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Making his debut for Bob Baffert in the colors of Zedan Racing Sunday, our OBS April purchase from this year – a big, beautiful colt by Justify who shares an eye-catching resemblance – ARABIAN LION dominated maiden special weight company at Santa Anita Park. It was a gate-to-wire win for ARABIAN LION, breaking alertly keeping […]

TAIBA returned this weekend to the winner’s circle, with a decisive victory in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1). After a well-timed break, TAIBA was angled inside on the first turn under rating, waiting patiently through the quick early fractions of the 1 1/8 mile race. Jockey Mike Smith then guided TAIBA wide advancing the […]

As the countdown to the first Saturday in May winds down, TAIBA has been putting in his final preparations for the “Run for the Roses.” The newly minted Grade 1 winner –after an impressive spring unveiling– posted his final workout on 4/28 at Santa Anita, going six furlongs in 1:12.80. Follow along with the excitement […]

After an impressive maiden breaking score early March, in only his second start TAIBA stepped up to the highest level and emerged triumphant in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), earning a spot in the starting gate at the Kentucky Derby next month. Breaking alertly from the outside, the 3-year-old son of Gun Runner tracked the […]

After a hard-fought runner-up effort in the Saudi Cup (G1) last month, Zedan Racing’s COUNTRY GRAMMER came back and schooled the competition in the Dubai World Cup (G1). He was stacked up against the likes of USA’s top runners Life is Good, Hot Rod Charlie, and Midnight Bourbon – as well as a host of […]

Zedan Racing’s TAIBA – a $1.7 million juvenile at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale – made his long-awaited debut March 5th, and showed he’s all talent to earn “TDN Rising Star” honors. The overwhelming 1-2 favorite broke well, but had to settle for a pressing spot in between rivals early. Jockey John Velazquez tapped on […]

COUNTRY GRAMMER put in a valiant effort Saturday in the world’s richest race – the Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh – with a runner-up score after a nine-month layoff. The Bob Baffert-trainee broke well and raced just behind the leaders throughout most of the race under jockey Flavian Prat. Turning for […]

Zedan Racing is honored to partner with Winstar Farm on Grade 1 winner COUNTRY GRAMMER. The lightly-raced 5-year-old won the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) in 2021, and is currently working towards his 2022 debut in the barn of Bob Baffert, most recently posting a five furlong move in 1:00.40 on Sunday at Santa Anita Park. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]