Romantic Warrior swept effortlessly to victory in the Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) March 1, setting up a shot at the Hong Kong Triple Crown and prompting connections to discuss a return to Saudi Arabia next year at age 9.

Report from Japan

Ellen Caines has been a part of the Thoroughbred breeding scene in Oklahoma for long enough that it’s hard to say when Caines Stallion Station officially started.

On Dec. 28, Usha captured the La Brea Stakes presented by Don Julio (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Bred by Kristen and Matt Esler and Jeff Raine, she is the first grade 1 winner for the Eslers’ Thirty Year Farm, a few miles from Saratoga.

Wathnan Racing’s Commandment slipped through along the rail to take the lead in the stretch and held off a stubborn foe in Chief Wallabee to win the Feb. 28 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.

Magnitude begins his 4-year-old season Feb. 28 at Oaklawn Park just as former Steve Asmussen trainee Gun Runner did—with a resounding victory in the $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3).

In her first performance since last summer at Del Mar, Thought Process defeats Vibez and Grand Slam Smile to win the Buena Vista Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park.

Running for just the second time, Iron Honor edged away late to take the Gotham Stakes (G3) by a length as a 4-5 favorite and convince trainer Chad Brown that the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at 1 1/8 miles and the Kentucky Derby (G1) are in play.

Just before midstretch She Be Smooth flashed another gear to surge past a pair of dueling leaders and quickly open up to register a 6-length victory in the $205,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park.

It took Larry Roth and his wife, Nanci, several years to find a “lucky” spot to watch their horses race at Aqueduct Racetrack. It finally happened Feb. 28 when the “L” and “N” in LNJ Foxwoods watched their filly Paradise romp in the Busher Stakes.