Trained by Championship Meet leader Saffie Joseph Jr., 6-year-old Soul of an Angel was timed in :47 4/5 on the main track, ranking 13th of 70 horses. It was her third work since finishing third in the Rampart Dec. 26.

Trained by Championship Meet leader Saffie Joseph Jr., 6-year-old Soul of an Angel was timed in :47 4/5 on the main track, ranking 13th of 70 horses. It was her third work since finishing third in the Rampart Dec. 26.

The Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale gets underway Feb. 3 at 10 a.m., offering breeders a last opportunity to add to their broodmare band or for pinhookers to pick up a short yearling from a live auction. A total of 414 horses have been cataloged.

North Carolina-bred Volleyballprincess capped a strong week for breeders in her home state with a dominant 10-length romp in the Ruthless Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 1.

Outcome aside, dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said he was ecstatic with Sandman’s performance in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds Jan. 25 at Oaklawn Park.

Preparing to make their sophomore debut in the $500,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) on Louisiana Derby Preview Day Feb. 15, both Jonathan’s Way and East Avenue breezed at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 1.

Grade 1 winner Tenma towered over her competition on paper, in the wagering, and ultimately in the stretch as she rolled home to an easy victory in the $92,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.

Whitham Thoroughbreds’ Burnham Square, last-to-first winner of the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Feb. 1, exited the Triple Crown prep “bright and alert” and could return in Gulfstream Park’s next Triple Crown prep in four weeks.

Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. sat in his Belmont Park office Feb. 2 still basking in the glow of his newly-minted stakes-winner Captain Cook’s dominant victory in the $250,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 1.

Citizen Bull earned 20 additional qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby to give him 60 in all. That should be more than enough points to make the 20-horse cutline for the Derby.