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TCI interviews Zayat Stables' Justin Zayat

Jon & Joel talk about the continuation of new shooters onto the Kentucky Derby trail, and interview the owner that potentially holds the strongest hand in this year's Kentucky Derby picture.

Zayat first-timer Paynter rolls at Santa Anita

Saturday at Santa Anita Park, it took just a few ticks over a minute for first-time starter Paynter to go from being an "unknown" 3-year-old to becoming another potential player on the 2012 Triple Crown trail...

TDN: Zayat back in the Derby hunt

Victory in the GI Kentucky Derby has been tantalizingly close for Zayat Stables...

Bodemeister headed to stakes after maiden romp

An impressive maiden race win by Bodemeister at Santa Anita last Saturday will result in a stakes appearance in March. The race and date have yet to be finalized, trainer Bob Baffert said Tuesday...

Bravo Habibi bounces to maiden win at FG

Bravo Habibi proved best in her 5 1/2-furlong maiden win at Fair Grounds on Feb. 12...

Kentucky Derby 2012: Under the Radar - Bodemeister

It’s hard to knock this pedigree, with stamina on the top and class on the bottom, and Bodemeister is certainly in the right hands with Baffert...

Bodemeister flexes muscles in dominating maiden win

Zayat Stables' Bodemeister made short work of a solid group of 3-year-old maidens Feb. 11 at Santa Anita, running away to a 9 1/4-length win in his second lifetime start...

Riley Tucker reigns in King Cotton Stakes at Oaklawn

Zayat Stables' veteran sprinter Riley Tucker won a spirited duel to take the $50,000 King Cotton S. at Oaklawn Park by 1 1/4-lengths on Jan. 28...

Risen Star next for Lecomte runner-up Z Dager

Z Dager exited his game runner-up performance in the $175,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds in good order, and the son of Mizzen Mast will now be pointed for the Risen Star S. (G2)...

Dan and Sheila, Z Dager to run as entry in Lecomte (G3)

Dan and Sheila and Z Dager, a pair of recent impressive maiden winners for Zayat Stables, will step onto the Derby trail this weekend when they lineup as an entry in Saturday's $175,000 Lecomte S. (G3) – the first of a three-stakes series of Derby preps to be run at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans...

Prayer for Relief has G2 San Fernando S. on radar

Zayat Stables' multiple graded stakes winner Prayer for Relief continued on his path toward a start in the Jan. 14, $150,000 San Fernando...

Hollywood Park: Jaycito nearing return

Jaycito, a Grade 1 winner in 2010, is nearing a return to racing after undergoing surgery to improve his breathing during the summer...

Nehro preparing for 2012 comeback

Nehro, who finished second in the Louisiana Derby, Arkansas Derby, and Kentucky Derby earlier this year, joined Steve Asmussen's string at Fair Grounds last week and has resumed daily gallops preparing for a 2012 campaign...

Undefeated Fast Bullet posts triple-digit Beyer at Hollywood

Zayat Stables LLC's Fast Bullet ran to his name Nov. 12 at Hollywood Park as the 3-year-old son of...

Grade 1 winner Jaycito working well for return to the races

Jaycito, winner of the Grade 1 Norfolk S. in Oct., 2010, has begun regular works under the care of...

Grade II Winner J Be K to Trophy Club

J Be K , a New York grade II winner, will stand at Richard Hessee’s Trophy Club Training Center near Royal, Ark. The 6-year-old son of Silver Deputy formerly stood at Tom Simon’s Vinery Florida near Summerfield, Fla.

$2,500 yearling wins Gulfstream feature for Zayat, Romans

Kudos to Zayat for keeping Nehro in the barn

Prayer for Relief Sets Sights on OK Derby

Fast Bullet speeds to victory in career debut

Zayat Stables LLC's 3-year-old colt Fast Bullet turned in a scintillating performance in his racing debut,...

Nehro gives Zayat another shot at Derby glory

For Zayat, All Focus Is on the Belmont

Bruno De Julio has been a workout analyst and thoroughbred owner for the past 20 years. He is the author of “Bruno on Workouts: Exposing the Mystery” and can be found daily at Racing With Bruno and Grade One Racing.

Grade I Winner Mushka Retired

Mushka winning the grade I 2009 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes Elizabeth Moran’s grade I winner Mushka has been...

Nehro Carries Zayat's Hopes in Derby 137

Nehro working at Churchill Downs. One year ago, owner Ahmed Zayat had one of the biggest disappointments during his tenure as horse...

Nehro Could Give Zayat His First Classic Win

Ahmed Zayat has been in the headlines for all the right and wrong reasons in his six years of...

Prayer for Relief Wires Super Derby Field

It has taken more than nine months, but Bob Baffert may have finally found his top 3-year-old. Zayat Stables’ Prayer for Relief...