04/04/2026. Gun Runner, Percy’s Bar, Remember Mamba, Trouble Calling, A Fine Chardonnay, Suspicions & Great White… by TDN
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In TDN America:.
- Further Ado (Gun Runner) announced his presence with a jaw-dropping 20-length maiden win at Keeneland last fall. He returns to Lexington as the horse to beat in Saturday’s GI Toyota Blue Grass S.
- Percy’s Bar (Upstart) crossed the wire an apparent winner of the GI Darley Alcibiades S. last October, only to be demoted for causing interference. She was back in Lexington for Friday’s GI Central Bank Ashland S., and with a rail-skimming run into the short stretch, went on to an authoritative 2 1/4-length win.
- Remember Mamba (Kitten’s Joy) showed all the telltale signs of inexperience late, but his turn of foot was more than enough to run down the leaders and claim the GIII UK Healthcare Transylvania S.
In TDN Europe:
- Emma Berry speaks with Mary Slack’s racing manager Hugo Lascelles on her recent British stakes success.
- The G3 Park Express Stakes went to Celestial Orbit (No Nay Never).
- A new sale dedicated to retrained thoroughbreds, the Treo Eile Summer Sale, was announced in collaboration with Tattersalls Online.
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First Home, ‘Bar’ None: Percy’s Bar Rides Rails Home In Ashland
When last seen in Grade I company at Keeneland, PERCY’S BAR (f, 3, Upstart–Honestly Deb, by Super Saver) crossed the wire an apparent open-lengths winner of the Darley Alcibiades Stakes last October, only to be… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Kitten’s Joy’s Remember Mamba Runs’em Down Late to Win Transylvania
He was named in honor of a legend and Keeneland has become the latest stepping stone to creating his own. Remember Mamba (Kitten’s Joy) showed all the telltale signs of inexperience late, but his turn of… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Dialed In’s Trouble Calling Scores Narrowly In Lafayette
Trouble Calling (Dialed In) became the third full black-type winner for his stakes-winning dam with a narrow victory in Friday’s Lafayette Stakes on opening day at Keeneland. No better than the fifth betting choice in a… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Sparkling Success: A Fine Chardonnay Downs Beaumont Stakes At Keeneland
Using some late heroics, A Fine Chardonnay (Maclean’s Music–Andele, by Bernardini) returned to the winner’s circle at Keeneland as she captured the GII MiddleGround Capital Beaumont Stakes on Friday afternoon. A winner last… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Suspicions First Starter, First Winner For Corniche In Keeneland Opener
The Wesley Ward-owned and -trained SUSPICIONS (c, 2, Corniche–Manoag, by Nyquist) loaded the gate as the 13-10 favorite for the opening race of the Keeneland Spring meet Friday afternoon and reported home a relatively easy… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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Great White Takes on Blue Grass Waters
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There will be no missing Great White (Volatile) when he heads to the starting gate for Saturday’s GI Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. Trainer John Ennis reports that the gray gelding towers at over 17.2 hands tall, but he insists that any “Jaws” comparisons are a reflection of his imposing frame and not his disposition.
“He weighs a ton, but he’s just a big, kind old boy,” Ennis explained on Wednesday after shipping Great White in from the Thoroughbred Center for a paddock schooling session. “His demeanor is fantastic. Nothing is going to work him up too much.”
Great White comes into the Blue Grass off a gutsy effort in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, where he fought off next-out GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks victor Fulleffort (Liam’s Map) to win by a neck.
Ennis spoke with the TDN about what it means to him to be running in the Blue Grass and why he believes Great White has a great chance to replicate his John Battaglia effort.
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