Sometimes the path of least resistance is the best course of action. That certainly applies to J J Grey, who is favored to extend his winning streak to three on Sunday night in the $400,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer Park. The greater glory for 3-year-olds is attached to the sport’s h...
The 74th running of the Yellow Ribbon Stakes (G2) is set for Saturday, and the race carries a $200,000 purse for the 3-year-old and up fillies and mares who will race 1 1/16 miles over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course. This is the Del Mar version of the race, which was formerly the Palomar Handicap [&h...
Saturday’s $150,000 Best Pal Stakes (G3), contested for the 56th time, is a 6-furlong dirt sprint for 2-year-olds at Del Mar and serves as a key local prep for the Del Mar Futurity (G1) later in the meet. Named for a California Legend Originally run as the Balboa Stakes, it was renamed in 1995 to ...
Except for the Travers Stakes (G1), no Saratoga stakes means more than the $1 million, 1 1/8-mile Whitney Stakes (G1). Like the Midsummer Derby, the Whitney is all about tradition. Among the many Hall of Famers who won it are Kelso, Dr. Fager, Easy Goer, Alydar and War Admiral, a...
Every summer, Saratoga answers one of racing’s oldest questions: Who is the best older horse in America? For nearly a century, the answer has often come in the Whitney Stakes, a race whose honor roll reads like a Hall of Fame roll call and whose winners have defined generations of champions. Since...
Hall of Famer John Velazquez is a masterful position rider, and at age 55 he hasn't lost his touch for maneuvering horses into the right spots. His knack calls to mind a line from the 1972 Carly Simon hit “You're So Vain”: “You're where you should be all the time.” Johnny V. demonstrate...
Bob Baffert built his Hall of Fame reputation with colts. He has a record-tying six Kentucky Derby (G1) wins including American Pharoah and Justify, who went on to win the Triple Crown. He hasn’t done too badly with fillies either with classic winners like Indian Blessing and Plum Pretty. Baff...
It all began for Robby Albarado on a Shetland pony named Flicker in neighbor Pete LeBlanc's backyard in Lafayette, Louisiana. Albarado was a chubby 8-year-old in 1981, long before he became a world-class jockey. Like Eddie Delahoussaye, Calvin Borel, Kent Desormeaux and many other future stars, he l...
White Abarrio, thoroughbred racing’s warrior who has excelled and faltered in many of the sport’s richest events, is ready to go again. This time, the 7-year-old nearly white gelding is primed for the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday in what could be the Race of the Year. P...
Fourstardave was one of the most beloved horses to compete at Saratoga. He won the hearts and wallets of fans at the Spa by winning at least one race at the track every season from 1987-1994. Buried at Saratoga, Fourstardave is honored with a race in his name. This year’s edition of the $750,000 F...
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