Brad Cox-trained Commandment, Further Ado both 6-1 Renegade finished first in New York, Florida, and Arkansas, and now he’s the lukewarm 4-1 morning-line favorite to come through again in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 2. The highly anticipated post-position draw was ...
By US Racing Team On the day before big racing cards at Belmont Park, Ellis Park, and Woodbine, the weather – and poor air quality – could be a major factor in betting strategy. And that’s if the races are run at all. On Friday, Belmont in Elmont, New York, Woodbine Racetrack in Ontario, Canad...
By US Racing Team Earlier this month, Fort Bragg (North Carolina) became Fort Liberty in a move to rename military bases that bear the name of Confederate leaders. So far, Fort Bragg the racehorse is still Fort Bragg the racehorse and he’s ready to run in the $200,000 Dwyer Stakes (G3) at Belmont ...
By US Racing Team Two Phil’s, we hardly knew ye. A fan favorite after his strong runner-up finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6, Two Phil’s has been retired with an ankle injury, discovered following his impressive victory in the Ohio Derby (G3) on June 24. Trainer Larry Rivelli made it of...
By US Racing Team With a mighty surge on the outside around the turn for home, Equinox swept past his rivals in the stretch and won the Takarazuka Kinen (G1) at Hanshin Racecourse on Sunday. The 4-year-old colt is the top-rated horse in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, and certainly l...
By US Racing Team An early visit to Windsor Castle with the King and Queen, five races at Ascot Racecourse, and then an emotional farewell to Royal Ascot. “I’m too tired to cry,’’ jockey Frankie Dettori told ITV on Saturday at the end of the final Royal Ascot meet of his illustrious career. ...
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...
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