In terms of running style, Queen Goddess displayed a new trick Jan. 28 when she raced just off the pace early in the $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational Stakes (G3T) before rallying to victory.

Winchell Thoroughbreds’ homebred Gunite made his 4-year-old debut in sparkling fashion Jan. 28 at Oaklawn Park, taking the $150,000 King Cotton Stakes by four lengths and finishing the six-furlong test in a swift 1:08.89.

Cut loose in the stretch by Irad Ortiz Jr., Atone ran down Ivar to win the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 28.

Godolphin homebred Wet Paint hung her competition out to dry Jan. 28 at Oaklawn Park when she completed a last-to-first move and powered confidently down the middle of the stretch to capture the $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes.

Elaine Sneirson Savin, who with her late husband Pete Savin were involved in Thoroughbred racing as owner/breeder Petelain Stables, died Jan. 27 after a short battle with cancer. She was 90.

When 3-5 favorite Obligatory faltered in the Jan. 28 $200,000 Inside Information Stakes (G2), local rising star Maryquitecontrary rose to the occasion, inhaling her rivals down the lane for her first graded stakes victory.

A state of emergency was declared in Auckland Jan. 27 by the city’s mayor, Wayne Brown, due to surging floods following heavy rainfall in New Zealand’s capital, just 36 hours out from the start of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. 

Under a powerful ride from Irad Ortiz Jr. in the stretch, Personal Best nabbed the $150,000 La Prevoyante Stakes (G3T) Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park in the top performance of her career for owner/breeder Joseph Allen. 

2022 Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine Secret Oath continues to progress toward her 4-year-old debut in the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares March 11 at Oaklawn Park.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation is pleased to announce Daryl Tropea, Ph.D. as a new member of its Board of Directors.