by Margaret Ransom Monday marks the 54th running of the Southwest Stakes (GIII) at Oaklawn Park, the traditional prep for the Rebel Stakes (GII) in a month and also the Arkansas Derby (GI), which will...
by Margaret Ransom The Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GII) for 3-year-old fillies was first contested in 1982 and originally named the Davona Dale Stakes after the champion filly and Hall of Famer Davona Da...
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds drew a full field of sophomores, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the first North American Kentucky Derby (GI) prep race this...
In the earliest runnings of the Sam F. Davis Stakes (GIII), which will be contested this year for the 39th time, it wasn’t typically considered a serious race for trainers with legit colts and geldi...
The Withers Stakes (GIII), which will be run over Aqueduct’s main track on Saturday, is one of the oldest stakes for 3-year-olds contested in the country. Since it was first run in 1874 and won by a...
This year marks the 30th running of the Holy Bull Stakes (GII) at Gulfstream Park, the south Florida oval’s first major prep on the road to the May 4 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile main-track test ...
In 2007, the Santa Anita Derby (GI)/Kentucky Derby (GI) prep once known as the Santa Catalina Stakes was renamed the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (GIII) to honor one of the most beloved owners in the game o...
by Margaret Ransom Tracy Campion won’t ever forget the details of the riding incident that changed her life forever. Though everything happened in split second, she remembers exactly how it all tran...
by Margaret Ransom Triple Crown hopefuls in Louisiana make their first steps down the famous trail toward the Kentucky Derby (GI) on Saturday with the $200,000 LeComte Stakes (GIII) at Fair Grounds i...
by Margaret Ransom The La Canada Stakes — traditionally the second of the three-race La Canada Series for distaffers — has been set for Saturday at Santa Anita Park. A field of seven has been draw...
