Havre de Grace and Union Rags lead NTRA Polls
moved up to fourth with 210 points. Completing the top 10 are Hymn Book (150), Awesome Feather (1, 144), Royal Delta (144), Union Rags (134), Acclamation (1, 111) and Caleb's Posse (89). Union Rags continued to lead the Three-Year-Old Poll with 40 first-placeinfo
Union Rags records easy move for Florida Derby
Rags records easy move; Alpha, Take Charge Indy also breeze Union Rags, the early favorite for Grade 1 Florida Derby, went to the track at Palm Meadows Saturday morning for an easy five-furlong workout in preparation for Gulfstream Park's signature race oninfo
Game On Dude and Union Rags lead NTRA Polls
four-year- old filly Royal Delta (117), Awesome Feather (1, 104), Acclamation (1, 98) and three-year-old Union Rags (93). Union Rags picked up 35 first-place votes and 403 points to move up from second in the Three-Year-Old Poll. The colt will start next ininfo
Union Rags Works Easy Five Furlongs
Derby (gr. I) favorite Union Rags went to the track at Palm Meadows Training Center the morning of March 17 for an easy five-furlong workout in preparation for his final Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) prep. The 3-year-old son of Dixie Union,info
Derby Rankings: Chasing Union Rags
will be run for the 138th time on May 5. Here's a look at Jerry Bossert's top contenders for the “Run for the Roses.†Union Rags Trainer: M. Matz Jockey: J. Leparoux Last start: Fountain of Youth 1-4 Next start: Florida Derby 3/31 Comment: Loved how easy heinfo
Alpha's Next Start Still Up in the Air
winning the ungraded Count Fleet, he closed from off the pace to take the Withers by 3 1/2 lengths. “He wasn’t beating Union Rags or racing against a Union Rags. We had a good spot up in New York and he ran well,†McLaughlin said. “But he’s doing everythinginfo
Woods: Union Rags, Big Brown Two of a Kind
Rags in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Five years ago, Florida pinhooker Eddie Woods sold Big Brown for $190,000 to Hidden Brook, agent for Paul Pompa, at the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training. That son of Boundary went on to capture the Kentuckyinfo
Florida Derby shaping up as key classic prep
Derby. This year’s edition of the Florida Derby appears to be shaping up to be another strong edition. A day after Union Rags drilled five furlongs in 1:04.21 at Palm Meadows for trainer Michael Matz, El Padrino breezed five-eighths for trainer Todd Pletcherinfo
Union Rags remains unanimous choice in Triple Crown poll
Ron Parker While Union Rags remains the unanimous choice of voters in the sixth weekly THOROUGHBRED TIMES Road to the Triple Crown poll, several graded stakes races last weekend produced a trio of newcomers to the top 20 list and the accordant reshufflinginfo
Union Rags remains early Derby favorite
The Kentucky Derby will be run for the 138th time on May 5. Here's a look at Jerry Bossert's top contenders for the “Run for the Roses.†Creative Cause Trainer: M. Harrington Jockey: J. Rosario Last start: San Felipe 1-3/4 Next start: Santa Anita Derby 4info