When his racing career ends, Sierra Leone will be retired to stud to Coolmore America/Ashford Stud and his value as a stallion keeps rising and rising. The morning after Sierra Leone won the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday to validate his star status, trainer Chad ...
The finalists for Eclipse Awards both equine and human were announced Sunday, and while many categories appear to be tossups, a few are sure to be runaways, beginning with Flavien Prat being voted champion jockey. While three finalists in 16 categories are now known, finalists for Horse of the Year ...
The 156th Belmont Stakes (G1) is Saturday, June 8, at Saratoga Race Course. The 1 ¼-mile race, shortened from 1 ½ miles due to the change of venue as the Belmont Park rebuild continues, is the final leg of the Triple Crown. usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders. SIERRA LEONE This d...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is possible. Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is probable. And so is Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey. The post-position draw for the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) is Monday, June 3, and that’s when the field will be sorted out. Until then, a...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races. SIERRA LEONE He made his connections and bettors nervous with antics that delayed the Blue Grass...
We’re oh-so-close to a total field of 20 3-year-olds for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4. Following a huge weekend of major Derby preps, with one minor – but important – one remaining in the Lexington Stakes (G3) on Saturday (April 13), we’re pretty sure Fierceness and Sierra Leo...
Fractious at the gate, fantastic at the finish! Sierra Leone came up with a doozy of a Derby prep with a powerful victory in the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday, stamping him a top contender for the Run for Roses. Sierra Leone Cruised Right Into the Kentucky Derby Gate Wit...
Springtime in Kentucky means Derby Fever, which soon will peak for the 150th Run for The Roses on May 4 at Churchill Downs. On Saturday, Keeneland will stage its Derby prep, the $1 million, 1 1/8-mile Blue Grass Stakes (G1). Considering the race's prestige, you might assume its winners have excelled...
And we’re Kentucky Derby (G1)-bound with Sierra Leone. Chasing down frontrunner Track Phantom in the final strides over a sloppy and nearly dark racetrack, Sierra Leone won the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds on Saturday. The half-length victory was worth 50 Derby qualifying points �...
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