12/07/21

Remembering MEDINA SPIRIT
10/08/21

MEDINA SPIRIT Punches Ticket to Breeders’ Cup after Dominant Performance in Awesome Again (G1)

MEDINA SPIRIT won the Awesome Again S. (G1) for Zedan Racing at Santa Anita on October 2. The dark bay colt returned to the dirt after a wire-to-wire win at Del Mar August 29.  MEDINA SPIRIT set the pace early and dueled his rivals until Johnny Velazquez piloted him with a burst of speed down […]
08/30/21

MEDINA SPIRIT returns victorious in the Shared Belief Stakes

It’s been over three months since MEDINA SPIRIT was last seen winning the Kentucky Derby (G1) and placing in the Preakness (G1), and Sunday he was supplemented into Del Mar’s Shared Belief Stakes. It was another all-heart, wire-to-wire victory for the colt as he held Grade 1 winner Rock Your World at bay down the […]
05/03/21

MEDINA SPIRIT victorious in the 147th Kentucky Derby (G1)

In a victory as storybook as it is surreal, MEDINA SPIRIT put himself into the history books as the 147th Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. A mere $35,000 purchase at the OBS July sale less than 10 months ago, the often underestimated Protonico colt was all heart in a game victory in the “run for the […]
04/28/21

MEDINA SPIRIT featured in Kentucky Derby’s “Tales From the Crib”

Kentucky Derby’s website offers an excellent read on the rags to riches story of MEDINA SPIRIT: including his breeder Gail Rice, his modest purchase and prep by Christy Whitman’s Whitman Sales, and how he came to become a part of Zedan Racing’s roster and now on racing’s biggest stage in the 147th Kentucky Derby. Written […]
04/27/21

MEDINA SPIRIT draws post 8 for the 147th Kentucky Derby

MEDINA SPIRIT drew a favorable post 8 in the Kentucky Derby post position draw this morning. The Protonico colt coincidentally also sat 8th on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard after a win the Robert B. Lewis (G3), and runner-up efforts in both the Sham (G3) and Santa Anita Derby (G1) earlier this spring. MEDINA SPIRIT […]
04/22/21

MEDINA SPIRIT posts final breeze for 147th Kentucky Derby

MEDINA SPIRIT put in his final workout on April 22nd before the Kentucky Derby next Saturday. Working outside of graded stakes horse Azul Coast, MEDINA SPIRIT passed him easily down the lane covering six furlongs in a handy 1:12.2 for trainer Bob Baffert. It was the best time in three breezes at the distance on […]
04/01/21

MEDINA SPIRIT draws post 7 for Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby (G1)

As his last prep before the first Saturday in May, MEDINA SPIRIT drew post 7 for Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita Park. The 5/2 morning line favorite, the graded stakes-winning son of Protonico stacks up against nine other rivals, looking to add to his tally of Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard points. Jockey […]
02/26/21

An Excellent pedigree analysis of our Kentucky Derby Hopeful MEDINA SPIRIT

Kentucky Derby’s website features an excellent pedigree analysis to our graded stakes-winning Kentucky Derby hopeful MEDINA SPIRIT, written by Kellie Reilly from Brisnet. Although he was a mere $35,000 purchase at OBS with his less commercial sire and broodmare sire, looking back into his bloodlines you can find the tenacity that MEDINA SPIRIT displayed in […]
02/12/21

Paulick Report profiles Zedan Racing’s bargain buy of Medina Spirit.

Medina Spirit could become one of racing’s all-time bargains. Whether he will someday rank with the likes of Carry Back and Seattle Slew in that category, only time will tell, but at this early point, he is moving in the right direction. – proclaims Ed Golden’s Paulick Report article: Bargain Buy Medina Spirit More Than […]
02/01/21

MEDINA SPIRT victorious in Robert B. Lewis (G3); continues on KY Derby trail

Zedan Racing’s MEDINA SPIRIT earned a game victory in the Robert B. Lewis (G3) and racked up 10 more points –– now sitting fourth on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” leaderboard! MEDINA SPIRIT took to the front upon leaving the starting gate, leading the field of six Kentucky Derby hopefuls for the 1 1/16 […]
01/04/21

MEDINA SPIRIT tallies Kentucky Derby points in Sham (G3) with a strong runner-up performance.

Last month’s debut winner MEDINA SPIRIT went straight into graded stakes company for his second start at Santa Anita Park to contest the Sham Stakes (G3). The newly turned 3-year-old was stretching out to a mile after his debut romp by open lengths at Los Alamitos Race Course. The small, but stacked field of the […]
12/13/20

Medina Spirit dominant in unveiling at Los Alamitos

After the retirement of PRINCESS NOOR last week, Zedan racing has a new exciting 2-year-old talent to carry on the torch. Debuting Friday night at Los Alamitos Race Course, Zedan Racing’s MEDINA SPIRIT (Protonico) made easy work of a maiden special weight field going five and 1/2 furlongs on the fast dirt track. Although the […]
12/09/20

Medina Spirit to debut Friday at Los Alamitos

MEDINA SPIRIT will be debuting Friday at Los Alamitos for Zedan Racing and trainer Bob Baffert. The 2-year-old son of Protonico will be ridden by Abel Cedillo and is the morning line favorite at 2-1. Before moving to Baffert’s main barn at Santa Anita in October, MEDINA SPIRIT rattled off several bullet works over the […]
12/01/20

Impressive works for Princess Noor & Medina Spirit ahead of weekend races.

Princess Noor fired another bullet Monday morning, this time besting 44 other works going five furlongs on the Santa Anita dirt track, completing the breeze in :59.6. Never asked for run, Zedan Racing’s Grade 1-winning filly did it easily within herself in preparation for the Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos this weekend. Multiple Graded […]