Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is possible. Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is probable. And so is Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey. The post-position draw for the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) is Monday, June 3, and that’s when the field will be sorted out. Until then, a...
Jockey Umberto Rispoli posted a pair of Grade 1 wins and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert ran 1-2 in the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) to cap off the Memorial Day weekend at Santa Anita Park. Rispoli guided Anisette, coming off a six-month layoff, to a half-length victory over Olivia Maralda in Monday’s...
No longer a Grade 1 race and its purse cut in half, the $200,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) on Monday still draws some of the top horses in the country. In what shapes up as a competitive field of eight 3-year-olds and up, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sends out 2-1 favorite Mr. Fisk […]...
Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas has always had a sharp eye for racehorses – four Kentucky Derby winners, seven Preakness winners, and four Belmont Stakes winners. He’s also mentored some of the best trainers in the business – fellow Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, Kiaran McLaughlin, George Weaver, a...
In the Eighties and Nineties he was the undisputed king of thoroughbred racing, the man who changed the sport just as he had altered the quarter horse game. Wayne Lukas dominated the way Rome did as it conquered the world. He revolutionized the sport by establishing stables in New York, Florida, Ken...
Get ready for a unique Belmont Stakes in less than three weeks at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, not downstate at Belmont Park. Yes, the final leg of the Triple Crown has also been held at Jerome Park, Morris Park, and Aqueduct through the first 155 runnings. But this is a bit different. ...
Yessir, Coach! Seize the Grey seized the lead at the start and never wavered to upset Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan and win the 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday, giving 88-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh victory in the second leg of the Triple Crown. While there will be no...
Horse Racing News Corporate Power Prevails in Sir Barton (Race 10) Corporate Power nosed out Gould’s Gold in a three-way photo finish for a win in the $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes. Ridden by Javier Castellano, Corporate Power ($5.20) was confirmed the winner following a stewards’ inquiry and jocke...
The Preakness is a little more predictable than the Kentucky Derby. For the most part, the reasons are simple: The Derby winner plus a few other 3-year-olds he beat in the race and a bunch of new shooters generally narrows the field from 20 to 10. On Saturday, there will be seven challengers (after ...
Gun Song enjoyed a perfect stalking trip under Hall of Famer John Velazquez, taking command at the top of the stretch and drawing clear to win the 100th edition of the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) on Friday at Pimlico Race Course. Gun Song is now trainer Mark Hennig's first Black-Eyed Susan winner...
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