A busy weekend of racing has the Stidham stable eyeing up a cross-country stakes race double. Let's start with Amalfi Drive, who is lined up for a second shot at a first stakes victory in the $100,000 Maggie L. Walker Stakes, drawn one of eight, tomorrow at Colonial Downs. Sofia Vives is set to ride Amalfi Drive in the mile turf contest. Amalfi Drive was second last month in the Obeah Stakes, and is a 5-2 shot on the Morning Line to go one better tomorrow. At Woodbine on Sund

It's been a successful seven days for the barn, courtesy of Will of Victory and Reckless ensuring the stable remains in red hot form. Last weekend at Delaware Park, Boyd Byers's Will of Victory got into a bit of a bumping match early on in the race and was settled on the heels of the leaders by Julio Hernandez, the two then streaking away down the straight to win by 4 1/4 lengths at the wire. This daughter of War of Will was subsequently claimed out of the yard. Then today at

One month after nailing a well-deserved first graded stakes victory in the G3 Eclipse Stakes, Maycocks Bay is coming back for more in the G3 Kelso Stakes at Saratoga on Sunday - a race the Stidham barn won last year with Think Big. But before we take a look at his chances, let's wind the clock back a couple days to Practical Joker's maiden victory at Delaware Park. Mark Breen's 3-year-old son of Practical Joke didn't get the best of starts, but Julio Hernandez sat quietly an

The last 30 days have proven a rip-roaring period for the stable thanks to the graded stakes winning performances of Maycocks Bay and Luv Your Neighbor. The Stidham stable's looking to see out the month in the same fine fashion with two shots at the $150,000 Christiana Stakes at Delaware Park tomorrow, War Belle (pictured above) and Making Daisys. On the Morning Line at least, War Belle has the slightly stronger claims in this 1 and 1/8th mile race on the turf. Julio Hernande

It's turning out to be the summer of Stidham! First, Maycocks Bay runs away with the G2 Eclipse Stakes up at Woodbine, and then Lael Stables' Luv Your Neighbor (pictured) claims a well-deserved first stakes victory with a classy win in the G3 Delaware Oaks over the weekend. Given a peach of a patient ride by Luis Saez, Luv Your Neighbor was well-positioned on the heels of the leaders headed into the home turn before she kicked into gear and drew away down the stretch to win

The Stidham stable's barrelling into a potentially lucrative weekend of action on the back of an impressive win yesterday by Blame and Fortune for her owners, MKW Racing. Given a confident ride by Julio Hernandez, Blame and Fortune quickly took herself to the lead, and she never looked back, eventually pulling more than two lengths clear of the runner up to win quite cosily in the end. This three-year-old daughter of Blame was a $300,000 yearling. With this lovely maiden vict

Godolphin's wonderful Maycocks Bay (pictured above) stunned the Woodbine crowd this weekend with a scintillating front-running performance to win the $175,000 G2 Eclipse Stakes. Given a pitch-perfect ride by rising star Sofia Vives, Maycocks Bay was sent quickly into the lead where the pair quickly assumed an authorative advantage over the rest of the field. And there they remained, kicking on at the top of the stretch to pass the post a comfortable two lengths ahead of the r

The mighty Maycocks Bay (pictured above) is seeking his first stakes win tomorrow in the G2 bet365 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine. Drawn 6 of 7, Maycocks Bay has Sofia Vives on board in the $175,000 all-weather race over 1 and 1/16th miles. Godolphin's Maycocks Bay has been a wonderful standard bearer the past few seasons, with three wins to his name and over $200,000 in prize money, as well as a few notable efforts in graded stake company. He's shown himself more than capable of

What a fantastic week it's been for the stable, courtesy of four excellent winners. Let's start with last Saturday, and an across-the-card double that began with Limo at Laurel Park. DARRS Inc's four-year-old son of Uncle Mo was given a positive ride by Yedsit Hazlewood, sent very quickly into the lead, and there he stayed, passing the post 1 and 1/4 lengths too good. This was Limo's first career win on only his second start for the Stidham stable. In the process, this looks

Pin Oak Stud's King Size proved well named with a commanding performance today at Laurel Park to claim his second win of the year. This four-year-old son of Twirling Candy was given a confident ride by Kentucky Derby winning rider Jose Ortiz, slick out of the gates to take a clear lead from the get-go. They didn't relinquish that lead the entire race (a mile on the turf), passing the wire a half-length too good for the rest. King Size has shown some really smart form in his f

