Nooni was nowhere, but Tenma closed with a rush as trainer Bob Baffert’s “other horse’’ nosed out Vodka With a Twist in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) on Saturday. Hang the Moon (2...
*Originally published in 2017, published again today in memory of Funny Cide, who passed away at his home at the Kentucky Horse Park on July 16, joining Wes Lanter, who died in December of 2o22. We ho...
By US Racing Team In 1973 – two years before the first Kentucky Derby – Pimlico outside of Baltimore, Maryland, ran a stakes race for 3-year-olds during its first-ever spring race meet. Then g...
By Margaret Ransom Since first contested in 1981, the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) has produced two winners of the Kentucky Derby (G1) — Street Sense in 2007 and Super Saver in 2010. It has, however, pr...
By Margaret Ransom The race is named for a mythical fountain of youth Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon set out to find in the 1500s. What’s found today in the general area of south Florida is the $400...
By Margaret Ransom Maybe it’s the $1 million purse or maybe it’s the race’s reputation as a solid Triple Crown prep, but the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park has fast become one of the m...
By Margaret Ransom 2022 Saudi Cup Horse Profile: Mandaloun Mandaloun, your new 2021 Kentucky Derby winner following first-place finisher Medina Spirit’s disqualification by state racing officials th...
In the days leading up to the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 26, usracing.com is publishing profiles of the starters in the world’s richest ...
In the days leading up to the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 26, usracing.com is publishing profiles of the starters in the world’s richest ...
By Margaret Ransom Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2), presented by Lamarque Ford, at the Fair Grounds drew a talent-packed field of 10, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the fir...
