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When American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes in 2015, he did something that had been accomplished just eight times since 1941. No, I’m not talking about winning the Triple Clown — that’s statist...
As expected, both Grade 1 Kentucky Derby champion Always Dreaming and Grade 1 Preakness States winner Cloud Computing were removed from consideration for the June 10 Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. Always Dre...
“Breezing” or “breezed” indicates the horse was not under strong urging. “Handily” indicates the horse was under urging from its rider. Numbers in parentheses represent the ranking among o...
Grade 3 $100,000 Arlington Classic Stakes Arlington Park, May 27 Ricky Giannini (assistant trainer, Cowboy Culture, 1st) “The time off might have helped him. That just goes with mental and physical ...
Update on Former Horse Trainer Maria Borell Editor’s Note: On May 26, 2016, “The Shocking Untold Story of Maria Borell” was published on USRacing.com. Written by award-winning journalist Marga...
Here we are again ready to start the next lap of this stakes-season merry-go-round. We are coming off of a particularly good week with last week, which could only make our performance this week appear...
Champion Classic Empire, fourth in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby and second in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes, is scheduled to begin his preparations for the final leg of the Triple Crown with a May 26 jog...
Every year around this time, stakes season pushes its frisky little face through the door frame to watch us, just as a new father observes his young. It grabs ahold of us like grandma at the family re...
