Thoroughbreds and summer go together like pizza and beer, and first-class racetracks are vacation destinations all over the globe. The French adore seaside Deauville, the English gush over Glorious Goodwood, and Germans flock to Baden-Baden. Californians love Del Mar, where they can swim in the Paci...
By US Racing Team Fan favorite Two Phil’s, unraced since his game runner-up finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), returns to action Saturday as the 8-5 favorite in the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown. The Hard Spun colt will face seven other 3-year-olds in the 1 ⅛-mile race, including Bisho...
By US Racing Team The fields for the six races on Friday’s prestigious Royal Ascot meeting are set, including the two main events on the day, the Commonwealth Cup (GIT) for 3-year-old sprinters and Coronation Stakes (GIT) for sophomore fillies going a mile. Post time for the first race is 9:30 p.m...
By US Racing Team And the longshots just keep coming through at the Royal Meet at Ascot Racecourse. On Thursday, the opening Norfolk Stakes (G2) produced one of the biggest shockers in the history of the meet, with Valiant Force pulling away for a 1 ¼-length victory at 150-1 odds – that is correc...
By US Racing Team Of the six races set for Royal Ascot on Thursday, the about 2 ½-mile Gold Cup (GI) is the main attraction and the lone group 1 on the day. The race, which used to be known as the “Ascot Gold Cup” but was renamed to just “Gold Cup” in honor of […]...
By US Racing Team It was a record-setting opening day at Royal Ascot. Triple Time, a 33-1 longshot, started Tuesday with a thrilling victory over Inspiral and 7-4 favorite Modern Games in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1). Jockey Sophie Doyle won her first Group 1 at the prestigious meet aboard Bradsell in...
By US Racing Team The mild weather in Berkshire will continue through Wednesday, so barring any significant thunderstorms – which were in the forecast for late Tuesday – day two at Royal Ascot the ground will more than likely continue to carry more firm conditions. The feature on the second da...
By US Racing Team From Peter Pan to Superman! Under a brilliant ride by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano, Arcangelo produced a historic finish to win the $1.5 Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday for Jena Antonucci, the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race. “It’s the horse,’’ Antonucci ...
Met Mile: Dutrow in Spotlight with White Abarrio after 10-Year Suspension By US Racing Team Rick Dutrow, Jr. did the time, and now he’s ready to shine again on racing’s biggest stage as he sends out White Abarrio to challenge Cody’s Wish in the $1 million Metropolitan Handicap (G1) on Saturday...
By US Racing Team Drama? In the Belmont Stakes? Can you say Bob Baffert? Not only has racing’s record-setting trainer saddled two Triple Crown winners over the past nine years but he also has come agonizingly close to a trio of Kentucky Derby-Preakness-Belmont sweeps between 1997-2002. On Saturday...
By US Racing Team 2023 Belmont Stakes Entries The $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) is the final leg of the Triple Crown. The 155th running of the 1 ½-mile “Test of the Champion” is Saturday, June 10. US Racing will be publishing profiles on all the contenders, including updated versions with od...
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