Fierceness ducked, dodged and dipped his way to victory in the $1 million Pacific Classic over the weekend, moving to No. 2 behind Sovereignty in the latest Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $7 million BC Classic (G1) at Del...
By US Racing Staff Another A-list celebrity-named racehorse came through at Ascot Racecourse on Friday, with Shaquille shooting into the lead 110 yards from the finish and posting a comfortable victory in the Commonwealth Cup (G1). Day 4 at the Royal Meet in Berkshire, England, was truer to form tha...
By US Racing Team Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby aboard Barbaro and thwarted two Triple Crown bids by winning the 2002 and 2004 Belmont Stakes aboard Birdstone and Sarava, has retired at the age of 56. After amassing 7,119 North American wins (eighth all-time) and $...
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...
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