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

This weekend promises to be a little bit quieter than usual for the stable, so, let's use this opportunity to look back at a set of fine performances last weekend at Fair Grounds. The MVP is, of course, Luv Your Neighbor (pictured above), Lael Stables' three-year-old daughter of Constitution who was only just touched off in the G2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes after a scintillating stretch battle with eventual winner, Bella Ballerina. This Kentucky Oaks trial looked right up to par

This weekend has all the potential to be a huge one for the barn, with Montador and Luv Your Neighbor (pictured above) going for gold in a couple graded stakes at Fair Grounds. Montador is the first of the two to go tomorrow and has drawn 6 of 10 in the $175,000 G3 Fair Grounds Stakes, a turf race over 1 and 1/8th miles. Last seen winning the Woodchopper Stakes over just a tad shorter on the same course last December, Montador is a very exciting colt indeed. With Tyler Gaffal

It was a fantastic weekend for the stable, thanks to a couple of nice victories at Fair Grounds on Saturday. Alan Herman, Marty Hurney and Larry Klein's Edgerton got things off to a fine start when getting his second career victory in nail-biting fashion! Jockey Brian Hernandez delivered this four-year-old son of Street Boss with a perfectly-timed sling-shot towards the wire, holding off a handful of other runners in a photo finish. Edgerton's been fast on the improve since m

Before we dive into the weekend's action (which includes the 2026 debut of stable star Tom's Magic), there's the not-so-little matter of Contemplation's latest battling success to savor. JJE Thoroughbreds' Contemplation (pictured above) was settled off the pace by jockey James Graham in the 4th at Fair Grounds on Thursday. At the top of the stretch, Contemplation caught a wet sail, one-by-one picking off his rivals to claim the bob just in the nick of time. This was Contempla

We're gearing up for a massive weekend of action for the stable, so without further ado, let's dig in! Tomorrow at Fair Grounds, the talented Epic Style is stepping up to stakes company for the first time when drawn 2 of 11 in the $100,000 Marie G. Krantz Memorial Stakes, over 1 and 1/16th miles on the turf. This daughter of Good Magic has been brought along beautifully by connections, and she's entering this competitive contest off the back of a nice win over a mile at the s

After seeing out 2025 in the best fashion possible thanks to Montador's victory in the Woodchopper Stakes at Fair Grounds, the Stidham stable's looking to keep the good times rolling courtesy of Love Song's shot at the Likely Exchange Stakes tomorrow at Turfway Park. Godolphin's talented daughter of Ghostzapper is drawn 4 of 8 in tomorrow's race, over a mile. Joseph Ramos takes the mount on the Morning Line 4-1 shot. This is Love Son'g first foray into stakes territory. A bit

Godolphin's mighty Montador (pictured above) saw the year out in splendid fashion for the stable with a fantastic victory in the $100,000 Woodchopper Stakes at Fair grounds over the weekend. Given a lovely positive ride by Brian Hernandez, Montador sat on the heels of the leaders until the far turn, where he began to make his move. At the top of the stretch, they kicked for home, ultimately coming clear of the rest by an easy looking 4 and 1/4 lengths in this turf race over 1

From everyone here at Stidham Racing, we hope you're enjoying a wonderful festive period. What would make it even better? A few Stidham-trained winners, that's what! The headline acts over the next couple of days are spearheaded by Juris Doctor and Montador (pictured above), drawn 3 and 6 respectively in tomorrow's Woodchopper Stakes, a $100,000 turf race over 1 and 1/16th miles at Fair Grounds. The lightly raced Juris Doctor will be ridden by Axel Conception. A 3-1 shot on t

As we count down to the holidays, the Stidham stable is gearing up for a potential early Christmas present should  Luv Your Neighbor (pictured above) deliver the goods in the $100,000 Untapable Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday. Luv Your Neighbor has drawn the one hole among a field of 8 in Saturday's race, over an extended mile. Axel Concepcion takes the mount on the Morning Line 6-1 shot. A two-year-old daughter of Constitution, Luv Your neighbor has raced three times thi

Godolphin's Love Song (pictured above) struck a fine tune indeed Wednesday at Turfway Park, running away with a competitive looking optional allowance claiming to get her second career victory. Jockey Joseph Ramos had the well-bred daughter of Ghostzapper handily placed throughout, delivering her with a decisive kick at the quarter-pole to win by 4 1/2 lengths at the wire. Love Song is a daughter of the supremely talented Music Note, who won five Grade Ones throughout a stell

The stable's good recent run of success continued this week, with an admirably tough performance by Oak Crest Farm's Payrula, who knuckled out a head victory at Turfway Park Wednesday. Ridden by Danny Sheehy, Payrula sat nearer last than first to begin with but responded to her jockey's urgings to close strongly, just getting up at the wire. This was Payrula's second career victory, and this talented homebred daughter of Paynter (out of a stakes-winning mare) looks like she h

It's been a big few days for the stable, topped off by Tom's Magic's (pictured above) fantastic second place finish in the G1 Hollywood Derby at Del Mar yesterday. Given a positive, pace-stalking ride by Antonio Fresu, Tom's Magic was delivered with a furlong to run, charging like a would-be winner but denied first place by a neck by Chad Brown's fast-improving young colt, Salamis. Owned in a partnership between CJ Thoroughbrds and Mo Speed Racing, Tom's Magic has been a real

After a brief lull it's business as usual for the Stidham barn, with Montador (pictured above) going for gold in the G3 Commonwealth Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs tomorrow. Before we take a look at his chances, let's take a look back at last weekend and a really nice performance from the upwardly mobile Energize. Given a lovely positive ride by Luis Saez, Energize struck for home mid-stretch before knuckling out a 3/4 length win at the wire. Godolphin's 3-year-old son of Med

It's an unusually quiet weekend for the stable, with no runners lined up over the next few days. But that's not to say there's no good news to share! Last weekend, Godolphin's Montador showed himself a colt fast on the upgrade with his second career victory at Churchill Downs. Ridden fairly prominently by jockey Tyler Gaffalione, Montador was delivered with a wet sail at the top of the stretch before drawing away to win by two lengths at the wire. An exciting son of top sire

Godolphin's talented filly Central Avenue (pictured above) is the headline act for the stable this Halloween weekend when lining up in the Turnback the Alarm Stakes at Belmont At The Big A this Sunday. Drawn 5 of 5 in the $150,000 race over 1 and 1/8th miles on the dirt, Central Avenue (7-2 on the Morning Line) has Javier Castellano on board. This four-year-old daughter of Street Sense has some really good form to her name, including a second place finish in the 2023 G1 Frize