefeated Awzaan Now in the U.S., He finished a far back 7th in the 09' B.C. Juvenile won by Vale of York. He most recently just defeated Homeboychris in an allowance race at Gulfstream Park. So, IMO, Radiohead may be the one horse in the Florida Derby established enough so that he could really step up and challenge Rule. He's got an impressive turn of foot, and has raced all of the best 2yr.old's now turning 3yrs.old in Great Britain. Plus, as a 2yr.old, raced older horses in the Nunthorpe Stakes. I still give Rule the edge because he's much more accomplished on dirt, but Radiohead's Turf accomplishments leads me to believe he may be a factor in the race. JMO. NOTE: In Radiohead's first race, the initials EBF, for those who don't know, stands for (European Breeders Fund). · 791 days ago ·
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Trainer Bill Mott has Hold Me Back entered in Wednesday third race allowance feature at Gulfstream Park going one mile in his first start since a disappointing sixth-place finish as the 4-to-5 favorite in the Kentucky Cup Classic (G2) at Turfway Park on Sept. 26 last fall after the Travers. A $400,...Read More
Flying Zee Stable and partners’ Pulsion and seven other 3-year-olds will meet in an allowance race Sunday at Gulfstream Park going 1 1/8 miles in a test that should identify one or more candidates for the $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on Sat., Feb. 20. Trainer Patrick Biancone...Read More
A few years back when interviewing Tony Dutrow, he told me he was in the racing business to make money and that every horse was for sale. Now that he has WINSLOW HOMER on the Derby trail for julep-yearning owner Rick Porter, it will be interesting to see how his philosophy changes now with a sip of ...Read More
This week was highlighted by the first Derby Dozen, and although there are several top-class colts listed, many people are still looking for that one horse, or horses, with the “Wow” factor.   As usual, there are many promising colts who are still lightly raced, having just broken their maidens...Read More
As a prelude to the Derby Dozen, we are publishing a Top 25 list made up solely of horses who have not yet run in a stakes.Read More

Best Actor - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details02/23/121stI OrtizAqu31 70yDClaim04+ MBest ActorRed LeaderOverextended1:44.00
View Details01/27/123rdI OrtizAqu51 70yDClaim04+ MSlews Big FinaleUnbridled DangerBest Actor1:44.59
View Details12/28/114thA GarciaAqu71 mileDClaim03+ MCoosadaTake Down TwoMost Happy Fella1:38.67
View Details11/11/115thA SmithAqu41 1/16 mTClaim03+ MI've Got SpeedCount CatamountAlmoradi1:43.72
View Details09/22/111stA GarciaBel71 mileDClaim03+ MBest ActorCinder ConeMad For Smarty1:36.45
View Details08/07/116thC HillMth91 70yDAlwOC03+ MWilburnTempted To TapitLinebacker1:39.89
View Details12/05/107thE CastroAqu71 70yDAlwOC03+ MHeart ButteGlobal ForceMasala1:42.72
View Details10/10/106thE CastroMth51 1/16 mDAlwOC03+ MPoni ColadaPound FoolishHermosillo1:44.49
View Details09/17/107thA GarciaBel11 mileTFifth Marine03 MLubashLighthouse SoundAsphalt1:38.82
View Details08/27/105thE CastroMth91 1/16 mDAlwOC03+ MTactical WeaponWaltzing With BlueLaureate Conductor1:41.35
View Details07/17/103rdE duplicateMth101 1/16 mTAlwOC03+ FSporting ArtAlmoradiBest Actor1:41.79
View DetailsView Video05/27/101stM BazeArl91 mileDAlwOC03+ MBest ActorFresh IceCrafty Ray1:39.61
View DetailsView Video03/20/1011thJ CastellanoGP111 1/8 mDFlorida Derby-G103 MIce BoxPleasant PrinceRule1:49.19
View DetailsView Video01/31/103rdJ CastellanoGP61 1/8 mDAllow03 MDrosselmeyerPrince Will I AmBest Actor1:49.52
View Details01/07/101stJ LeparouxGP91 mileDMSW03 MBest ActorChasing TedTiz Mine1:38.57
View DetailsView Video11/08/096thR AlbaradoCD81 1/16 mDMSW02 MWorldlyColizeoStay Put1:45.85
View Details10/10/093rdT BazeKee41 1/16 mDMSW02 MMint ChipCaptain StoneBest Actor1:45.06
View Details08/21/092ndE Razo,Arl66 fDMSW02 FMarathon MoonBest ActorDubai Victory1:11.76