The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious race of the British and Irish jump-racing season and the centrepiece of the Cheltenham Festival.

Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Magnitude, under confident handling from Jose Ortiz, raced to an easy victory in the $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) for older horses Saturday at Oaklawn. An estimated crowd of 32,500 watched Magnitude, the 4-5 favorite, cruise home by 3¾ lengths over game front-runner Nu ...

Wathnan Racing’s Commandment passed the two-turn test in Saturday’s $425,000 Coolmore Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., employing an edge in experience to fight off Chief Wallabee and eke out victory by a neck. The Brad Cox-trained 2-1 favorite in a field of nine ...

After securing a box seat, Black Hornet tipped out in the stretch and ran down odds-on favorite Touch of Fire to win the $100,000 Black Gold Stakes over six 3-year-old open company rivals. The Black Gold was one of five stakes on Saturday’s card, along with a quartet restricted to Louisianan-breds. ...

Andrew Schwarz and Wendy Schwarz Gilder’s Just Basking closed from last to first to capture the $175,000 The Very One (G3), a 1 3/8-mile turf event for fillies and mares. Sent off at odds of 13-1, 5-year-old Arrogate mare Just Basking was taken back by jockey Javier Castellano, allowed to settle ...

Iron Horse won the $300,000 Gotham by a length Saturday to earn Kentucky Derby qualifying points. Ridden by Manny Franco, Iron Horse ran a mile in 1:37.94 and paid $3.88 to win as the 4-5 favorite in the field of eight. Iron Horse earned 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby on May 2.

St. Elias Stable, William H. Lawrence and Glassman Racing’s post-time favorite Iron Honor lived up to his 4-5 odds and remained perfect through two starts for five-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown in Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham, a one-turn mile for sophomores at Aqueduct ...

Whisper Hill Farm’s homebred Grand Sonata, winless in his previous 10 races, ended his long drought Saturday with a victory in the $225,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The 7-year-old dug in late to hold off Echo Lane for the win with Anegada settling for third. Ridden by Tyler ...

Perry Martin’s Japanese homebred Komorebino Omoide gave fans of Hall of Famer California Chrome something to smile about as the son of the popular dual classic winner set the pace and dug in gamely to win Saturday’s $150,000 Stymie (L), a one-turn mile for older horses, at Aqueduct Racetrack. ...