Major Dude arrives late to take Ft. Lauderdale
Major Dude ended his four-year-old season on a high note and with the promise of better to come next year with a rallying victory in the $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. […]
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Hang the Moon upsets WAYI Rodeo Drive; One Magic Philly floors Sweet Azteca in Chillingworth
CJ Thoroughbreds’ Hang the Moon is getting the hang of pulling upsets in major turf races. […]
New York Stakes lures classy, cosmopolitan field of 13
Unlike the Just a Game (G1) with its overrepresentation of Chad Brown runners, Friday’s other major event for turf distaffers at Saratoga, the $750,000 New York (G1), boasts a much more varied field of 13. […]
Newgate takes Santa Anita Handicap; Du Jour, Ruby Nell win undercard grass stakes
On a stakes-packed Sunday afternoon at Santa Anita, Newgate capped off a big day for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and legendary jockey Frankie Dettori, battling gamely to win the $400,000 Santa Anita H. (G1). […]
Anisette back on song in American Oaks; Easter wins third straight in San Gabriel
The graded stakes action at Santa Anita got off to a formful start on Tuesday, courtesy of odds-on favorites Anisette and Easter, respectively, in the $300,000 American Oaks (G1) and $200,500 San Gabriel (G2). […]
Be Your Best looking for first win of the season in Sands Point
With another rainy afternoon in the forecast for New York on Saturday, Aqueduct has carded its two turf features during the front half of the 10-race program, presumably hoping to get both in before the […]
Anisette storms from last to first in Del Mar Oaks; Beholder’s filly Tamara wins debut
As the region braces for Hurricane Hilary, a more benevolent force of nature blew through Del Mar on Saturday – 4-5 favorite Anisette, who stormed from last to first in the Del Mar Oaks (G1). […]
Anisette seeks to stay perfect stateside in Del Mar Oaks
A sharp winner of the San Clemente (G2) earlier in the meet, Anisette heads a field of 10 three-year-old fillies in Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1). Umberto Rispoli rides the English-bred daughter of Awtaad […]
Brown, Motion field strong entries in Belmont Oaks; talent runs deep in Victory Ride
Trainer Chad Brown, a five-time winner of the $500,000 Belmont Oaks (G1), will field a strong pair in Saturday’s renewal of the 1 1/4-mile grass test for three-year-old fillies. Both Aspray and Prerequisite enter the […]
Prerequisite wires Wonder Again; L Street Lady, Gold Sweep, Closing Act nab stakes
One day after hosting an exciting renewal of the Belmont S. (G1), Belmont Park put on a quality Sunday card highlighted by a quartet of stakes. […]