Junior Alvarado remained calm aboard Scythian as he anticipated what was about to happen coming around the final turn of the $200,000 Miss Grillo Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct on Sunday. In an instant, Marvelous Madison, who was in the lead with Manny Franco aboard, bolted outside and took stablemate Lave...
Looking back, the decision was an easy one: Bluestocking had won a 1 ½-mile Group 1 race against fillies at Longchamp on Sept. 15, so why not take on the boys in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the same track over the same distance three weeks later? Voila! After owner Juddmonte Farm ponied [&he...
No surprise here: It was another big day for Bob Baffert at Santa Anita. The Hall of Fame trainer pulled off a 1-2 finish in the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) with Citizen Bull and Getaway Car and a sweep of the $200,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (G2) with Non Compliant, Nooni, and Temna. With that, [...
No gophers, no problem for Breeders’ Cup-bound Carl Spackler in $1.25 million Turf Mile. Bill Murray would have been proud. Quickly gaining the lead over eight rivals, even-money favorite Carl Spackler scored an impressive victory in the $1.25 million Turf Mile (G1) at Keeneland, thus earning a fe...
Chancer McPatrick is not only on his way to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) next month, he’s also on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1). With a methodical outside run from last-to-first, Chancer McPatrick rolled to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) on Saturday at...
Good news for horseplayers when betting the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) at Longchamp on Sunday: The 16-horse field has no clearcut favorite, which sets up several chances for huge paydays. With top runners such as City of Troy, Auguste Rodin, Kyprios (he won at Longchamp on Saturday) not entere...
It all started with Maram. Back in 2008, training on his own for about a year, 30-year-old Chad Brown saddled the dark bay daughter of Sahm to prevail in a desperate three-way battle to the wire and win the Miss Grillo Stakes by a neck. The Miss Grillo, then a Grade 3, was not only […]...
Mention Kentucky and two words often come to mind: horse racing and bourbon, not necessarily in that order. Sunday’s $350,000 Bourbon Stakes (G2) is the last of eight Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races on Keeneland’s Fall Stars Weekend. By chance or by design, its post time is short...
The $175,000 Futurity (G3) at Aqueduct on Friday may result in trainer Todd Pletcher having two more contenders for the Breeders’ Cup next month at Del Mar. Mentee had a bumpy start in his first race on turf but took charge in the stretch for a 3 ½-length victory over stablemate Gate to Wire in [...
A year ago, Idiomatic was nearly unbeatable. She went 8-for-9, winning five consecutive graded stakes, including the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). There was even buzz about considering her for Horse of the Year. This year at age 5 she’s been impressive (2-for-4) but not invincible. She lost two of...
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