The second time around was a bit easier for Barnes. The $3.2 million colt trained by Bob Baffert blew away his rivals for a 5½-length victory in the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita on Saturday. Barnes, named for Baffert’s longtime assistant Jimmy Barnes, won his much-anticipated d...
No matter how well Mystik Dan looked in training, handicappers didn’t really have a winning vibe for the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) champion in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita on Thursday, opening day at Santa Anita. They were correct as 5-2 favorite Raging Torrent took command in mid...
It’s been a dream season at Churchill Downs for Kenny McPeek. McPeek capped off a historic run at his home base track in Louisville, Kentucky, when Rattle N Roll outdueled Most Wanted and won the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G2) on Friday (Nov. 29). Barnes wins in debut as Baffert returns (Nov. 27) The ...
In the morning, Italian star jockey Frankie Dettori walked the turf course at Kentucky Downs to check things out before the biggest day of racing at the track near the Tennessee border. Turned out to be well worth the stroll over a course he had never ridden on as Dettori not only won the $3.1 [&hel...
Society, an honorable fourth in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, earned a shot at redemption at that race with an authoritarian 3 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $500,000 Ballerina Handicap (G1) at Saratoga. Society wins her first of 2024 in the Ballerina Stakes The victory, ...
Newly inducted Hall of Fame jockey Joel Rosario gave Far Bridge a masterly ride in the $750,000 Sword Dancer (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga, guiding the LSU Stables colt to a wire-to-wire upset in the 1 ½-mile turf race. With the victory, the second Grade 1 of his career, Far Bridge earned an all-fee...
Domestic Product proved Chad Brown correct after the trainer said it took time to “dial him all the way down to seven furlongs,” and it paid off handsomely with a victory in the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga. Domestic Product outdueled Prince of Monaco in the de...
The duel between champion Idiomatic and her rival Randomized was shaping up as expected in the $500,000 Personal Ensign at Saratoga Race Course on Friday. The pace was quick, though, and Randomized faded first in the stretch and Idiomatic looked like a winner. Raging Sea Posts Mild Upset in Personal...
For those who bet horse racing, it’s always worth a wager on a Chad Brown-trainee turf runner offering good value at Saratoga. Longshot upset in the Lake Placid at Saratoga And it paid off Saturday in the 1 1/16-mile, $200,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2) on the inner turf – 7-1 longshot Grayosh outd...
It’s time for trainer Doug Cowans to mull what’s next for Next. Marathon man Next took a stroll around the main track at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday afternoon, picking up the pace in the stretch for a 22 ¼-length blowout in the $150,000 Birdstone Stakes. What's Next for the streaking Next af...
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