Last seen at the races, 43-1 longshot Magnitude was rolling to a 9 ¾-length victory in the Risen Star Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds to become a rising contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1). That was back in February. A few weeks later, a left front ankle chip was discovered, successful surgery wa...
Bring on the Breeders’ Cup Sprint! The Chosen Vron won the $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar for the second year in a row and earned another automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 2. The California-bred won for the 14th time in his last 15 races, […]...
Brilliant or baffling, that was the question. Fierceness continued his trend of victory following defeat by stalking the pace, taking the lead past the three-eighths pole and holding off Sierra Leone by a length in the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. Jim Dandy Sta...
It took a behemoth of a horse to defeat a pair of Breeders’ Cup champions, and Goliath was up to the task as he knocked off Rebel’s Romance and Auguste Rodin in the $1.125 million King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Ascot on Saturday. Sent off as a 25-1 longshot in the […]...
A look at the past performances for Fierceness indicates he’s ready for another fantastic race rather than a flop in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old son of City of Light has been overpowering in three victories but in each of his following starts...
Is The Chosen Vron beatable? Undefeated in 2024 (4-for-4) with a five-race win streak, and a winner in 13 of his last 14 starts, all stakes races, The Chosen Vron is ready to rumble on Saturday in the $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar. The 6-year-old Cal-bred gelding is the solid 6-5 favor...
Auguste Rodin's Quest for Glory at the King George VI Stakes When Auguste Rodin is in peak form, which is most of the time, he’s unbeatable. Last year he swept the Epsom Derby and Breeders’ Cup Turf, two of racing’s most prestigious events, and last month he won the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s...
Jim Dandy Stakes: A Key Prep for the Travers Stakes The 1 1/8-mile Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga is the traditional prep for the 1 1/4-mile Travers Stakes, a Grade 1 stakes that often determines the 3-year-old title. The Jim Dandy Stakes is a Grade 2, but its last four winners (Forte, Epicenter, Esse...
Top Weekend Races: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, Bing Crosby, and Jim Dandy Stakes Horseplayers are in for a betting challenge this weekend with a trio of high stakes races, one each at Ascot Racecourse, Del Mar Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course. At Ascot outside London, the $1.588 million...
After a rocky start in the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, Thorpedo Anna proved once again she relishes a challenge. So does her trainer, Kenny McPeek. Following her 4 ½-length victory in the 1 1/8-mile race – her third straight Grade 1 win – McPeek toyed with...
In a humdinger of the Haskell Stakes (G1), Dornoch took the lead, relinquished it not once but twice, and re-rallied each time for a 1 ¼-length victory over Mindframe on Saturday at Monmouth Park. The stretch run was similar to the 1 ¼-mile Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on June 8, when Dornoch b...
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