HOT SPRINGS -- With ten points per stop, Coal Battle is gaining momentum on the road to the Triple Crown. The Springboard Mile winner Dec. 13 at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Norman Stables' Coal Front colt scored a second Kentucky Derby qualifying victory Saturday in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn... read full story
"This time, he kind of surprised me because I never expected he was going to the lead that easy,"