Spot Plays Oct. 9
For Monday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Finger Lakes (4th) Double Shot, 7-2 (6th) Leo and Royal 3-1 Horseshoe Indianapolis (3rd) Fierce Justice, 5-1 (8th) Zolo, 9-2 Mountaineer […]
October 2023
Muth shows new dimension in decisive American Pharoah triumph
Muth showed off a new dimension in Saturday’s American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita, rating behind the early leaders before pouncing to a decisive victory. […]
Didia rallies in Rodeo Drive; Slider fights back in Speakeasy
A four-month layoff didn’t stop 11-10 favorite Didia from posting a comfortable victory in Saturday’s Rodeo Drive (G2) racing 1 1/4 miles over the Santa Anita turf course. […]
Up to the Mark noses out Master of the Seas in Coolmore Turf Mile
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Leading U.S.-based older turf male Up to the Mark and the improving European miler Master of the Seas raced together near the back of the field for the opening six furlongs of […]
Locked edges The Wine Steward in Breeders’ Futurity; Yuugiri outfinishes Wicked Halo in TCA
Keeneland featured a pair of gutsy wins in main track graded stakes Saturday, as Locked established himself as a top contender for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Yuugiri stamped her ticket for the Breeders’ […]
Gina Romantica edges In Italian in First Lady; Arzak closes fastest in Woodford
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gina Romantica appears to love the Keeneland turf course as much as In Italian, the odds-on favored stablemate she out-gamed by a head to win Saturday’s $750,000 First Lady (G1). When last […]
Timberlake finishes powerfully in Champagne; Just F Y I draws off in Frizette
Timberlake and Just F Y I stepped up with sharp performances over Aqueduct’s sloppy track Saturday, earning their initial stakes wins in the $500,000 Champagne (G1) and $400,000 Frizette (G1). Both can now make a […]
War Like Goddess repeats in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic; McKulick slogs home in Waya
War Like Goddess emulated sire English Channel by scoring a repeat victory in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1). Earlier, McKulick rebounded in the Waya (G3), […]
Chatalas leads throughout to take Chandelier
Chatalas punched her ticket to next month’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) with a wire-to-wire score in the $202,000 Chandelier (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday. But the result also underscored the apparent dominance of […]
Lost Ark raids off-the-turf Jockey Club Derby; Today’s Flavor relishes sloppy Sprint
After the running of the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at a yielding Aqueduct, persistent rain washed the Belmont Turf Sprint and Jockey Club Derby off the turf. The surface switch materially altered their character. […]