Blood-Horse

Romantic Warrior swept effortlessly to victory in the Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) March 1, setting up a shot at the Hong Kong Triple Crown and prompting connections to discuss a return to Saudi Arabia next year at age 9.

Dozens of jockeys and trainers are among thousands of people stranded across the Gulf region as the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has closed large swathes of airspace.

In her first performance since last summer at Del Mar, Thought Process defeats Vibez and Grand Slam Smile to win the Buena Vista Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park.

Running for just the second time, Iron Honor edged away late to take the Gotham Stakes (G3) by a length as a 4-5 favorite and convince trainer Chad Brown that the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at 1 1/8 miles and the Kentucky Derby (G1) are in play.

Magnitude begins his 4-year-old season Feb. 28 at Oaklawn Park just as former Steve Asmussen trainee Gun Runner did—with a resounding victory in the $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3).

Wathnan Racing's Commandment slipped through along the rail to take the lead in the stretch and held off a stubborn foe in Chief Wallabee to win the Feb. 28 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.

Just before midstretch She Be Smooth flashed another gear to surge past a pair of dueling leaders and quickly open up to register a 6-length victory in the $205,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park.

It took Larry Roth and his wife, Nanci, several years to find a "lucky" spot to watch their horses race at Aqueduct Racetrack. It finally happened Feb. 28 when the "L" and "N" in LNJ Foxwoods watched their filly Paradise romp in the Busher Stakes.

Knightsbridge romps in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G3), Tiz Dashing wins the Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T), and Lion Lake upsets Sister Troienne in the Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T) in undercard stakes action Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park.

TwinSpires notified customers Feb. 27 that it has suspended online horse race wagers originating from Texas after opening its operations there less than three weeks ago.

An upset by Meydaan and a smooth victory by sentimental favorite Rebel's Romance highlighted Super Saturday Feb. 28 at Meydan Racecourse in the final test for locals seeking spots on the Dubai World Cup program March 28.

Makybe Diva, the only horse to win three Melbourne Cups, has succumbed to a bout of colic at the age of 27.

A half brother to Blue Diamond (G1) queen Streisand, siblings to 12 other top-tier victors, and offspring of 15 elite-level winning mares are among the reasons giving Inglis optimism over a strong Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, which runs March 1-3.

Irish Champion Stakes (G1) winner Economics has died in India at age 5. The son of Night of Thunder had been sold to stand at Poonawalla Stud Farms following his eighth-place finish in the Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse in October. 

Hawthorne Race Course filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Feb. 27 in federal bankruptcy court in Chicago, seeking a reorganization.

Whitham Thoroughbreds' grade 1 winner Burnham Square, unraced since trying turf for the first time late last August, will remain on the grass when he launches his 4-year-old season Feb. 28 in an allowance optional claimer at Gulfstream Park.

Feather Boa is a South African-born daughter of Flower Alley, a grade 2 winner and grade1-placed in her home country, who was brought stateside by Team Valor International, where she became listed stakes-placed.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Feb. 27 that Kevin Engelhard, Mike Ferrozzo, Chris Littlemore, and Ken Seeman have been voted by their peers for induction into the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Fame.

The European portion of the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby went into the books with impressive wins by well-bred colts but neither seems a likely candidate to line up in Louisville, Ky., on the first Saturday in May.

The March 1 program at Hong Kong's Sha Tin Racecourse is an embarrassment of riches with the middle leg of both the Triple Crown series and the Hong Kong Derby series.