Alan Herman, 4 G Racing and Feel the Thunder Stable's Benji Star secured his fourth career victory in stunning fashion on Friday at Charles Town. Nearer last than first after the break, Benji Star swept to the lead at the quarter pole and never looked back, passing the wire under Julio Hernandez 7 1/2 lengths too good. Benji Star has been a wonderful servant for connections since making his debut in January of 2024, finishing in the first three in seven of his 11 starts and e

After the excitement of last weekend, when the stable's Luv Your Neighbor put up her latest barn-storming performance when an honorable runner-up in the G2 Eight Belles Stakes at Churchill Downs, this weekend's a little quieter. But before we take a look at the entries over the next couple of days, let's first make note of another excellent performance last weekend, and that concerns the fine win by Amalfi Drive, on the Churchill undercard. This four-year-old daughter of Meda

It's Kentucky Oaks day at Churchill Downs, and the Stidham stable's represented on the card thanks to Luv Your Neighbor (pictured above), all set to go in the $700,000 G2 Eight Belles Stakes presented by Sysco. Drawn 7 of 9, Luv Your Neighbor has Luis Saez on board for this seven furlong race, and together they're a 6-1 shot on the Morning Line. While she hasn't yet won a black type race, Luv Your Neighbor been knocking on the door for a while. Indeed, in her last two starts

This weekend might be an unusually quiet one for the stable, but it's been a productive last seven days for the stable thanks to Vino Bella (pictured) breaking her maiden in emphatic fashion at Laurel Park last Saturday. This four-year-old daughter of Vino Rosso, owned by Boyd Byers, has been knocing on the door for a while. This time, she took no chances. Jockey Julio Hernandez soon had her on the lead. And there she remained, eventually pulling nearly five lengths clear of

The Stidham stable sits on an exciting couple days of action thanks in large part to King Sized looking to take a major jump in class in the Henry S. Clark Stakes at Laurel Park today. Pin Oak Stud's four-year-old son of Twirling Candy is drawn 9 of 11 in the $100,000 turf contest, over a mile. Jaime Torres takes the mount. King Sized has only had the three starts, winning his last two. He was really impressive last time out in a nice little Allowance Optional Claiming race a

JJE Thoroughbreds' Contemplation (pictured above) won his second race of the season over the weekend, with a cozy victory at Laurel Park. Ridden by Angel Cruz, Contemplation got into a bit of scrimmaging leaving the gate and was well back for the first half of the five and a half furlong sprint. But he flew down the stretch to win by 1 and 1/2 lengths at the wire. This five-year-old son of Street Boss (bred by Godolphin), Contemplation has been a great servant for the barn ov

What a weekend it promises to be for the yard, with a triumvirate of big race runners going for gold at Fair Grounds. Let's start with the G2 $300,000 Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes tomorrow, a turf contest over 1 and 1/8th miles, with both Tom's Magic (pictured above) and Montador making their second appearances of the season. Three-time stakes winning Tom's Magic (drawn 5 of 7) was last seen finishing runner up in the G3 Tampa Bay Stakes, staying on stylishly after the winne

The Stidham stable's double handed in both divisions of this weekend's Fasig-Tipton Sandy Bottom Stakes at Colonial Downs, with Amalfi Drive and Conch Fried Rice doing double duty, one in each race. This mile race worth $100,000 has seven runners in the first division (race 6 on tomorrow's card), and Amalfi Drive is drawn 4 with Jevian Toledo on board. This four year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro has shown a good level of form in five prior starts, and while tomorrow is her

Among the stable's action this weekend is the next step along the steep learning curve for Susan Naylor's Loch Fyne in the Allen Black Cat LaCombe Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds tomorrow. The $100,000 LaCombe Memorial is a one and 1/16th mile turf race with 11 entries. Loch Fyne is drawn 5 under Mitchell Murrill, and the Morning Line have them as an 8-1 shot. The three-year-old daughter of War of Will only made her racecourse debut in December at the same track, finishing a

The Stidham stable's galloping into what could be a very profitable weekend indeed for the barn. Tomorrow at Fair Grounds, the talented Beekman Street is drawn 6 of 8 in the $100,000 Black Gold Stakes, a 1 mile and 1/16th turf race. The now three-year-old Beekman Street broke his maiden over a mile over the same course last November, doing it very nicely indeed. He's a 4-1 shot on the Morning Line to prevail tomorrow in his first try at some black type. Brian Hernandez takes