The $200,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G2) on Saturday is a key Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep offering 100-50-25-15-10 points to the top five finishers. A top race for 3-year-old fillies in California, the race has sent many runners on to Churchill Downs to wear the garland of lilies under the Twin Sp...
Once the Saratoga summer season opens on Thursday (July 13), those fortunate enough to pass through the iconic entranceway to the historic track will straightaway encounter not only cool breezeways, decades-old stairways, special events almost every day, giveaways, runaway (winners) and, after Openi...
How did How Did He Do That do it? Well, the $300,000 Iowa Derby finished up something like this: One in Vermillion held the lead in the stretch, How Did He Do It pulled even just outside of One in Vermillion, and Heroic Move rallied to catch the leaders. The finish was a nail-biter, and […]...
On the penultimate day of the Belmont Park fall/summer meet, a pair of Grade 1s produced a big payoff in the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) and a predictable finish in the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational (G1). In the 1 ¼-mile Oaks on Saturday (July 8), 15-1 longshot Aspen Grove ($33.40...
Now that Bob Baffert has his 3-year-olds back in his care, there’s no telling how many victories the Hall of Fame trainer will pile up over the summer. He won a record-extending eighth Preakness (G1) with National Treasure on May 20, then won the Dwyer (G3) with Fort Bragg on July 1. Next up is [&...
As usual, European runners are all set to hit the turf at Belmont Park on Saturday (July 8) in a pair of lucrative Grade 1 stakes – the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational and the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational. The Belmont Derby for 3-year-olds includes Ireland-bred The Foxes, and Great Brita...
The past two months have not gone well for Saffie Joseph, Jr., the Florida-based trainer looking forward to getting back to the winner’s circle this weekend. On May 4, two days before Lord Miles would have been Joseph’s first starter in the Kentucky Derby (G1), the trainer was suspended indefini...
Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby (G1), set off fireworks in the thoroughbred racing industry on Monday (July 3) by extending six-time Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension for another year. The unexpected announcement came in a release by Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), whi...
After an unusual delay before the start caused by Smile Happy, favorite West Will Power delivered a perfect performance for a half-length victory over Rattle N Roll in the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) on Saturday at Ellis Park. With temperatures in the 90s at the little track in Henderson, Kentuck...
Fort Bragg nosed out Saudi Crown in an exciting stretch-long duel and won the $200,000 Dwyer (G3) for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Saturday (July 1) at Belmont Park. Sent off as the 7-10 favorite in a small field of six, Fort Bragg ($3.40) gave Baffert his third victory in the Dwyer. His [&he...
A trio of Fleur de Lis (G2) winners have gone on to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) in the same year, and trainer Brad Cox hopes A Mo Reay will be the fourth. The 4-year-old filly is the 8-5 favorite in Saturday’s $400,000 Fleur de Lis, which drew a field of eight fillies […]...
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