Mia Mischief wires Eight Belles
Mia Mischief lived up to her 3-2 favoritism in Friday’s $200,000 Eight Belles Stakes (G3), leading all the way home under jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. to score by 1 3/4 lengths on the wire. The […]
May 2018
Spot Plays May 5
For Saturday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Arlington Park (1st) Acrobatic Ally, 5-1 (6th) Tizway That Way, 5-1 Belmont Park (3rd) Jet Black, 6-1 (8th) Battle Joined, 8-1 Belterra Park (5th) Enotional Love, 5-1 (6th) […]
North American Graded Stakes Results May 4
KENTUCKY OAKS (G1), CD, $1,000,000, 3YO, F, 1 1/8M, 5-4. 14— MONOMOY GIRL, f, 3, Tapizar–Drumette, by Henny Hughes. ($100,000 ’16 KEESEP). O-Dubb, M, Monomoy Stables, LLC, The Elkstone Group LLC and Bethlehem Stables LLC, […]
North American Non-Graded Stakes Results May 4
FLAT OUT S., BEL, $100,000, 4YO/UP, 1 3/8M, 5-4. 1— HARD STUDY, h, 5, Big Brown–Hard Call, by Rock Hard Ten. O-Paul P Pompa, Jr, B-Paul Pompa Jr (KY), T-Todd A. Pletcher, J-Manuel Franco, $60,000. […]
North American Allowance Results May 4
BEL, 5TH, ALW, $75,460, 3YO/UP, F/M, 6F, 5-4. 1— ANDESINE, m, 5, Bluegrass Cat–Holy Moment, by Holy Bull. ($30,000 ’14 FTNAUG). O-Island Wind Racing, B-WinStar Farm, LLC (NY), T-Chris J. Englehart, J-Kendrick Carmouche, $46,200. 3— […]
North American Maiden Winners May 4
Handsome Mike–Santa Lacera by Saint Anddan; SAINT MICHAEL, c, 2, GP, Mcl 50000, 5-4, 4 1/2f, :52 1/5. B-Jeannine Strauss McGinn (FL.). $9,500 ’17 OBSJAN. ***FIRST WINNER FOR SIRE Overanalyze–Night Break by Pure Prize; SOCIAL […]
Kentucky Derby contender Mendelssohn has first day on track; Midnight Bisou stretches legs for Oaks
Fresh from clearing quarantine, Irish shipper Mendelssohn took his first tour of the Churchill Downs track Thursday morning. The Kentucky Derby (G1) contender went out in concert with fellow Aidan O’Brien trainees Threeandfourpence, Seahenge, and Deauville, […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Final Preview
An outstanding field has been assembled for Saturday’s 144th running of the Kentucky Derby and the post position draw turned out remarkably well for the top contenders. I’ve been fortunate to watch all 20 horses […]
Quip breezes half-mile for Preakness
Grade 2 winner Quip returned to the work tab Thursday for the first time since running second in the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park on April 14. The bay son of Distorted Humor breezed […]
Classic winner Cloud Computing returns in Westchester
Cloud Computing, hero of the 2017 Preakness Stakes (G1), makes his four-year-old bow on Kentucky Derby Saturday at Belmont Park in the $200,000 Westchester Stakes (G3) against five foes. It’s the first start for the […]