Fresh off of a win at the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting, the Wesley Ward-trained Con Te Partiro has hit the road again, this time to contest the Del Mar Oaks (G1) at Del Mar on Saturday. Owned by Ha...
Going down the list of Alabama Stakes (G1) winners since its inception in 1976 is like reading a who’s who list of great fillies in racing. From Our Mims to Go For Wand and Sky Beauty, all the way u...
The Adirondack Stakes (G2) has served as a starting point for many top fillies over the years including the champions My Miss Aurelia and Sky Beauty. This year’s edition has drawn a field of eight j...
Fourstardave may not have won at the highest level throughout his 100-race career, but what the hardy gelding did win was the people of Saratoga’s hearts. Dubbed “The Sultan of Saratoga” by his ...
Seven months after suffering her first defeat by a short nose to the great mare Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI), two-time champion Songbird returned to the races brilliantly, cruising to ...
Expectations are always high when a horse is purchased for several hundred thousand dollars. However, those expectations don’t always come to fruition. For Matthew O’Connor, the 19-year-old nephew...
Reddam Racing’s maiden Irap faced a strong field of six other sophomores, more than half of which were graded stakes winners, and earned his first trip to the winner’s circle as well as a ticket t...
It’s been 17 years since a Wood Memorial Stakes (GII) winner went on to win the Kentucky Derby (GI) (Fusaichi Pegasus) and before that there was a 19-year gap. This year, Irish War Cry and Mo Town w...
Farrell Makes Final Kentucky Oaks Prep in Fair Grounds OaksWith the big Tapit filly Unique Bella off the trail, Farrell will look to continue her winning ways in this year’s edition of the race and ...
Since the turn of the century, winners of the Florida Derby (GI) have gone on to win six Triple Crown races — five Kentucky Derby winners and a Belmont Winner. It has also served as an important sta...