02/03/2026. Forte Champion 2yo / Class President, Explora, Fancy Fairlane… by TDN
Class President in action (USA)
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In TDN America:.
- Class President (Uncle Mo) jumps into the Triple Crown mix with a victory in Sunday’s GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. J.N. Campbell has the details.
- The Week In Review: T.D. Thornton weighs in on the recent announcement that this year’s Preakness at Laurel will be capped at 4,800.
- Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief) will mark his 2026 return in next month’s GII Oaklawn Handicap.
In TDN Europe:
- With less than two weeks to go until Flat racing returns to the Curragh, Brian Sheerin marks your card for the Irish turf season with 10 three-year-olds to follow.
- Members of the racing community in Dubai for Super Saturday now face an anxious wait for the airport to reopen in the wake of the American and Israeli attacks on Iran. Emma Berry has the story.
- Romantic Warrior barely came out of second gear as he repeated his 2024 victory in the G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday.
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Class President Narrowly Repels Silent Tactic to Win Rebel
It was desperately close on the wire, but the stewards did confirm that Class President (Uncle Mo) and the evergreen John Velazquez denied an equally game Silent Tactic (Tacitus) to win the GII Rebel Stakes. The… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Blame’s Explora Proves Best in the Honeybee
Pegram, Watson and Weitman’s Explora (Blame–Collections Choice, by Bernardini) stayed close throughout and once in front, the even-money choice proved too tough to run down as she held off Counting Stars (Honor A.P.) to take… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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McKinzie’s Fancy Fairlane Green, but Talented, En Route to ‘Rising Star’ Honors
He was green, and a bit lost in the lane, but Fancy Fairlane (McKinzie) showed more than enough talent to put his rivals away and sail home to ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard’ honors… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
‘I Slept With My Jeans On And My Passport In My Pocket’: Racing Community Marooned in Dubai
Members of the racing community in Dubai for Super Saturday now face an anxious wait for the airport to reopen in the wake of the American and Israeli attacks on Iran which resulted in the… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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In TDN America:.
- Wathnan Racing’s Commandment (Into Mischief) charged through an opening at the inside and outfinished ‘TDN Rising Star’ presented by Hagyard Chief Wallabee (Constitution) to win Saturday’s GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes, picking up 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
- Iron Honor (Nyquist) came after pacesetting Crown the Buckeye (Yaupon) in the final sixteenth of a mile and inched clear to collect 50 points of his own towards the Derby in Saturday’s GIII Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.
- Making her stakes debut off an impressive debut victory over the one-turn mile, Calumet Farm’s She Be Smooth (Lexitonian) rolled through the stretch to air in the GII Davona Dale Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
In TDN Europe:
- Rebel’s Romance (Dubawi) and Title Role (Too Darn Hot) were among the big winners on Super Saturday at Meydan. Adam Houghton has more.
- Emma Berry speaks with Simone Poonawalla of Poonawalla Stud Farms in India, who pays tribute to the late Economics (Night Of Thunder).
- Three-time G1 Melbourne Cup heroine Makybe Diva (Desert King) has died at the age of 27 in Australia.
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Commandment Just Gets The Better of Chief Wallabee in Fountain of Youth
It was a good battle on the tote and it carried over to the racetrack, as Wathnan Racing’s COMMANDMENT (c, 3, Into Mischief–Sippican Harbor, by Orb), sent away the 12-5 favorite, and ‘TDN Rising Star’… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Magnitude Rocks The Razorback
Making his seasonal debut Saturday, MAGNITUDE (c, 4, Not This Time–Rockadelic, by Bernardini) looked a winner every step as he easily took the down an over-matched field in the GIII Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Second… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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