Will Aqueduct’s bugler play “Auld Lang Syne” during the post parade for Saturday’s 101st Wood Memorial? It would be a nice way to salute its finale at a 122-year-old track that will close for good in late June. New York’s prime Kentucky Derby (G1) prep has showcased four eventual Triple Cr...
First Resort found Churchill Downs to his liking, took charge entering the stretch and won the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) on Saturday. Ridden by Luis Saez, the 2-year-old Uncle Mo colt drove clear through the stretch and topped rallying favorite Jonathan’s Way by 2 ¼ lengths. Good ...
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 ...
It’s a long way to the first weekend in May at Churchill Downs, but it’s already time for 2-year-old colts and fillies to take their first steps on the road to the marquee events of spring. Saturday’s card in Louisville features two Grade 2 races for juveniles, the $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes f...
Del Mar closes out the meet with the annual “Turf Festival,” a weekend full of important grass stakes that attract horses from all over the country. It’s already been quite a fall for the track known for the slogan “Where the Turf Meets the Surf.” Del Mar is still basking in the afterg...
On Black Friday, America goes shopping with a vengeance. In Louisville, thousands will avoid mall madness at Churchill Downs, where the highlight of a 12-race card is the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G2). Churchill’s Thanksgiving weekend racing is always outstanding, and the Clark is the centerpiece of ...
Bob Baffert is back in business at Churchill Downs after a three-year plus suspension by the track owners. Barnes, a $3.2 million colt owned by Amr Zedan and named for Baffert’s assistant Jimmy Barnes, is set to make his debut Wednesday in a 5 ½-furlong juvenile maiden with a $75,000 purse. The l...
The 153rd Fair Grounds racing season opening Friday is sure to feature one of the most star-studded meets in its storied history. Top-flight trainers Steve Asmussen and Brad Cox have been regulars at the New Orleans track, but Kenny McPeek, Brendan Walsh, and Cherie DeVaux lead a bunch of others wit...
It’s a long way to Tipperary from Japan, more than 6,000 miles, and it took Auguste Rodin 27½ hours to get there for Sunday’s $3.5 million Japan Cup (G1). The 1½-mile grass race at Tokyo Racecourse will be the finale for the 4-year-old star, who will stand at stud next year for his owner, Iris...
He’d done it all, won almost everything, and Frankie Dettori was tired of it. After three decades as one of the greatest jockeys in the history of thoroughbred racing, he’d lost his mojo. Constant travel was the tipping point. Meetings at English tracks usually last only two or three days, and t...
There’s hope for a 2-year-old trained by someone other than Bob Baffert in the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) on Sunday at Del Mar – Bullard. Bullard has the Bob Hope victory in his crosshairs The $675,000 colt rallied in the stretch and beat Baffert’s ‘Hope’ hopeful Kalea Bay by 1 ¼ lengt...
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