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...
Dornoch pulled off a refuse-to-lose re-rally in the final furlong and edged Sierra Leone by a nose in the $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct on an overcast Saturday. The track was muddy and sealed all day, which made for a speed bias with the rail the best place to be. Dornoch, the favorite in the [&h...
The chill that greeted holiday revelers Wednesday night (Nov. 29) for the annual Christmas Tree lighting at Rockefeller Center was another reminder that winter is settling in for the long chilly season in the Northeast. The nip in the air was also an unmistakable sign the major-stakes season in the ...
The New York path to the Kentucky Derby (G1) moves into round 2 on Saturday with the $250,000 Remsen (G3) at Aqueduct – the one Derby prep for promising 2-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles. It’s a test for trainers to gauge whether their juveniles can run well at a longer distance in the buildup to [&hel...
Saffie Joseph, Jr. is ready to go for a training title three-peat at Gulfstream Park’s championship meet, which opens Friday and runs through March 31, 2024. The 36-year-old native of Barbados has powered through tough times for much of this year. It began with the sudden deaths of two of his hors...
Less than two weeks ago, 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) Mage was a candidate to run in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park in January and 2022 Derby winner Rich Strike was about to be sold at auction. That was then. The fortunes of the past two Derby winners came full [&h...
Equinox is still the one – as in the World’s Best Racehorse. The sensational 4-year-old colt delivered another powerful performance Sunday in the $7.25 million Japan Cup (G1), easily defeating a star-studded lineup for his sixth consecutive Grade 1 victory. Although Equinox’s four-length win o...
Confident coming into the race, jockey Rafael Bejarano rode Honor Marie according to plan, passing five rivals moving around the final turn and taking charge in the stretch to win the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) on Saturday at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile race is one of the early preps on...
Equinox has been perfect for more than a year – five Grade 1 wins, most recently a second victory in the Tenno Sho, and has been rated No. 1 throughout in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse rankings. The star 4-year-old Japan bred is the heavy favorite to complete an unbeaten season when he tak...
Moving off the rail around the turn for home, Trademark came through with a rousing finish and nosed out First Mission in the $600,000 Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs on Friday. Given a perfect ride along the rail by jockey Fernando De La Cruz while sitting comfortably in fourth, Trademark was taken t...
The points parade to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) returns two days after Thanksgiving – and its traditional holiday parade – with the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. A field of eight is entered for Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile Derby prep, at the home of the Run for the Roses,...
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