June 2009

6/24/09 Last updated: 6/23/09 6:59 PM Rachel Alexandra received a bath after arriving on the Belmont backstretch (NYRA Photos) Following an uneventful flight from Louisville, Kentucky, […]

6/24/09 Last updated: 6/23/09 6:12 PM Ashland S. (G1) winner HOOH WHY (Cloud Hopping) and Dogwood S. (G3) queen HIGHTAP (Tapit) highlight a field of eight fillies in Friday night’s $200,000 Iowa […]

6/24/09 Last updated: 6/23/09 4:27 PM Trainer John Oxx has indicated dual classic winner SEA THE STARS (Cape Cross [Ire]) might be a doubtful starter for Sunday’s Irish Derby (Ire-G1) as 17 […]

6/24/09 Last updated: 6/23/09 6:16 PM WAYZATA BAY (Roar), who scored a 38-1 upset in last year’s Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. (G2), might face similarly long odds in defense of that […]

6/23/09 Last updated: 6/22/09 1:34 PM The Breeders’ Cup Challenge, a series of automatic qualifying races for the $25.5 million 2009 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will will expand this year with […]

6/23/09 Last updated: 6/22/09 4:13 PM Cocoa Beach fine after loss; Vineyard Haven ready to resume breezing Rick Mettee, North American racing manager for Godolphin and assistant to head trainer […]

6/23/09 Last updated: 6/22/09 4:34 PM Rachel Alexandra prepares to take the Big Apple by storm (Reed Palmer Photography/Churchill Downs) RACHEL ALEXANDRA (Medaglia […]

6/23/09 Last updated: 6/22/09 3:23 PM Hollywood Park has invited 14 fillies, including four international representatives, to the $700,000 American Oaks (G1) on July 5. The 1 1/4-mile turf test is […]

6/23/09 Last updated: 6/22/09 4:55 PM Zenyatta won the Milady with ears pricked (Benoit Photo) Undefeated champion ZENYATTA (Street Cry [Ire]) has been […]

6/22/09 Last updated: 6/21/09 8:24 PM Living up to his royal pedigree, Sam-Son Farms’ homebred EYE OF THE LEOPARD (A.P. Indy) stayed on strongly in deep stretch to capture Sunday’s 150th […]