Tepin brilliant comeback winner of Endeavour

Tepin brilliant comeback winner of Endeavour

Reigning champion turf mare Tepin made an impressive return to the races

Saturday, storming through the stretch to take the $150,000 Endeavour (G3) at

Tampa Bay Downs by 3 1/2 lengths. It was the fiver-year-old's first start

since beating males in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) last October.

Earlier at Tampa Bay Downs, the longer-priced of Todd Pletcher's two entries,

Destin, captured the $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at odds of 4-1. Ridden by

John Velazquez, the gray son of Giant's Causeway won by 2 1/4 lengths in the

Tampa Bay Derby (G2). The favorite Gettysburg, also trained by Pletcher, ran

fifth in the field of six.

Frank Conversation joined the Kentucky Derby picture by scoring a nice win in

the El Camino Real Derby (G3), his second straight stakes win at Golden Gate

Fields after taking the California Derby in January.

At Santa Anita,

Bolo returned from a seven-month layoff to post an upset over front-running,

odds-on favorite Obviously in the $200,000 Arcadia (G2) over a mile on the

turf. Later on the card,

Tara's Tango earned her first stakes win with a rallying victory in the Santa

Maria S. (G2).

Also on Saturday,

Penwith easily turned back a run from Sandiva to earn her first stakes victory

in the Royal Delta S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park, while Dancing House gave

Godolphin and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin

another graded stakes triumph in the $300,000 Barbara Fritchie (G2) at Laurel.

Triple Crown hopefuls were out in force on Saturday at Fair Grounds and

Gulfstream, working toward upcoming Kentucky Derby (G1) points races.

Tom's Ready topped a busy Fair Grounds tab made up of Risen Star (G2) runners

while

Awesome Banner and Cherry Wine prepared for the Fountain of Youth (G2) at

Gulfstream.

Posted at the TwinSpires.com blog late Friday was a

preview of Monday's $200,000 San Vicente (G2), featuring juvenile champion

colt Nyquist and multiple graded stakes winner Exaggerator. Also, foreign editor

Kellie Reilly provided her

weekly roundup of international racing news.