Can the Rebel Stakes Winner Handle the Distance? The Road to the Kentucky Derby just took a sharp, unexpected turn in the Ozarks. While the horse racing world fixed its gaze on the heavy hitters in Florida and New York, a sleeper cell from the Todd Pletcher barn detonated at Oaklawn Park. Class Pres...
Saturday marks the 59th running of the Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park and the feature again returns on the track’s stakes calendar to its regular spot as the traditional Rebel Stakes (G2) prep this year after a nearly two-week delay in 2021 thanks to winter storm Uri, which blanketed the so...
This year marks the 35th running of the Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the Miami-area oval’s first major prep on the road to the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1). The 1 1/16-mile main track test offers Road to the Derby points to the top finishers on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale, which could put the ...
A quartet of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps is set for Saturday (Feb. 3), all offering qualifying points of 20-10-6-4-2 to the first five finishers. The $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park features early Derby favorite Fierceness, who will be making his 3-year-old debut. The 2-year-old champion an...
Neither Hall of Famer Bob Baffert nor any of the horses he trains will compete in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4. Baffert was suspended by Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) for two years in 2021 after first-place finisher Medina Spirit tested positive for a race day overage of a legal medication and was...
This time, National Treasure held on. Unable to turn back Cody’s Wish in a dramatic Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) finish two months ago, National Treasure staved off closer Senor Buscador and won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. National Treasure,...
Bravo, and farewell, to Warm Heart! The brilliant filly concluded her career Saturday with a half-length victory over the boys in course-record time to capture the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 4-year-old owned by Irish-based Coolmore will no...
Here’s some handicapping intel on the $3 million, 1 1/8-mile Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), whose eighth running is Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Post time is 5:40 p.m. ET. Pegasus World Cup History Before Art Collector paid $33 last year, the biggest Pegasus win price was $8.80 (Mucho Gusto,...
Warm Heart could provide a heartwarming finish to a brilliant career as the 9-5 favorite in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The Turf Invitational is the top supporting event on the stakes-laden card topped by the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (...
Cody’s Wish, his Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, and breeder/owner Godolphin were the brightest stars at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, combing for five championship trophies, including the top award for Horse of Year and Older Dirt Male, as well as top trainer, owner, and breeder. Mott als...
The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) is Saturday (Jan. 27) at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/8-mile race is for 4-year-olds and up. usracing.com is publishing profiles of all the contenders. TRADEMARK This well-traveled Upstart gelding earned the biggest win of his career when annexing the C...
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