Horse Racing News

The amazing Tackleberry did it again.

Taking the lead right from the start, Silver Reunion led every step under good handling by Ramon Dominguez to capture the 12th running of the Grade 3, $125,000 Endeavour Stakes on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.

Racing officials at Fair Grounds are expecting a terrific field for their next big race on the Triple Crown trail, the Risen Star Stakes, with two major hopefuls scheduled to ship in from south Florida to make their 3-year-old debuts in the Grade 2 race.

Pluck had a bad trip in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Hopefully he'll have a smoother one when he journeys to the Curragh this spring for the first major objective of his 3-year-old campaign, the prestigious Irish 2000 Guineas.

The inevitable comparisons between reigning Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and his baby brother Brethren will continue.

Anthony's Cross outlasted Riveting Reason to win the Grade 2, $250,000 Robert Lewis Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, a race in which heavily favored Tapizar faded to finish fifth, triggering outsized show payoffs.

Boys At Tosconova, runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind division leader Uncle Mo, is off the Kentucky Derby trail.

St Trinians will return from the sidelines when making her dirt debut in the Grade 2, $150,000 Santa Maria Stakes Feb. 12 at Santa Anita. The 6-year-old mare won the event a year ago.

ilver Reunion, who will make her first start since August when she faces nine filly and mares in Saturday's Grade 3 Endeavour, is no ordinary runner and her trainer, English-born Graham Motion, is no ordinary trainer.

Should Brethren run big in the Grade 3, $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes Feb. 12 at Tampa Bay Downs, the WinStar Farm homebred is sure to join the mix as a serious Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands contender.