Jockey Roimes Chirinos, who usually rides at New Mexico tracks and is Canoodling’s regular pilot, won with her to get his first-ever graded stakes and first victory at Santa Anita.

If anyone hopes to outshine Life Is Good they will need an unearthly performance to do it. Impending 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go tried Jan. 29 in the Pegasus World Cup (G1), but he proved to be no match for the 4-year-old son of Into Mischief. 

Wondrwherecraigis continued his winning ways Jan. 29 at Laurel Park, drawing off by 3 3/4 lengths to capture the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes on Winter Carnival Day.

Even though 6-5 favorite Fearless was charging hard down the stretch, Godolphin homebred Speaker’s Corner kept that rival at bay to collect his first stakes score in the $150,000 Fred W. Hooper Stakes (G3) Jan. 29 at Gulfstream Park.

No recent start proved no problem for defending champion Colonel Liam in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) Jan. 29 at Gulfstream Park.

Wondrwherecraigis continued his winning pattern Jan. 29 at Laurel Park, drawing off by 3 3/4 lengths to capture the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes on Winter Carnival Day.

Under a suspension issued by Churchill Downs Inc. from its tracks, trainer Bob Baffert is prohibited from participating this year and next in the Kentucky Derby (G1). But that isn’t stopping the Hall of Famer from winning races on the Derby trail.

Regal Glory went to post favored in the inaugural running of the Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational (G3T) and got the job done Jan. 29 at Gulfstream Park, but she had to work for it.

Handicappers may have been surprised when the speedy Abaan was outrun for the early lead in the $200,000 W. L. McKnight Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park. Trainer Todd Pletcher wasn’t.

MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm’s Forbidden Kingdom rolled to a decisive 2 1/4-length victory in the Jan. 29 San Vincente Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park over grade 1 winner Pinehurst.