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Honor A.P.’s Reagan’s Honor A Poignant Allowance Winner in NOLA

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West Point Thoroughbreds, David Ingordo and Gabriel Duignan’s REAGAN’S HONOR (c, 3, Honor A. P.–Rutile, by Medaglia d’Oro)–a horse with the fingerprints of the late John Shirreffs all over him–was forced to tackle older horses in his first go against winners Thursday afternoon at the Fair Grounds, but he passed the test with flying colors, leading past every pole en route to an easy 6 3/4-length victory.

After touching 2-5 in the wagering, the $140,000 Keeneland September yearling was off to an awkward beginning as the 11-10 chalk, bumping with 5-2 Favorite Day (Volatile) to his inside, but from there he was able to make a fairly easy lead for Jose Ortiz.

Past the half in :46.83 and well in hand after three quarters in 1:11.55, Reagan’s Honor found plenty when asked passing the midstretch marker and strode well clear to just miss the track record of 1:42.01 set by Olympiad (Speightstown) in the 2022 GII Mineshaft Handicap.

Bred in partnership by David Ingordo and the late Jerry Moss, Reagan’s Honor’s sire was conditioned by Shirreffs for Lee Searing to a victory in the COVID-delayed GI Santa Anita Derby in 2020, while the Mosses raced dam Rutile–a half-sister to the Shirreffs-trained GI Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo (Holy Bull)–to a maiden win from three starts under the care of Brian Mayberry.

Reagan’s Honor, a debut fourth in a highly rated six-furlong maiden Dec. 20, was the wire-to-wire winner of a course-and-distance maiden, earning the same 81 Beyer awarded to ‘TDN Rising Star’ presented by Hagyard stablemate Golden Tempo (Curlin) for his victory in the GIII Lecomte Stakes later that afternoon.

Reagan’s Honor, whose name is a combination of Ingordo’s daughter Reagan and characteristics attributed to former President Ronald Reagan, is a logical candidate for next month’s GII TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby. Rutile is the dam of a yearling colt by Charlatan and is due to the DeVaux-trained GI Breeders’ Cup Mile winner More Than Looks for her 2026 produce.

5th-Fair Grounds, $55,000, Alw, 2-19, (C), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:42.02, ft, 6 3/4 lengths.
REAGAN’S HONOR (c, 3, Honor A. P.–Rutile, by Medaglia d’Oro) Sales history: $140,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $72,300. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-West Point Thoroughbreds, David Ingordo & Gabriel Duignan; B-David Ingordo & Jerome S Moss (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.

REAGAN’S HONOR is an easy winner in gate-to-wire fashion in R5 at @fairgroundsnola! @jose93_ortiz was in the saddle for trainer @reredevaux!

#TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/8D95nU5C9M

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) February 19, 2026

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Shisospicy ‘Perfect Now’ After Missing Trip to Saudi Arabia

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Shisospicy (Mitole), the champion female sprinter of 2025 and GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint heroine, has recovered from infection that forced her to skip last weekend’s planned trip to Saudi Arabia.

“Shisospicy, she’s perfect now,” trainer Jose D’Angelo said of the ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard.’ “I don’t think that we have enough time to prepare in the way that we would like to go to Dubai, so we are on standby with her.”

Last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Bentornato (Valiant Minister), meanwhile, is on schedule to make the trip to Dubai for the $2-million G1 Golden Shaheen Mar. 28, per D’Angelo.

“Bentornato is doing great. I’m very happy with his [last] workout. We are planning to leave for Dubai on the 13th,” D’Angelo said. “I’m very happy with them. I’m sure that they’re going to have a good year. Hopefully, we can get the trophy here from Dubai.”

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Honor A.P.’s Reagan’s Honor A Poignant Allowance Winner in NOLA

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West Point Thoroughbreds, David Ingordo and Gabriel Duignan’s REAGAN’S HONOR (c, 3, Honor A. P.–Rutile, by Medaglia d’Oro)–a horse with the fingerprints of the late John Shirreffs all over him–was forced to tackle older horses in his first go against winners Thursday afternoon at the Fair Grounds, but he passed the test with flying colors, leading past every pole en route to an easy 6 3/4-length victory.

After touching 2-5 in the wagering, the $140,000 Keeneland September yearling was off to an awkward beginning as the 11-10 chalk, bumping with 5-2 Favorite Day (Volatile) to his inside, but from there he was able to make a fairly easy lead for Jose Ortiz.

Past the half in :46.83 and well in hand after three quarters in 1:11.55, Reagan’s Honor found plenty when asked passing the midstretch marker and strode well clear to just miss the track record of 1:42.01 set by Olympiad (Speightstown) in the 2022 GII Mineshaft Handicap.

Bred in partnership by David Ingordo and the late Jerry Moss, Reagan’s Honor’s sire was conditioned by Shirreffs for Lee Searing to a victory in the COVID-delayed GI Santa Anita Derby in 2020, while the Mosses raced dam Rutile–a half-sister to the Shirreffs-trained GI Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo (Holy Bull)–to a maiden win from three starts under the care of Brian Mayberry.

Reagan’s Honor, a debut fourth in a highly rated six-furlong maiden Dec. 20, was the wire-to-wire winner of a course-and-distance maiden, earning the same 81 Beyer awarded to ‘TDN Rising Star’ presented by Hagyard stablemate Golden Tempo (Curlin) for his victory in the GIII Lecomte Stakes later that afternoon.

Reagan’s Honor, whose name is a combination of Ingordo’s daughter Reagan and characteristics attributed to former President Ronald Reagan, is a logical candidate for next month’s GII TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby. Rutile is the dam of a yearling colt by Charlatan and is due to the DeVaux-trained GI Breeders’ Cup Mile winner More Than Looks for her 2026 produce.

5th-Fair Grounds, $55,000, Alw, 2-19, (C), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:42.02, ft, 6 3/4 lengths.
REAGAN’S HONOR (c, 3, Honor A. P.–Rutile, by Medaglia d’Oro) Sales history: $140,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $72,300. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-West Point Thoroughbreds, David Ingordo & Gabriel Duignan; B-David Ingordo & Jerome S Moss (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.

REAGAN’S HONOR is an easy winner in gate-to-wire fashion in R5 at @fairgroundsnola! @jose93_ortiz was in the saddle for trainer @reredevaux!

#TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/8D95nU5C9M

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) February 19, 2026

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Shisospicy ‘Perfect Now’ After Missing Trip to Saudi Arabia

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Shisospicy (Mitole), the champion female sprinter of 2025 and GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint heroine, has recovered from infection that forced her to skip last weekend’s planned trip to Saudi Arabia.

“Shisospicy, she’s perfect now,” trainer Jose D’Angelo said of the ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard.’ “I don’t think that we have enough time to prepare in the way that we would like to go to Dubai, so we are on standby with her.”

Last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Bentornato (Valiant Minister), meanwhile, is on schedule to make the trip to Dubai for the $2-million G1 Golden Shaheen Mar. 28, per D’Angelo.

“Bentornato is doing great. I’m very happy with his [last] workout. We are planning to leave for Dubai on the 13th,” D’Angelo said. “I’m very happy with them. I’m sure that they’re going to have a good year. Hopefully, we can get the trophy here from Dubai.”

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