#Al Bastakiya Trial

Nest (white bridle), shown winning the 2021 Demoiselle at Aqueduct, returns as a heavy favorite in Saturday's Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, a Kentucky Oaks prep. Photo by Joe Labozzetta, courtesy of New York Racing Association Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Potential Kentucky Derby candidates are in action from California to Florida and all the way to…

Hot Rod Charlie likely got just what trainer Doug O'Neill wanted from his Dubai World Cup (G1) prep in Friday's $350000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2). Aside from getting a race over the Meydan track, the odds-on favorite stands to benefit fitness-wise, for it wasn't a cakewalk. Al Nefud served up a challenge until Hot Rod Charlie's class came…